Roger and all,
I have told Dan that I will not agree to print
publication of my posts. It is not a question of
being slighted, it's because I am a professional
writer and I simply do not want to see poor quality
and outdated work in print.
My actual words to him were:
Yes, I'll tell you why, because no matter how you
edit it I'd never agree. The reason is because it's
not worth printing. The posts just weren't that good.
It's like we're patting ourselves on the back for
this brilliant debate and yet it was just a jumble of
poorly thought out ideas that never reached any
conclusion. The MOQ is about excellence, Lila's Child
is like a celebration of at best, mediocrity, and at
worst dullness.
I also feel that he has not done an accurate job on
the editing, however that is a secondary point.
If other people wish to publish their work, that is
entirely up to them. However my opinion would be that
it does not present the group or the MOQ in a
professional light. Posts to a mailing list aren't
written with the same care that essays in a printed
book are. Do we really want to look like semi
literate amateurs who can't hold a coherent
conversation? We are opening ourselves up to ridicule
with something like this.
If we want to write a book that's a great idea. I've
thought about it before but I don't have a formal
background in philosophy, so someone else would have
to take charge. But whatever we do it has to be
something that people will respect. That's my main
point. I see people talking about Jimi Hendrix and
dynamic quality. People should get the same sort of
buzz when they read about the MOQ.
Diana
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Glover
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 3:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MD An Introduction to the Metaphysics of Quality
>
>
> Hi Roger
>
> Good to hear from you! Well, I am hoping to publish some day but it seems
> like the closer I get the further away it seems. You cannot believe the time
> I had getting the manuscript to the point it is now...to the point where I
> at least felt semi-comfortable sending it to Robert Pirsig. Do you know he
> is the first person other than myself to read it? What if he thinks its
> trash? I cannot help but thinking he was just being polite in writing Bodvar
> about LC in the first place. I guess we will find out...
>
> Diana and I are at odds over the whole deal too. It seems she feels slighted
> and that I have been avoiding her, as she puts it. I am trying to make her
> see that I have been avoiding everyone but she is difficult to reach and I
> am sure she is thinking the same thing about me. She has never been a fan of
> my work and now she no longer wants me to use her words or any reference to
> her. Ouch. That hurts. But it is not insurrmountable perhaps. If Pirsig does
> like what I have done so far, perhaps that will sway her opinion a bit? Who
> can say? And if worse comes to worse I will just have to revise the
> manuscript again to reflect her wishes. It can be done, but it will be a
> job.
>
> LC is not what I orginally had in mind anyhow. I wanted to pick the very
> best posts from a broader section of the archives and not just the first six
> months. So that is an alternative plan right now, unless Diana changes her
> mind, again. (Have you ever known a woman not to? :))
>
> Anyway, thanks for writing and yes, let's keep in touch!
>
> Best wishes
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Wow!
>
> You are publishing it then? Great work. I also love all your writings on
> Niels Bohr. Keep it up and stay in touch.
>
> Your neighbor to the North,
> Rog
>
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