So...should I withdraw my advances and royalties in small bills, burn the money, and dance naked around it to warm my artist's soul?
You mean you bartered your artist's soul for something so craven as coin? Heathen.
Anyone got a crowbar so I can pry my tongue out of my cheek?
I'm saying that for writers, ANY artist, encouragement shouldn't even be a factor.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money." - Samuel Johnson
I've written for a living for 30+ years, but I'm not a Writer.
This Cliff Burns is a pompus blowhard of the highest order.
I'm a writer because if I actually kill people, society gets upset.
In re keyboarding, to paraphrase Greg House, I broke my brain. I got a note.
Cliff Burns is AWESOME. I've never felt so centered.
Dedicate your next book to him.
For the curious, this thread shows Cliff at his "best"
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I know who this guy is!! I remember reading about him on Media bistro's galleycat, where he completely and utterly dissed an editor (actually, the entire publishing industry) on his blog.
I remember reading a little bit of his "opus" and thinking it was the biggest load of crap I've ever read in my life. He's never going to get traditionally published because a) he's a talentless hack and b) he has all the charm of a rabid dog.
I don't know who J***arya is in that thread, but I think I'm in love with him/her. Smackdown!