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Comment on Tim O’Brien Interview: The Things He Carried by David Louis Edelman

David Louis Edelman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:16 +0000

McCrory: The title (“The Things He Carried”) is a play on the title of O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried. It was actually chosen by the Baltimore City Paper when they published this article some 18 years ago. But I guess I can see why it might be confusing.

Comment on Tim O’Brien Interview: The Things He Carried by McCrory

McCrory — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33:05 +0000

I was wondering why this is titled “… The Things They Carried” when the interview is about In the Lake of the Woods?

It is indeed a great interview though, and thank you for posting it!

To those interested in contacting O’Brien or his publisher, try this link — http://bit.ly/xY0vKn

Comment on What Do Authors Want from Reviewers? by David Louis Edelman

David Louis Edelman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:42:26 +0000

Tuesday: Link at will!

Comment on What Do Authors Want from Reviewers? by Tuesday

Tuesday — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55:08 +0000

This comment comes to a post that is a bit in the way back machine for you, but I am launching/reworking my current blog into more of a reviewing site for books (among other things – I’m not in any way famous or a writer or anyone special). I Google searched what author’s want when their book is reviewed and found this article you wrote a few years ago.

Thank you, it has given me a wealth of information, and I would like to ask permission to link to this particular article in my blog. I’m working on a post sort of like the Creedo of My Book Reviews or What I Promise When Reviewing a Book or something hopefully more witty like that.

I will be honest with your upfront that I have never ready any of your books or any reviews of your books – just kind of bumped into this perfect blog post for information.

Thanks! Tuesday

Comment on Karel Čapek’s “Tales from Two Pockets” by edmalyn

edmalyn — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:13:53 +0000

what is the plot of the short story The last judgment by: Karel Capek?

Comment on Was Abraham Lincoln Such a Great President? by tr2006x

tr2006x — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:19:26 +0000

Wow, so many people who declare “I am not historian”, still are entirely and magically capable to conclude about what an a.. Lincoln was. Very bad guy, an atheist! Wow, he was a normal man! The big problem is that those who ARE historians, strongly disagree with your bashing. They think that Lincoln was one of the greatest American presidents. Learn some history and judge him in the context of his time.

Comment on Bad Creative Writing Advice by Kyla

Kyla — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:32:57 +0000

I love this post! I hear these recommendations a lot, and I sometimes wonder whether or not I should completely agree with them. In some circumstances, they hold true, but people should realize there comes a time to break every rule. But only if it’s for the good of your writing, of course.

Thanks for this great article. This is going on my writing articles to re-read list, and I might even link to it from my blog. Have a great day, and happy writing!

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Comment on The Works of Kurt Vonnegut by John M. Sweeney

John M. Sweeney — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:43:32 +0000

Cat’s Cradle. That and Slaughterhouse Five were my seminal coming-of-age bibles. Then Monkey House, Sirens of Titan and all the good, old stuff. Woody Allen-esque. But Breakfast of Champions put me off Wheaties for decades and, to me, Mr. V. was never the same again.
Now I have a younger friend and we enjoy books and film. “Tinker, Tailor …” was our latest reading-screening. I told her Le Carre and KV were my two favorites and she said, “Oh, yeah, ‘Breakfast of Champions’ and all that foolishness.”
She is one of the most literate persons I’ve ever met. I’m thinking of suggesting SH5 for our next little project. Does anyone have a better idea? Especially for the book part. We sometimes do a book read only.
When I was young, KV was my writer’s soul. Then, I had many newspaper accounts to write and everything KV seemed ridiculously positive. Now, these books seem just a bit juvenile. It is me?
Which book should I re-read after 40 years? I really don’t want to re-read them all; I suppose after finishing Welcome to the Monkey House, I’ll re-read either SH5 or Cat’s Cradle.
Then, hopefully, I’ll be able to say to my friend, “This is Vonnegut. You’ll like it.”

Comment on A Guide to Ethical Self-Promotion by Matt (Same poster as #60)

Matt (Same poster as #60) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:50:42 +0000

Okay, here’s the skinny. We discovered that SSgt Robert Stanek was a member of the squadron and he did fly on the airplane. There is no verifiable record of him receiving any Distinguished Flying Cross but he may have received it due to being in the right place at the right time on the right crew. One crew did receive the medal but it was for the actions by the crew and not a single individual. This guy still is a delusional self-promoter and fraud who trolls his own Amazon book reviews. He has been duping people out of their money for years and not offering returns on the product. His actions are very sad and duplicitous.