Late April 2019, I published my blog Crime novels and the 7 Belief systems. I’m still quite proud of its accompanying diagram. Some novel writers were surprised by that diagram because my perspective was brand new to them. This blog is about fantasy novels, which is probably a (very) misleading term because nothing in those books in about unknown unknowns (my 2016...
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The rollercoaster of solitude and loneliness (7)
21 Jan, 2025
I’m in a new phase of my rollercoaster of solitude and loneliness. I failed to see this coming, despite part 6 of this blog series from October 2024. My comforting feeing of solitude seems to have vanished into thin air. Feelings of (temporary) loneliness have replaced my solitude. I can hardly remember such feelings. I’m not sure if I ever experienced those...
The need for a subplot
13 Jan, 2025
Last Wednesday, I viewed Se1Ep1 of Matlock (2024), featuring Kathy Bates. Initially, I failed to understand its high IMDb rating. Afterwards, I gave it an 8. The difference was its last scene, which revealed a very intriguing subplot. I suppose the excellent subplot of The Mentalist (2008-2015) explains the above. Nearly all of its episodes are independent crime...
Wishing you a happy, healthy and loving 2025
1 Jan, 2025
Source: Pinterest PS: rather than a wish, I hope that my inspiration will return in 2025 …
Het substitutie dilemma
27 Sep, 2024
Soms wil je graag dat er iets zou veranderen (bijv. baan, huis, relatie, spel). Ik kijk nog altijd naar huizen op Funda maar zie nooit iets beters. De enige keer dat ik wel ging kijken, schrok ik van een erg onduidelijk maar heftig gevoel. Dit is het substitutie dilemma: je zou het misschien wel willen, maar het lijkt niet te kunnen, of niet te mogen. Af en toe...
Light as a connecting force
27 Aug, 2024
Yesterday's blog finally mentioned something that has been on my mind, ever since watching some episodes of the TV-series Evil, rated at #7.8 in IMDb. In episode 1, the concept of connectors appears: "There are people in this world who are... connectors. They influence people. They have day jobs. Uh, teachers, stockbrokers, uh... expert witnesses. They pretend to be...
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