wannabe writers, take note
Only bad writers think that their work is really good. – Anne Enright
Only bad writers think that their work is really good. – Anne Enright
maybe it is, maybe this is all that’s left cos i’ve retold anything juicy to whoever matters a mere 20 times already. i’m all dry. please note that the damage for that stash equals approximately RM145 (give or take with the fluctuating exchange rate). jyeeeeeeaah.
Once upon a time, there lived a nameless monster. The monster was dying to have a name. So he decided to set out on a journey to find his name. So the monster split into two on his journey. One went to the east. And the other went to the west. The monster who went [...]
pay less books sale date: 5 – 7 december 2008 time: 10am – 7pm venue: 3K inn subang jaya if you need information (on what exactly, i can’t imagine), call 03-8066 2170 or email info@paylessbooks.com.my and yeah i could have just posted the e-flyer, but my god is it fugly.
i was very eager to sink my teeth into this book, especially while riding on a sandman-induced natural high (i knocked back the whole series + endless nights within 3 days). and boy, was my excitement sorely misplaced. the prose has none of gaiman’s easy-going cadence or charm which bugged me, but i thought “hey, [...]
the description for delirium of the endless’ two mismatched eyes is given as: one emerald green, the other vein blue. but the silver flecks have been known to reside in either eye. so is it a continuity error, or just characteristic of the youngest endless? :)
questionable content is my current new obsession (i wouldn’t know how else to classify reading a thousand two hundred and twenty one strips in 3 days otherwise). loved to see the way jeph’s style (may i call you jeph, mister jacques?) transitioned over 5 years. check out the vast difference between marten circa 2003 and [...]
sandman goes mythical japanese folklore. an old release, i know, but i’ve only just been introduced to it. and i’m in love with neil gaiman all over again.
stumbled upon McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. am truly excited. i was rummaging through my books a few days ago looking for that dave eggers’ short short stories which i invariably can not find. thank god for the internets. rereading what water feels like to fishes, i’m tugged by that need to create something suitably artsy and [...]
currently reading gaiman’s “m is for magic.” mph suckered me into getting it NOW FOR 20% OFF FOR MPH CARD MEMBERS. and what d’ya know? i’d just picked up my card a week ago. also making my way through the gaiman/pratchett liaison “good omens.” not particularly fond of it but have managed to swallow at [...]