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Totally agree. It's very hard, especially since when writing fiction, and the kind of fiction I wanted to write, there are a lot of things you doubt about yours
by antirez 2y ago
Totally agree. It's very hard, especially since when writing fiction, and the kind of fiction I wanted to write, there are a lot of things you doubt about yourself: is my style as good as I wish? Are my stories and my characters strong enough, with the right motivations? And I bet many of this ingredients are still there even when writing technical books if the goal is to do a very good job. Teaching in written form, with a book, is like a long story that must fit, chapter after chapter, sentence after sentence.
- block_dagger 2y agoPlease keep writing, I want to read your fiction. I cal tell you have style from your blog entries. Lean into the style and readers will love you for it.
- antirez 2y agoThanks! I can write better in Italian :D But appreciate that you found the blog post to have the right tone.
- jaronilan 2y agoI find, even in the short stories I write, that managing the story arc is so much harder than managing code execution…