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Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:17 am
by SamT
Hello!
I'm new to playing Go; 5 weeks, total, on Thursday.
I got into Go because I write fiction (hopefully soon my agent will sell my book). I started writing a new novel, and, well, Go became a central factor. I thought if I was writing a book that had the game in it, I'd better learn how to play.
So here I am, 5 weeks later. Playing Go instead of writing. Instead of eating. Instead of breathing. Maybe not the wisest idea I've ever had, huh?
-Sam
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:04 am
by xed_over
SamT wrote: I started writing a new novel, and, well, Go became a central factor. I thought if I was writing a book that had the game in it, I'd better learn how to play.
what influenced you to include Go in your book if you didn't know how to play?
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:19 am
by judicata
Welcome, and have fun.
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:46 am
by Bonobo
Hello, and welcome
And let us know when you’re book is being published!
Greetings, Tom
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:56 am
by SamT
xed_over wrote:SamT wrote: I started writing a new novel, and, well, Go became a central factor. I thought if I was writing a book that had the game in it, I'd better learn how to play.
what influenced you to include Go in your book if you didn't know how to play?
I was familiar with the basic rules of the game from a long time ago.
The novel is set in Ancient China (or a place verymuch like it) , and the original intent was to bring my experiences reading ancient philosophical documents and practicing Taijiquan and Qigong to the forefront. At first the game was window-dressing, but as I touched on more and more concepts, such as Dao, Yin and Yang, Steel Wrapped in Cotton, the game seemed to come more and more to the fore as a natural metaphor.
I mostly started playing Go to "get it right". Now that I've been playing it (and obsessed with it), I want to work it into an even more prominent position in the work. It'll be a trick, though. We'll see if I can pull it off!
-Sam
(edit) We'll also see if I can stop playing/researching Go long enough to ever write again.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:21 pm
by EdLee
Welcome.
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:18 pm
by goTony
Lol, welcome. Good luck with the book!
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:51 am
by often
heyo
hopefully you've been to the dallas go club
and if you have, hopefully i remember who you were (this is Kevin, the president)
and if you haven't, GO TO THE DALLAS GO CLUB.
Re: Hello from Dallas, Texas!
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:55 am
by SamT
often wrote:heyo
hopefully you've been to the dallas go club
and if you have, hopefully i remember who you were (this is Kevin, the president)
and if you haven't, GO TO THE DALLAS GO CLUB.
Hey, Kevin, it's Sam! The new guy that Scott does teaching games with.
If you don't remember me, it's okay, I know we newbies all look alike
