TPA 34

I was talking with my mom about Shirley Jackson's writing style. Mom's only a few chapters in but there's this introduction to this character who daydreams about how she would leave in each room of the Hill House. In one she thinks she would be a princess and in another she'd become a writer. I'm paraphrasing but the idea is there. It's a way of showing the character without saying "She was a daydreamer." It's interesting to me because I want to emulate that kind of style. Especially because it drew my mom in. I heard people say you write for one person and my mom might be that person. I want to write something for her that she would like. We also talked about this show called "Professor T." It's a Dutch show that's been ported over to the UK with an English-speaking actor. The original is harder for my folks to watch because they hate reading subtitles. I'm used to (thank you anime) but I understand why it kills the momentum for my folks. They're both in their late sixties, I'm not ready to lose them yet. It makes me think about how I'll die someday. I'm almost thirty eight and I haven't made a book yet. I've got to read more and I just don't have the time. No, I have the time. I just don't always want to make the effort. There's a lot of things I want to do and I don't see how I can do them all at once. I've got pages of tabs open on my phone. I have this video I have to watch about Stephen King's writing schedule. Maybe it will help. I'll write more later, I want to rest a bit and work on my Cain story.