InsaneJournal

Ah, youth
I re-read one of the books I read when I was a kid, and... wow, it was so "short." I've read fanfics longer. I've... written longer fanfics. I'm sure it took me a week to get through when I was a kid, and now, 2 hours. The book felt way more epic when I was a kid. Now it felt like so much was glossed over and things were just rushed past... is it because I read faster that the book felt so hollow, or is it because I've read so much more in general? Or is it the ultimate disappointment that is ship-breaking, since I've found out that the characters I thought would end up together... didn't?

I kind of feel bad. If I bought books like I read stories, I'd be on my way to my dad's library, and (given the cost of books these days) I'd probably be broke. Mind you, with no bookstores near me in SoCal, I'd probably be fine-- I can't buy books en masse from Amazon! I'd feel like a nutcase! (Somehow, I'd feel like less of one if I were buying them from Chapters or WHS or something.)

I wish I could write as fast as I can read. Or even a little faster, because 50K words takes me months to write. Although, I'll grant that I can write 10K in a night without much problem.

Maybe I should go play Batman some more!