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    From Aug@2:460/256 to All on Saturday, February 17, 2024 22:29:07
    Hi All...

    book: novelist as a vocation

    "In this engaging book, the internationally bestselling author and famously private writer Haruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists and musicians. Here are the personal details of a life devoted to craft: the initial moment at a Yakult Swallows baseball game, when he suddenly knew he could write a novel; the importance of memory, what he calls a writer's "mental chest of drawers"; the necessity of loneliness, patience and his daily running routine; the seminal role a carrier pigeon played in his career. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this insightful and unique look at the craft of writing and into the mind of a master storyteller.

    https://bookshop.org/a/93260/9781101974537

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  • From Richard Falken@1:135/115 to Aug on Sunday, February 18, 2024 16:59:53
    Re: book: novelist as a vocation"
    By: Aug to All on Sat Feb 17 2024 10:29 pm

    In this engaging book, the internationally bestselling author and famously
    private writer Haruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society.

    THe more I think aoub it, the more I realize the role of the novel in society is to act as merchandise for something else.

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  • From John Dovey Firecat@2:460/256 to Richard Falken on Monday, February 19, 2024 04:26:51
    Re: book: novelist as a vocation"
    By: Aug to All on Sat Feb 17 2024 10:29 pm
    In this engaging book, the internationally bestselling author and famously
    private writer Haruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the role of
    the novel in our society.
    THe more I think aoub it, the more I realize the role of the novel in society
    is to act as merchandise for something else.
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    That's an interesting take. Like everything, there are multiple levels of motivation. I know plenty of authors who are only too happy to have their works published and expect zero reward. The online webnovel phenom is certainly largely based on that.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Richard Falken on Monday, February 19, 2024 12:09:00
    Hello Richard Falken!

    Re: book: novelist as a vocation"

    THe more I think aoub it, the more I realize the role of
    the novel in society is to act as merchandise for something
    else.

    What do you mean, like RPG book/stories promoting other types
    of RPG products?

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  • From Richard Falken@1:135/115 to August Abolins on Monday, February 19, 2024 13:25:49
    Re: book: novelist as a vocation"
    By: August Abolins to Richard Falken on Mon Feb 19 2024 12:09 pm

    What do you mean, like RPG book/stories promoting other types
    of RPG products?


    Quite the contrary,

    Dragonlance novels existed to get you to buy Dragonlance gamming material and to play D&D.

    We don't really have that anymore. We have people or orgs that are already popular publish books as an extra source of income instead.

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