https://livesteven.com/2026/09/18/as-i-said-in-an-earlier-blog-some-books-say-we-are-already-switching-lives-with-a-fictional-character-in-order-to-survive-the-absolute-best-and-most-comprehensive-writing-of-our-time-must-ask-a/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-09-18T08:09:08+00:00As I said in an earlier blog, some books say we are already switching lives with a ‘fictional character’ in order to survive. The absolute best and most comprehensive writing of our time must ask, as Marlon James allows his characters to do, ‘Why am I writing this shit?’ Is it because our characters switch to fictional form so often? This is a blog on Marlon James (2026) ‘The Disappearers’.dailyprompt, books, book-review, fiction, reviews, lgbtq, booker-2026, dailyprompt-2888, marlon-james, the-disappearershttps://livesteven.com/2026/09/17/life-hacks-is-yet-another-example-of-itself-a-way-of-pretending-to-understand-a-more-complex-explanation-of-the-process-by-which-human-understanding-of-a-problem-and-its-solution-is-reached-and-i/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-09-17T09:01:30+00:00‘Life-hacks’ is yet another example of itself, a way of pretending to understand a more complex explanation of the process by which human understanding of a problem and its solution is reached and implemented. It is also perhaps a ‘democratisation’ of that understanding, – creating a term more clearly understood by more people in a rising generation.dailyprompt, writing, psychology, ai, technology, dailyprompt-2896, heuristics, life-hacks, cognitive-miserhttps://livesteven.com/2026/09/16/do-i-write-what-people-actually-want-to-read-the-issue-here-is-not-whether-writing-can-be-called-writing-only-because-it-is-read-by-someone-even-if-only-by-yourself-but-whether-writing-appeals-to-w/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-09-16T13:44:17+00:00Do I write what people actually want to read? The issue here is not whether writing can be called writing only because it is read by someone, even if only by yourself, but whether writing appeals to what those people,or person, think that they want.dailyprompt, poetry, writing, literature, books, fiction, dailyprompt-2894