I really enjoy reading science fiction works from Octavia E. Butler. Brilliant writer indeed. I absolutely loved reading Kindred senior year, and was pleasantly surprised to have been assigned to read Parable of the Sower for English class this quarter. It definitely was at times suspenseful and entertaining, but lacked some type of quality that Kindred possessed. Don't know if I can pinpoint it since I'd have to reread Kindred. Anyways,something Butler said that is worth stating about potential impediments to forget about:
"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice" (Butler 141).
And something I can totally relate with her on (from her autobiographical essay published in Essence magazine:
"Shyness is shit. It isn't cute or feminine or appealing. It's torment, and it's shit. I spent a lot of my childhood and adolescence staring at the ground. It's a wonder I didn't become a geologist" (Butler 127).
Reading that made me laugh out loud. It is great when we can look back on the past and laugh. What great humor the woman had. I love you Octavia E. Butler. May you rest in peace.
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