@matteo2016 Ciao from Sydney! I believe we have an opportunity to shape Steemit to become a good medium for quality content. I'm cautiously optimistic at this stage. I look forward to your articles. We are experiencing a fascinating and scary time in the world; quality socio-political commentary is crucial right now. As the guys from Blendle point out, people will not pay for the "what", but they will pay for thoughtful, well-researched opinion pieces that help them make sense of the "How". Speak soon, Jamie
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I am reading some of your freehand writing and. boy oh boy, I am impressed. It flows like a warm breeze over beach sand. I tell you a secret I am a sucker for a good writing style. Yet, It blows my mind how you have gotten there by liking Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice, which, in my mind, are the most primitive and obtuse novels in English literature. Then again I read them in translation. Maybe they are better in original and are written in a great style. Judging by your last name you have French roots. Maybe your style is indigenous to that corner of the literary universe?
Btw, I read an inscription for your novel and I don’t think it was written by you. Was it? Is so I don’t understand why it is dumb down so much? After seeing you being capable of sophisticated writing between lines and comparing it to the style and the tendentiousness, in which this inscription was written, I felt like I was looking down from Himalayan mountains to the valleys of Mesopotamia.
You are incredibly insightful and kind. I’m grateful for your encouragement and your kind words. Marketers wrote the book inscription with the goal of reaching a YA audience. It’s now obvious that it was a misguided move. I need to re-write it soon. I’m in the process of liberating myself from the expectations of others. I’m old enough to know that what works best is absolute integrity of voice.
Ahe’ey is a major re-write and restructuring of a novel that has evolved over the years. I’m a product of Jane Austen as much as I’m a product of Marvel, Tolkien or Florbela Espanca. I’m currently reading Purity by Jonathan Franzen and loving it. I’m unashamed in my devotion for geekiness, romance, heroes, villains, science and magic. I fail to understand why people need to choose a lane and stick with it. Shattering stereotypes and colouring outside the lines is an important topic for me.
Jamie Le Fay is a pen name. I am Portuguese by birth and education, which makes writing in English challenging. Writing Incognito gives me a lot of freedom. I have a seat at the table in corporate boardrooms. I prefer to keep identities separate, at least for the time being. Writers and musicians are exposed and vulnerable; the work is always a reflection of who they are. In this world I’m Jamie, but I roam other worlds; many different worlds.
Interesting. It’s ironic that the image that one must sell to their constituency imposes strict limitations on the sounding of her voice and it’s probably a Hercules's’ labor to set the score straight. There is no shame in reading whatever you like. I am rather ashamed by not being familiar with the mentioned authors. As for writing about a girl outside of marrying “Price Charming” how about Marissa Mayer? She is an attractive woman, extremely smart, a great organizer, made a fairy tale like career in a technical field, married a millionaire and now is enjoying motherhood. Wish you all the luck in your writing and well as corporate life and will be following you on steemit.