Apparently 1000 books equals a library, so obviously I needed to know how many books are in my tiny room, especially since I recently did a huge unhaul.
During filming this, I missed the grey boxes behind me, which is only 6 books. But it brings my total to 877
the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.
Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.