[ExI] Yes, I have experience re: retrocausal writing
Dave Sill
sparge at gmail.com
Thu Dec 8 21:07:48 UTC 2011
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 2:58 PM, J. Stanton <js_exi at gnolls.org> wrote:
>> The Avantguardian wrote:
>>
>> any instances where a piece of writing be it a novel, academic
>> paper, or what have you simply seemed to write itself? When this
>> occurs did you ever get the sense that the finished work was using
>> you as a means to bring it into being?
>
>
> Yes. It was a strange and wonderful experience -- intense to the point of
> being physically and mentally draining. As I said once:
>
> "The Gnoll Credo is Gryka's book: I just wrote it down.
>
> She is absolutely real, and I'm the only one who knows her story. I had to
> tell it as best I could, so that others could know at least a small part of
> the joy, pain, and wonder I felt -- and the knowledge I gained -- from
> knowing her."
>
> http://www.thegnollcredo.com
>
> I believe I've succeeded. Reader reactions: "It has shocked me and moved me
> and infected my dreams," "Like an epiphany from a deep meditative
> experience," "Compare it to the great works of anthropologists Jane Goodall
> and Jared Diamond to see its true importance," and "The book was awesome. I
> cringed, I laughed, I even shed some tears."
>
> http://www.thegnollcredo.com/reviews/
FWIW, I highly recommend it. It's really changed the way I think about
some things. Important things.
-Dave
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