tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post1196124888192266751..comments2024-03-25T01:39:10.406-06:00Comments on Mysterious Musings: Mysteries Are UniversalJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-70651476175717260662008-06-30T18:50:00.000-06:002008-06-30T18:50:00.000-06:00Fascinating! It sounds a little like 1984, too. ...Fascinating! It sounds a little like 1984, too. It seems like a book I would like to read.<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the site!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-106472967376708132008-06-30T18:35:00.000-06:002008-06-30T18:35:00.000-06:00Expanding:the gist of the idea is not without all ...Expanding:<BR/>the gist of the idea is not without all words, but taking Farhenheit 451 further and doing away with all printed words. I've been spinning away on what a world like that would be like and have come up with a slew of ideas about religion, hidden books in places you wouldn't normally come up with, the power relationships, why the words were done away with, and how people change as a result of the lack of a printed language.<BR/><BR/>I've not written spec fic before, so this will be my first attempt. Since it's a big project, it will be a while before I get to it. Still have two mysteries to get through.<BR/><BR/>And I lied a little in my comment. I couldn't resist diving into that website and read some fascinating stuff about the Piri Reis map, which I knew of from a book I read about Columbus's trips to NA. But I hadn't seen it 'up close' before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-78465946633904279512008-06-30T08:33:00.000-06:002008-06-30T08:33:00.000-06:00Cool! But according to some rhetoricians, a world...Cool! But according to some rhetoricians, a world without words cannot exist--at least not our individual consciousnesses.<BR/><BR/>But do expand!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-35022559613106669142008-06-29T20:11:00.000-06:002008-06-29T20:11:00.000-06:00Thanks for that! The first thing I looked at spark...Thanks for that! The first thing I looked at sparked an idea for my developing concept of a 'world without words'. Just jotted down a few more world-building aspects.<BR/><BR/>But it's Monday here already, so can't get sucked into this site just now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com