The End of 2023
December 31 2023
I'm here because, in my last post, I wrote that I'll be back in December. This is my last chance to not break that promise. Jokes aside, I was able to do 30,000 words in November as part of the challenge, and
Neehar Patil
November 2023 Writing Update
November 5 2023
Like the title says, this is just an update about what I'm writing this November.
First, let's go over National Novel Writing Month (called NaNoWriMo) which takes place over November each year. It's a challenge to write 50,000 words in
Finished Reading: 'Reaper Man' by Terry Pratchett
October 29 2023
This is another sequel post! Here's the link to Part 1.
Spoiler free thoughts first: The laugh out loud lines as well as the quotable quotes continued all the way to the end. Terry Pratchett is one of the best at writing funny philosophy, and
Finished Reading: 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan
October 22 2023
This is a novella set in Ireland during winter, and I was taken to the cold streets, and the dark skies – from the late California summer – over this past week, when I started and finished the book. It is influenced by tragic events, that continued to happen
Finished Reading: 'Breakfast Of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut
October 15 2023
This post is a direct sequel to the 'Currently Reading' entry for this book: Here's the link to part 1. I might merge them in the future, we'll see.
Some spoiler free thoughts: The book continued to ping pong between its
Currently Watching: One Piece
October 8 2023
Welcome to the One Piece Appreciation Hour, Episode 1! Don't worry, there won't be any spoilers. I won't even add any progress bars. Just a quick introduction, and some details on how I got into it.
One Piece is a manga
Cyberpunk 2077: A Second Chance
October 1 2023
Flashback : December 2020. I've pre-ordered Cyberpunk 2077 for my PS4, which I haven't played games on for a while. This game is going to change things. It's going to bring me back. It has already won so many awards! I haven&
Currently Reading: 'Reaper Man' by Terry Pratchett
September 24 2023
I've been a fan of Terry Pratchett since around 5 years now. His Discworld series is one of those quiet comforts that I keep back going to, and there's usually a book from it in my reading rotation at all times. I'
Currently Reading: 'Babel: An Arcane History' by R. F. Kuang
September 17 2023
Rebecca F. Kuang is another author who's books I only got into this year. I started with 'Yellowface', and finished that one in a couple of weeks! I got 'Babel' the day it came out in paperback, and am currently about
Currently Reading: 'Breakfast Of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut
September 12 2023
I'm late to the Kurt Vonnegut party, if it can be called that. I only got into his books over the last couple of years, and Slaughterhouse-Five is the only other novel of his that I've read. So yeah, I'm late,