Blogust #11 20:05 | 16-08-2026 | Sunday I finally finished reading Rebecca today, and I now understand why the book's first line is supposed to be one of the best opening lines in English literature. What a masterfully written book; gripping story and on top of that, so many subtle details that only become significant in retrospect. I hope I can write like Daphne Du Maurier one day. I have been thinking about why I find it so much more difficult to write fiction than non-fiction, and I have come to the conclusion that the devil is in the details. As in, it is much easier to focus on the storytelling when you can imagine the scene very vividly and know what the interesting details are. When I am recounting something that actually happened, I don't have to invent details that would illustrate the point. When I have constructed an imaginary scene in my head, with imaginary characters, it seems amazing in my imagination, but becomes hazy when I try to pull details from it. Without details, there is no good prose. All great art has details that create a grip on the consumer's emotions. I think I must start drawing from experience, so that the details are naturally more vivid to me. In other news, I have found out that strong mental stress makes the fever come back. I had been hoping that the two fever-free days would mean that I was properly recovered, but yesterday's work calls undid all that. Now, I had to spend the day languishing in bed again, with no energy whatsoever. At least it forced me to read instead of doing something on a screen. Also, in the next post, I might finally write about the last Indie Web Club writing prompt, which was to talk about a system that I have created for my life that works. I have many systems, I am a big fan of systems. Can't wait to write that one. Anyway, as I mentioned I would put earlier, here is ASCII art of a dog- ___,-----._ ,-. ,' ,-. \`---. ,-----<._/ (,.-. o:.` )),"\\-._ ,' `. ('"-` .\ \`:_ )\ `-;'-._ \ ,,-. \` ; : \( `-' ) -._ : `: ( \ `._\\ ` ; ; ` : ) \`. `-. __ , / \ ;, ( `.`-.___--' `- / ; | : | `-' `-.`--._ ' ; | (`--._`. ; /\ | \ ' \ , ) : | `--::---- \' ; ;| \ .__,- ( ) : :| \ : `------; \ | | ; \ : / , ) | | ( -hrr- \ \ `-^-| | / , ,\ ) ) | -^- ; `-^-^' _,' _ ; | | / , , ,' /---. : `-^-^' ( : :,' `-^--' ' See you all soon! Love, Aeish <3