tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post111391922456334899..comments2023-07-03T00:46:29.189-07:00Comments on Pen On Fire / Writers on Writing: Thoughts on books vs. magazinesBarbara DeMarco-Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407113008901754361noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1115480023239067192005-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:002005-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:00Apparently, Mr. Cook got stuck somewhere between a...Apparently, Mr. Cook got stuck somewhere between algegra and English. I, myself, am cixelsid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1115146035396432022005-05-03T11:47:00.000-07:002005-05-03T11:47:00.000-07:00On Jordan . . . Snob = egoidea + desire + ability ...On Jordan . . . <BR/><BR/>Snob = ego<BR/><BR/>idea + desire + ability + ego = $$$$$$$$<BR/><BR/>Remove ego from the equation and on right of the "=" you will find:<BR/><BR/>????????, or<BR/>$$, but definitely not<BR/>$$$$$$$$$<BR/><BR/>Bill Cook,<BR/>SeattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1114449460027894482005-04-25T10:17:00.000-07:002005-04-25T10:17:00.000-07:00I'll respond by posting to my blog. See my most re...I'll respond by posting to my blog. See my most recent entry, to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1113942208936609972005-04-19T13:23:00.000-07:002005-04-19T13:23:00.000-07:00Returning to books v. articles: This is what I'm g...Returning to books v. articles: This is what I'm getting at. On the one hand you state that you're a book person but, of course, writing a book is a long term commitment. Articles, on the other, are a source of immediate gratification. If that's so, is there a danger that the immediate gratification will dilute the energy and drive to get on with the book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1113930674691031242005-04-19T10:11:00.000-07:002005-04-19T10:11:00.000-07:00Tattoos, piercings, curlers ... that would have be...Tattoos, piercings, curlers ... that would have been fine, too. <BR/><BR/>It wasn't so much Andrea's style as her personality and how we got along. We hit it off and that's what mattered. If it had been a drag, then yes, I would have preferred her to remain mysterious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1113930314784958002005-04-19T10:05:00.000-07:002005-04-19T10:05:00.000-07:00Interesting answer to my question. But as is usual...Interesting answer to my question. But as is usual, one question generally leads to another. Here's what I'm wondering. Do you think it was a good idea to actually meet your editor. Editors, like teachers, I think, should be surrounded by an air of mystery. One should stand in awe before them in order to get the job done. What if "Andrea" would have been a well tattoed 20 year old with her hair up in curlers and a pierced whatever?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1113926209841734202005-04-19T08:56:00.000-07:002005-04-19T08:56:00.000-07:00Dear Barbara - Sometimes I think it's the nation's...Dear Barbara - Sometimes I think it's the nation's loss that you entered the world of letters rather than the world of diplomacy. I think you handled Jordan's question perfectly. Apparently he is a snob but I give him credit for admitting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com