As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.
Paul Di FilippoIts a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature.
Paul Di FilippoImmensely clever and libidinously hilarious.The most astonishing thing about Love in a Dead Language is its ingenious construction. Insofar as any printed volume can lay claim to being a multimedia work, this book earns that distinction.
Paul Di FilippoWhat had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I was in love with the image of being a writer. Whatever. It had been a really bad idea. Because I couldn't write, at least not by the bluntly and frequently expressed standards of anyone in a position to offer any encouragement and feedback.
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