tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post9192779208932629657..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: NarrativeDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-33144560773523650962020-04-05T05:51:59.777-05:002020-04-05T05:51:59.777-05:00I remember the time where, when you bought a softw...I remember the time where, when you bought a software, you would get two paper books with it:<br />A reference manual (theory?) and a how-to book (practice) in the form of lessons. Those are two different things. Writing good reference and how-to books is difficult and we often receive extremely poor translations (if we now receive anything as the designer believes it is "user friendly").<br /><br />The advantage of fictional books, as well for the reader as for the writer, is that the reader can construct his own vision. That is why we are so often disappointed when the book is translated in a movie.<br />Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334251598652872682noreply@blogger.com