tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post114616597250377982..comments2024-03-18T09:53:12.654-04:00Comments on MotherReader: Not So Much LoveMotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1146287507449095262006-04-29T01:11:00.000-04:002006-04-29T01:11:00.000-04:00Well now that's an interesting question. As one wh...Well now that's an interesting question. As one who has had wretched output, I'd prefer being accused of that. I've never phoned in a job. Ever. Sometimes I've tried to "stretch" and delivered something the buyers weren't expecting... but some of those were my best stuff. Not always agreed with me. Now if this was a book of mine you were talking about, I'd probably disagree for a long time and say you just read it wrong. Damn you. Why must you read me wrong?????? That's it. No more comments (until tomorrow)Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1146264414138103122006-04-28T18:46:00.000-04:002006-04-28T18:46:00.000-04:00Gregory, as always, has a point. One should not a...Gregory, as always, has a point. One should not assume that simply because an artist has produced substandard art, they weren't trying. The question then becomes, "Which is more insulting? Assuming they worked their hardest and came up with something wretched or assuming they 'phoned it in' and that's why it's dreck?".fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1146244079475099512006-04-28T13:07:00.000-04:002006-04-28T13:07:00.000-04:00Hey, now. There's a difference between "phoning it...Hey, now. There's a difference between "phoning it in" -- meaning putting no effort into something simply to fill a book -- and writing a book that for some reason or another is not as good as your best. Cuz that happens. No one I know sets out to write something substandard, but all of us end up doing just that from time to time. You want bad poems? I got 'em. You want weak screenplays? Got those, too, even after 6 months or more of work. It happens. But shame is not deserved under those circumstances. Now, if you know that someone simply wrote a draft with little thought and got it published cuz of who they are (which is different than the publishers saying "we're putting this out")...that's a different thing entirely.Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1146242171062810172006-04-28T12:36:00.000-04:002006-04-28T12:36:00.000-04:00There is no pain more acute than finding a favorit...There is no pain more acute than finding a favorite author's latest book was phoned in. Apparently Richard Peck did the same thing with his recent "Here Lies the Librarian". Shame on them all.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.com