I found the two sections of Locus Solus to be incredibly intriguing due to the complexity and the way Roussel went about writing them. However, even after reading “How I Wrote Certain of My Books” in which Roussel describes his method, I still had a difficult time completely understanding what he was working to achieve. Locus Solus does seem incredibly well constructed, and I hope for further discussion on the method so that I may better understand the sections.
I enjoyed reading Hazel Smith’s The Writing Experiment. She introduced a lot of useful methods, such as leap-frogging, substitution, word pools, etc., that help in defeating writers blocks and creating less cliché writing. I did do some of the exercises while reading and found satisfaction with the abstract results. For example, this is the end product, or I should say potential for a new work, of the leapfrogging exercise.
True love
Love him
Him her
Her waist
Waist (waste) time
Time flies
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