Chapter 23 by James Garside

Chapter 23 by James Garside

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Chapter 23 by James Garside
Chapter 23 by James Garside
Chapter 23 - Writer’s Notebook: In the beginning was the Word

Chapter 23 - Writer’s Notebook: In the beginning was the Word

According to Quantum Mechanics writing is a re-enactment, on a linguistic level, of the energy that makes up the world.

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Chapter 23 - Writer’s Notebook: In the beginning was the Word
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According to Quantum Mechanics writing is a re-enactment, on a linguistic level, of the energy that makes up the world.

According to the Bible, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

I’m not sure what this has to do with writing fiction.

Setting as setting, setting as theme.

Write with whatever you deal with, deny or try to hide from.

You are what you hide from.

As Muriel Rukeyser said: “The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”

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