I did not realize that you have lived such a sheltered existence, Edg. Get out more, see the world, meet some real people. Then you will be embarrassed, I hope, by what you have written here.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Barry is not a hack writer. > > He introduces us all to new concepts on a DAILY basis. He creates wonderful > phrases that nail down his nuances. He communicates! > > He knows his own mind. > > He is brave. > > He's in fucking Europe and taking its pulse -- how many others in your life > do you have as an on-the-spot reporter? > > And despite his having pissed me off by the ton, FFL would be almost hollowed > out if he stopped writing here. > > And Curtis likes him like a brother. > > My biggest gripe about him as a writer is that he tosses off a ton of his > stuff without any major re-writing. That's okay, cuz he's just funnin' iz > all, but yeah, he could benefit from taking to heart the best advice I ever > got as a writer -- from L.B.Shriver -- that is: to "kill your precious > little darlings." Every single day as a writer, I have to toss out some of > my best stuff because is just doesn't belong in what I'm writing at the time. > Ironic that, eh? > > So keep on writing you bastard! > > Edg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Just *one* more sip of coffee, Michael, for you. You are a > > > hundred times the writer than this guy is. > > > > Have to agree. Barry's a hack writer--showy, but shallow. > > > > Michael, I was hors de combat when you posted them, so I > > didn't get a chance to tell you, but those reminiscences > > of yours were superb, beautifully written *and* full of > > heart. > > > > > > > > > > > > > YOU could get published, whereas Barry has nothing to say - he is in a > > > writer's rut, and has been for years. YOU could actually make money at > > > it, whereas Barry never will, except as a tech writer. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I know there are a lot of people on FFL who dislike you Turq, but I > > > > love your writing - if one day I can write as well as you I will have > > > > achieved something great. > > >
