Damn...

So, yesterday, I finished my book... and realized just as I finished, I found my big theme, so I have to zip through the chapters (for some meaning of the word "zip" that means "go through them in excruciating detail") and make sure they all support the buildup.

No biggie... it's one of those things where I realize that I know what I want to do, and just have to wrassle it into getting done. I don't know about other writers, but I imagine if feels kind of like weaving (or perhaps nitting. Or is that knitting? Damkn, I cakn knever keep those straight!), undoing a portion, then pulling in the right threads and such until it becomes a seamless addition to the fabric.

Damn...

So, yesterday, I finished my book... and realized just as I finished, I found my big theme, so I have to zip through the chapters (for some meaning of the word "zip" that means "go through them in excruciating detail") and make sure they all support the buildup.

No biggie... it's one of those things where I realize that I know what I want to do, and just have to wrassle it into getting done. I don't know about other writers, but I imagine if feels kind of like weaving (or perhaps nitting. Or is that knitting? Damkn, I cakn knever keep those straight!), undoing a portion, then pulling in the right threads and such until it becomes a seamless addition to the fabric.

Neat...

I was searching through some old newsgroup posts, and I found this quote I figured I'd share.

The right to free speech(and the press, etc) is one leg; the
right to be able to fight if necessary is the second. The third is
the one that can't be given or taken by *ANY* government: it is the
determination to be free.

Put all three together, and true tyranny will have a hard time of
it and a pyrrhic victory at best; take away one, and it can win
handily.

But take away the last, and it doesn't really matter.

Neat...

I was searching through some old newsgroup posts, and I found this quote I figured I'd share.

The right to free speech(and the press, etc) is one leg; the
right to be able to fight if necessary is the second. The third is
the one that can't be given or taken by *ANY* government: it is the
determination to be free.

Put all three together, and true tyranny will have a hard time of
it and a pyrrhic victory at best; take away one, and it can win
handily.

But take away the last, and it doesn't really matter.