tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15111803.post1184634003565757717..comments2008-10-06T00:06:07.681-07:00Alisa Valdes-Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071136748070788971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15111803.post-87798827560653653532008-10-06T00:06:00.000-07:002008-10-06T00:06:00.000-07:00

Dickens "cranked out" books in weeks or months. Stephen Crane wrote "The Red Badge of Courage" in four days.<BR/><BR/>Some people are prolific.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, many people seem to think there is a direct relationship between the length of time a work takes, and the quality of the work. Such people must never have heard of Charlie Parker or John Coltrane or, for that matter, improvised jazz, which

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071136748070788971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15111803.post-47018005875055592512008-10-05T23:30:00.000-07:002008-10-05T23:30:00.000-07:00

Hmm...I don't agree with this perspective. I think "chick-lit" authors crank out these books in a few months, books that for the most part follow a certain formula, but these authors want to be treated like writers who have slaved for years creating great literature. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I don't think humor has anything to do with it. It has to do with depth. Many of Jane Smiley's books are

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15111803.post-29294844217116268742008-10-04T18:24:00.000-07:002008-10-04T18:24:00.000-07:00

You obviously understand the secret to all success - be funny and rule the world<BR/><BR/>Greg<BR/>http://www.e-j-e.com

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