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just like life advice. ideally philosophical rather than pragmatic
tips
possibly relevant for my dissertation
tech and justice essay quotes
inequalities essay
pretty ways to challenge capitalist ideas
nice character descriptions (fiction, memoir, journalism)
just really good art (literary, film, tv) criticism
good dialogue, with or without quotation marks
not descriptions of the physical world but of whatever is going on in the writer's mind
interesting examples of metafiction
miscellaneous inspo
something crucial is revealed to the audience
particularly wry or poignant examples of self-awareness
really good descriptions of nature or other vivid life-like details for memoir/fiction
fog of war stuff
where i feel like the whole approach is wrong. not just on the level of words, and maybe not even the political analysis, but like something broader
i just don't like this word choice
a truly petty compendium of typos and other errors that shouldn't be in a published book
poems i like
stuff that makes me feel seen lol
My blog post about YA (specifically dystopian) fiction and its value
project/from-first-principles (5)
my blog post series about things from first principles
my review of man in the high castle
blog post about what it means to kill your heroes (treating them as real human beings, with maybe some good ideas)
boston review essay
the pursuit of fame and how not to let that destroy you
on two-tier workforces in any industry (tho especially tech)
reflections or realisations about the self not being the centre of the universe
some overlap with living advice, but also relevant for various stories i'm writing
don't ask
the other side of heartbreak
taxes and public spending
(third-party) quotes that explain why DFW was such a good writer
Why read?
Why write?