tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post1316742819954734686..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: The benefits of working Fast: Exegesis, Valis and the essays - Philip K DickBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86551697346420510112020-04-07T18:31:52.604+01:002020-04-07T18:31:52.604+01:00@E - Yes, PKD does what he does better than anyone...@E - Yes, PKD does what he does better than anyone else I've come across! I can certainly understand people not liking his stuff; but if you do like it, then he becomes that indispensable kind of writer. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-48734194689749812642020-04-07T18:18:21.811+01:002020-04-07T18:18:21.811+01:00This post might really help me in my own writing. ...This post might really help me in my own writing. Writing fast seems to outpace the logical fear-based side of the mind, allowing the imagination consciousness to finally kick in and produce high-quality fearless & intuitive creativity. Maybe writing fast also outruns that prideful cleverness one runs into so often.<br /><br />I'm reading through a collection of PKD's short stories right now, collected in a volume called Minority Report. The early stories are based on gotcha-style gimmicks, but "What the Dead Men Say" is more promising. The Blade Runner novel was very impressive, in that he can present outlandish ideas into the story-world with absolute seriousness - and somehow it turns out completely plausible! It's an exceptional ability to induce suspension of disbelief in the reader - I've never read anyone else who could do it like him.Epimetheusnoreply@blogger.com