“To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care;
To pursue it with forks and hope;
To threaten its life with a railway-share;
To charm it with smiles and soap!
“For the Snark’s a peculiar creature, that won’t
Be caught in a commonplace way.
Do all that you know, and try all that you don’t:
Not a chance must be wasted to-day!
I’m pretty sure Lewis Carroll was talking about the story here. I’ve never taken his Symbolic Logic and applied it to the Hunting of the Snark to see what the answer to this logic puzzle really is, but this is so appropriate for writers. You pursue the story, charm it, threaten it, do all that you know and try all that you don’t.
And that is why turkey and NaNoWriMo go so well together. Off to pursue mine with forks and hope…
LC is one deep thinker!
You’re right, it is appropriate for writers.
*off to think*
Now you’re going to make me think.
It is very appropriate for writers in search of the illusive tale.
I think it’s appropriate. It’s also funny and lighthearted, which helps. You have to have the right attitude to hunt a snark. Er, story. Taking it too seriously is bad.
Lewis Carroll, genius mathematician and storyteller! Happy thinking