First off, please forgive the video quality here. I was trying a new recording method, which obviously didn't work that well. With this episode, I've opted for brevity. Here I review four books using only sound effects and facial expressions. The books: The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay, Damned by Chuck Palahniuk, Seeing by Jose Saramago, and The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris.
Rules are important, especially rules that govern how to write effective prose. But, in the hands of masters, those rules can be broken to great effect. I this, this newest episode of The World's First Author Video Blog, I examine how three well-known books--Brett Easton Ellis' American Psycho, Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, and Jose Saramago's Blindness--break basic writing rules, but do so successfully. After watching, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to stay updated on new videos