
The Plot

On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion
Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.
pdf-objects.comNo matter what you’re writing—story, novel, poem, essay—the first thing you’re going to need is an idea. As I said earlier, don’t make this the intimidating part. Ideas are everywhere. Lift up a big rock and look under it, stare into a window of a house you drive past and dream about what’s going on inside. Read the newspaper, ask your father about
... See moreAnn Patchett • This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
And if there’s one thing I know it’s that writing comes out of tension, tension between what’s inside and what’s outside.
Rachel Cusk • Outline: A Novel (Outline Trilogy Book 1)
His inconsistency. His inability to finish anything. His sudden terrifying feelings that nothing he did mattered. His realizations that what went on in the outside world had more substance than anything in his life.