Friday, 6. November 2009, 19:41:22
Besides writing, I like listening to R&B music. In particular, I like Amerie, who rose to fame in 2005 with her smash hit "1 Thing". Things became quiet after that and through bad treatment of her former record label, she couldn't keep up the momentum. That's a shame, because her new album "In Love & War" is a proof positive that she is a true artist. Released jointly on her own record label Feenix Rising and Def Jam, the album takes Amerie to new heights.
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Monday, 19. October 2009, 17:32:17
title analysis, status
“Cropped” is a new series by Liberalist, aimed at breaking the walls surrounding mental hospitals and its patients. It is in development since June 22 (2009) and will continue to be so for a considerable amount of time. As of yet, it will not be partly published, since the series first and second season must be finished first. The good news is that the story is heading in a peculiar direction, making way for bizarre twists and turns.
The series is written from the outset about the world of psychiatry, as seen from a patient and a slightly disturbed shrink. In this way, a critical position can be taken. Objectivity is not my goal, but completeness is, and that is why the therapists and their therapies form a large part of the story. In this very first blog post, I'll explain why I have chosen this tentative title. Expect in the coming months more posts about the writing process and a peek about the story itself.
Analysing a Title
First, the protagonist Sean is not much of a hero. He has a good sense of right and wrong, but rarely defends his own benign beliefs. It could be safe to say that he is what you call the odd duck, always thinking and planning every move. As every nerd his age (late teens), he likes his Apple computer a lot. This is not very interesting and it is only hinted that computers form an integral part of his life. One such a hint is the title: which is (amongst other things) a technical term that you have completed a particular transformation on a photo. To crop an image is to isolate a particular part (i.e. faces). The result can give a distorted picture. A prime example is when people cut out their former lovers, this can be done on a computer by the “crop” action.
Essentially, it could be said that therapists do (whether they like it or not) the same. Desperately trying to fit a patient in a certain mental illness, for instance (a practice infamously known as “labeling”). In addition, due to the impossibility for a stranger to know a patient as good as a familiar, the resulting image will always be cropped. Add to that the time constraints, limited budgets and it is no wonder that therapist cannot fully photograph their patients.
Wednesday, 19. August 2009, 12:48:13
introduction, welcome, novella, debut
I wanna welcome you to a new place on the web. My name is Jonathan, but I am unfortunately stuck with the pretentious screen-name 'Liberalist'. I chose this name not really for political reasons, but more because of the desire to break the hidden boundaries we impose upon ourselves. As you may know, I am a terrible amateur writer that has created several bits and pieces over the years. They were not exactly ground-breaking and were quite short. Now, I've really gone into and wrote quite a lot. It certainly helps if you write from experience, although I could not help myself in tweaking the story a great deal.
Breaking boundaries is hardly a new theme in the fictional realms we all have grown accustomed to. Take "Samantha Who?", a sitcom about a charming young woman that has the ultimate chance of doing everything markedly different (or not). While this hilarious comedy about a severe identity crisis is touching in a unique way, it falls short on the level that many fictional works (either on television or printed media) do. They leave a significant group purposely out of their storyline or they mock them. This is highly subjective and does not mean to say that the series or books aren't any good. On the contrary, they're excellent.
Still reading? Good, because then you might be interested in my next fictional debut novella. As of now, it remains untitled for the world, and I don't know if I'll fully publish the work eventually. It is mainly dealing with the group of outsiders that are suffering from a mental illness and the world around them. Sure, books aplenty about this topic, but is there really an inside look from a hands-on expert? Not so many, I think.
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