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But...isn't that a bottle of wine in your picture?Brett Linette wrote: I've never drank an adult beverage. The most adult beverage I've ever drank was coffee, and I didn't like it.
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LOLBigwig1973 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2021, 07:38But...isn't that a bottle of wine in your picture?Brett Linette wrote: I've never drank an adult beverage. The most adult beverage I've ever drank was coffee, and I didn't like it.
The irony.
But really, in case you were actually wondering, it's just a free stock photo, one that I hope to use as the book cover for a novel I'm writing about alcoholism.
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I get that you asked about beer, alcohol, or wine. Done it and I'm done with it all. None taste as good as a can of pop. Better than pop is boba tea. As an adult, I decide what drinks to purchase, as such, my favorite is a boba tea.
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Brett Linette wrote:LOLBigwig1973 wrote:But...isn't that a bottle of wine in your picture?Brett Linette wrote: I've never drank an adult beverage. The most adult beverage I've ever drank was coffee, and I didn't like it.
The irony.
But really, in case you were actually wondering, it's just a free stock photo, one that I hope to use as the book cover for a novel I'm writing about alcoholism.
It's a nice photo for a book cover about alcoholism. It has a lot of light which is positive! Did you know that Poe supposedly was an alcoholic? That's what I heard-I wondered whether or not it was a rumor. If this makes any sense, he doesn't write as if he's someone prone to addiction. I'm not sure what exactly addicts write like, but it just doesn't seem fitting for him.
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Thank you for the positive feedback. It made my day.Bigwig1973 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2021, 08:15Brett Linette wrote:LOLBigwig1973 wrote:
But...isn't that a bottle of wine in your picture?
The irony.
But really, in case you were actually wondering, it's just a free stock photo, one that I hope to use as the book cover for a novel I'm writing about alcoholism.
It's a nice photo for a book cover about alcoholism. It has a lot of light which is positive! Did you know that Poe supposedly was an alcoholic? That's what I heard-I wondered whether or not it was a rumor. If this makes any sense, he doesn't write as if he's someone prone to addiction. I'm not sure what exactly addicts write like, but it just doesn't seem fitting for him.
I know wine isn't something associated with alcoholism, but because the story is about the development of alcoholism, I thought the wine could depict the starting point of it all.
It's believed that he was an alcoholic, you're right. It's even believed that alcohol may have played a role in his death.
It never surprises me when writers are alcoholics. I think a lot of writers drink for the same reason they write.
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I tend to not classify writer's are drinkers. I don't know that many writers so I suppose that could be the case. The Shining is an interesting movie about a writer who is also a drinker.Brett Linette wrote:Thank you for the positive feedback. It made my day.Bigwig1973 wrote:Brett Linette wrote:
LOL
The irony.
But really, in case you were actually wondering, it's just a free stock photo, one that I hope to use as the book cover for a novel I'm writing about alcoholism.
It's a nice photo for a book cover about alcoholism. It has a lot of light which is positive! Did you know that Poe supposedly was an alcoholic? That's what I heard-I wondered whether or not it was a rumor. If this makes any sense, he doesn't write as if he's someone prone to addiction. I'm not sure what exactly addicts write like, but it just doesn't seem fitting for him.
I know wine isn't something associated with alcoholism, but because the story is about the development of alcoholism, I thought the wine could depict the starting point of it all.
It's believed that he was an alcoholic, you're right. It's even believed that alcohol may have played a role in his death.
It never surprises me when writers are alcoholics. I think a lot of writers drink for the same reason they write.
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I shouldn't have made it sound like I was stereotyping writers. I'm not saying all writers drink or even many; I just can see why some would, being that writing can be a form of escapism, as can alcohol.Bigwig1973 wrote: ↑06 Nov 2021, 18:42I tend to not classify writer's are drinkers. I don't know that many writers so I suppose that could be the case. The Shining is an interesting movie about a writer who is also a drinker.Brett Linette wrote:Thank you for the positive feedback. It made my day.Bigwig1973 wrote:
It's a nice photo for a book cover about alcoholism. It has a lot of light which is positive! Did you know that Poe supposedly was an alcoholic? That's what I heard-I wondered whether or not it was a rumor. If this makes any sense, he doesn't write as if he's someone prone to addiction. I'm not sure what exactly addicts write like, but it just doesn't seem fitting for him.
I know wine isn't something associated with alcoholism, but because the story is about the development of alcoholism, I thought the wine could depict the starting point of it all.
It's believed that he was an alcoholic, you're right. It's even believed that alcohol may have played a role in his death.
It never surprises me when writers are alcoholics. I think a lot of writers drink for the same reason they write.
That movie does sound interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it on Hulu.
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Brett Linette wrote:I shouldn't have made it sound like I was stereotyping writers. I'm not saying all writers drink or even many; I just can see why some would, being that writing can be a form of escapism, as can alcohol.Bigwig1973 wrote:I tend to not classify writer's are drinkers. I don't know that many writers so I suppose that could be the case. The Shining is an interesting movie about a writer who is also a drinker.Brett Linette wrote:
Thank you for the positive feedback. It made my day.
I know wine isn't something associated with alcoholism, but because the story is about the development of alcoholism, I thought the wine could depict the starting point of it all.
It's believed that he was an alcoholic, you're right. It's even believed that alcohol may have played a role in his death.
It never surprises me when writers are alcoholics. I think a lot of writers drink for the same reason they write.
That movie does sound interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it on Hulu.
You may be right about it being escapism. My writing experience is limited to non-fiction (or as non-fiction as non-fiction could be I suppose) for college so I was writing for school. I'm not sure if that's the kind of escapism you are referring to!? I'm assuming there is a norm for escapism as there would be for most everything else. One could say I was going to school to get a job to escape the possibility that my parents and daughters would have a hard(er) time of it if I couldn't help fund them. If you're going to label that as dysfunctional, then any motivated person would have alcoholic tendencies. Good luck on the book!
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There's hope in your escape, whereas with escapism, it's just a false sense of hope, a distraction, so to speak. You could call writing to make a profit and avoid financial struggles an escape plan, but writing not to make a profit but to immerse yourself in a world outside of the one you're actually in is what you'd call escapism.Bigwig1973 wrote: ↑07 Nov 2021, 09:32Brett Linette wrote:I shouldn't have made it sound like I was stereotyping writers. I'm not saying all writers drink or even many; I just can see why some would, being that writing can be a form of escapism, as can alcohol.Bigwig1973 wrote:
I tend to not classify writer's are drinkers. I don't know that many writers so I suppose that could be the case. The Shining is an interesting movie about a writer who is also a drinker.
That movie does sound interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it on Hulu.
You may be right about it being escapism. My writing experience is limited to non-fiction (or as non-fiction as non-fiction could be I suppose) for college so I was writing for school. I'm not sure if that's the kind of escapism you are referring to!? I'm assuming there is a norm for escapism as there would be for most everything else. One could say I was going to school to get a job to escape the possibility that my parents and daughters would have a hard(er) time of it if I couldn't help fund them. If you're going to label that as dysfunctional, then any motivated person would have alcoholic tendencies. Good luck on the book!
Thank you so much for wishing me good luck with my book. By the time it's published, I hope to be in a position where I can afford to have you review it; I love your reviews more than anyone's.
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Brett Linette wrote:There's hope in your escape, whereas with escapism, it's just a false sense of hope, a distraction, so to speak. You could call writing to make a profit and avoid financial struggles an escape plan, but writing not to make a profit but to immerse yourself in a world outside of the one you're actually in is what you'd call escapism.Bigwig1973 wrote:Brett Linette wrote:
I shouldn't have made it sound like I was stereotyping writers. I'm not saying all writers drink or even many; I just can see why some would, being that writing can be a form of escapism, as can alcohol.
That movie does sound interesting. I'll have to see if I can find it on Hulu.
You may be right about it being escapism. My writing experience is limited to non-fiction (or as non-fiction as non-fiction could be I suppose) for college so I was writing for school. I'm not sure if that's the kind of escapism you are referring to!? I'm assuming there is a norm for escapism as there would be for most everything else. One could say I was going to school to get a job to escape the possibility that my parents and daughters would have a hard(er) time of it if I couldn't help fund them. If you're going to label that as dysfunctional, then any motivated person would have alcoholic tendencies. Good luck on the book!
Thank you so much for wishing me good luck with my book. By the time it's published, I hope to be in a position where I can afford to have you review it; I love your reviews more than anyone's.
I'm glad that you make a distinction between normal "escapism" and actual escapism. So, your premise would be something along the lines that: writers are prone to escapism, alcoholics are prone to escapism, consequently writers are prone to alcoholism. While that is illogical, it seems to makes sense. You would have to determine what in reality causes writers to desire escape, how they use alcohol to feed or appease this desire, and I'm assuming, why that escapism and alcoholism are both problematic in these certain situations. Annoyingly, there is a song called "No Rain" by the band Blind Melon that proposes a theory about readers. One line in the song is "All I can do is read a book to stay awake, and it rips my life away but it's a great escape." In this case, it's possible the writers are trying to wake people up, but in doing so, the readers revert back to escapism. Stephen King's Misery touches upon this theme in a frightening fashion. Anyways - that is a bit off topic! But again, good luck with the book and thank you for the compliment! That is very flattering!
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