#paratextual

[captainfantasticalright]

Again, by no means a complete meta. I do find it quite interesting to delve into the meta aspects of the book itself within the show and what that implies for both Aziraphale and Crowley as authors of their destiny.

[betterbooksandthings]

How We Sell Stories: A Brief History of Paratext | Book Riot

What is paratext and how does it impact your reading experience? A history of paratext and what it offers us about a book.

Whether a book is self-published or traditionally published, the paratext or gift wrap of a story is carefully considered. At the end of the day, bad paratext can misrepresent the genre of a novel and turn readers off. But, you know you have amazing paratext when you sink into a book seamlessly as the wrapping perfectly complements and sells the content. So, now that we are all acquainted, why don’t we crack open the spine of the topic and look into the history?

[buchanananomaly-blog]

Paratextual Black Hole

Good lord, I'm writing. I'm writing that I am writing! I'm typing words about how I am writing about writing!

Ok, deep breaths now.  Oh but look, there is the title, up there, sitting on it's lonesome, most likely saying something about this post.  At least that's what titles usually do, who knows, that could be a rogue title...

A zero is like a black hole.  And this is made up of a cascade of ones and zeros.  Does that make it a black hole within a black hole?  A para-Black-Hole?

Panic!  1011100001001010010101010111101001010010101000

'And although we do not always know whether these productions are to be regarded as belonging to the text, in any case they surround it and extend it, precisely in order to present it... to ensure the text's presence in the world...' (Genette 1997, p. 1)

This would be the conclusion.  Or, I think it is.  If I am still writing can it be a conclusion?  I guess I just have to stop.  Ok.

Stopping....

Now.