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![]() "Bob Fry" wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" writes: What do you suggest? Anything written by James Lee Burke, starting with the Robicheaux series "No Ordinary Time" by Doris Kearns Godwin "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley "The Lords of Discipline" and "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy "Mystic River" by David Lehane "The River Why" by David James Duncan "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean "The Last Convertible" and "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer |
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Whoops - hit the send button before I could point out that this list has, of
course, nothing to do with flying or Lane Wallace. Having said that, Lane is a pretty good writer who occasionally writes a Bax level column. She's also young. Writing is a learned skill. Michael "Michael 182" wrote in message news:JaWdc.3514$xn4.16936@attbi_s51... "Bob Fry" wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" writes: What do you suggest? Anything written by James Lee Burke, starting with the Robicheaux series "No Ordinary Time" by Doris Kearns Godwin "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley "The Lords of Discipline" and "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy "Mystic River" by David Lehane "The River Why" by David James Duncan "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean "The Last Convertible" and "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer |
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Michael,
Writing is a learned skill. Disagree. Strongly. There's a lot about writing that you can learn. But there's also a large, probably major, part that you can't. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH), Staff Writer, Stern Magazine, Germany |
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Disagree. Strongly. There's a lot about writing that you can learn. But
there's also a large, probably major, part that you can't. Interesting theory. I tend to agree, although I can't quantify my answer. All I know is this: People who can speak eloquently cannot necessarily write well -- even though all they would have to do is write down PRECISELY what they just finished saying. I once had a boss who was the most eloquent guy in the world. He could speak on any subject, thoughtfully, for hours -- and the words just naturally came out with proper sentence structure. His thoughts were clearly organized into logical, progressive paragraphs. Yet, in writing, he was a blathering idiot -- virtually illiterate. I still get one-sentence emails from him, with misspelled words and no structure at all. He simply can't translate his thoughts into writing. This has always been a mystery to me -- it's like their internal tape recorder is broken? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:4lbec.13939$rg5.37923@attbi_s52... All I know is this: People who can speak eloquently cannot necessarily write well -- even though all they would have to do is write down PRECISELY what they just finished saying. I once had a boss who was the most eloquent guy in the world. He could speak on any subject, thoughtfully, for hours -- and the words just naturally came out with proper sentence structure. His thoughts were clearly organized into logical, progressive paragraphs. Yet, in writing, he was a blathering idiot -- virtually illiterate. I still get one-sentence emails from him, with misspelled words and no structure at all. He simply can't translate his thoughts into writing. Back in my college days, while studying to be a teacher, (NO- all the dinosaurs were gone by then) one of my techniques of teaching professors, Dr Bethard, addressed this phenomenon. He believed it has something to do with the difference in pace between speaking and writing. Many of us can understand why it possible to write well but speak with less eloquence. Obviously, one can reread and edit the written, whereas the words are there NOW! Dr. Bethard felt that the reason writing was difficult for some "well spoken" folks was they couldn't get their thoughts "on paper" fast enough, and the continuity was lost. Seems to me the Doc has a pretty good theory there. Gary - who ALWAYS needs editing - Kasten |
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Gary - who ALWAYS needs editing - Kasten
You're not alone. Hemingway said,"Every writer needs a good crap detector." That's what an editor's for. vince norris |
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