... the few of you that ARE out there. I'm just curious to discuss different styles and philosophies of writing with people. Do you prefer a more subjective piece or objective? Do you like first or third person? Omniscience or no? Adjectives? Adverbs? Surrealism? Maximalism? Realism? Modernism? Et cetera, et cetera.
As for myself, in the writings I feel that are what I'd like to stick with and promote, I stick with a completely objective point of view. This means no thoughts floating around on page! Nothing of the sort. I stick with pure physical description. That being said, I also enjoy enormous elaborations on the minutest details and ambigious/non-existant plots.
Just curious.
As for myself, in the writings I feel that are what I'd like to stick with and promote, I stick with a completely objective point of view. This means no thoughts floating around on page! Nothing of the sort. I stick with pure physical description. That being said, I also enjoy enormous elaborations on the minutest details and ambigious/non-existant plots.
Just curious.
Seems like you are mainly a maximalist. Are you a Pyncheon fan? Hemmingway appeals to your plot style, but conflicts with your maximalist trend.
I haven't pushed myself to write in a real way, so I don't think I'll comment on prose from a personal recommendation level. From what I read though I enjoy reading from a third person perspective non-omniscient. I prefer minimalist writers most times, with characters who are subjective vis-a-vis Jung, but where the plot is objective.
It's about time to write my formalist analysis of Franz Kafka's "A Hunger Artist". Here is a direct link to the text, it is in public domain:
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/kafka/hungerartist.htm
I haven't pushed myself to write in a real way, so I don't think I'll comment on prose from a personal recommendation level. From what I read though I enjoy reading from a third person perspective non-omniscient. I prefer minimalist writers most times, with characters who are subjective vis-a-vis Jung, but where the plot is objective.
It's about time to write my formalist analysis of Franz Kafka's "A Hunger Artist". Here is a direct link to the text, it is in public domain:
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/kafka/hungerartist.htm
I've only read his book "Gravity's Rainbow". It was quite good. I need to re-read it, as it's been a while, but I sold my copy to Half-Price Books (along with about a dozen of my favorite books) because I was dead broke at the time.
For a really good subjective novel, try out Alain Robbe-Grillet's "Repitition". It's not bad, though it's not quite as good as "Jealousy" or "The Erasers".
For a really good subjective novel, try out Alain Robbe-Grillet's "Repitition". It's not bad, though it's not quite as good as "Jealousy" or "The Erasers".