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Ah, skimming and scanning - skills that aren't taught much anymore - I met an Engineer once who told me after he left university that he discovered the Index in the back of books - "Could have used

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While I agree with you in general about short paragraphs you must realize there's an aesthetic beyond small bites and baby steps. You make the point that electronic media has altered the playing field

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Sounds like South African in-jokes - I don't get any of these - funny, that's what my students used to say to me when I asked questions. How will we ever communicate with aliens? LOL!!

That last one's more bait than switch -I agree with his lack of devotion, lol

Thanks, Creatr - yes, this one's unfolding in real time, exclusive to steemit, lol - I have no idea where it will go either - usually this happens in private and I either get a novella or a novel - if

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So true and a fascinating concept akin in some ways to an ancient Greek myth which also explains a truth about human beings

Oh, Abe Rosen! - For sure, that's exactly right and very perceptive of you - I loved his character. You are very intuitive!

That's really interesting, Arthur - I wrote a story about an author meeting his heroine...a tulpa - I like that :)

Yes, I never know when a story becomes a novella and then a novel - I just keep on going and let it take me where it wants to go - the only constraint about writing in real time is that I have to break

Exactly! Why men struggle to be vulnerable is beyond me - When my writing seems weak and absurd it's closest to my authentic voice ( I don't know what to think about that) but as one artist said, you're

You're welcome, Arthur - of course, we all are moved by different things subjectively. Sometimes, I write a poem and begin crying because it touched me--other times, I feel nothing, but others are moved.

Yes, that is the possibility as well. Ironically, after I wrote my rather long two-part instalment last night, I watched a Youtube vid that basically reiterated my point of view that ghosts are generally

Good question, Arthur...I think my imagery is less about my surroundings and more impressionistic, pertaining to the interior landscape of my heart :)