One thing to try if you have any desire to get into audiobooks is to listen while you read along.
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Originally Posted by DeuceKicker
I just finished reading this thread from page 1
Likely the single greatest accomplishment in this thread!
Quicksilver turns out to be my least favorite Neal Stephenson book so far. The story never gains momentum. Mostly it's geniuses sitting around talking about geniusy things, which is itself interesting at times, but there's not much tension to the plot.
Writing Fiction for Dummies reached it's target demographic with me. Written by Peter Economy and Randall Ingermanson (the snowflake guy), it's actually one of the simplest, most straightforward, and practical writing guides I've picked up. I feel like many books on writing fly off somewhere into the stratosphere with their lofty ideas, so it was refreshing to come across a more basic nuts and bolts approach.