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Planning a novel – 2

Planning a novel – 2

The origins of the idea In the last post I wrote about my thoughts on the so-called “meaning crisis”, and how this thinking structured the characters of Delevin and Nassurellaya for the novel that I was planning to write. I had imagined a scene with Del and Nass...
Planning a novel

Planning a novel

The origins of the idea In the middle of 2021, I accepted a job offer in China, to start the following year. Specifically, I was going to be stationed in some small town in the boondocks, with nary a “laowai” in sight. Not knowing any Chinese, and not...