Comments on: The Reality of Writing https://booksquare.com/the-reality-of-writing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=the-reality-of-writing Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Thu, 12 May 2005 06:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Booksquare https://booksquare.com/the-reality-of-writing/#comment-73332 Thu, 12 May 2005 06:26:47 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/05/10/1318/#comment-73332 Mark, though I haven’t worked out the quote of the week rules for comments, you have won (knowing, of course, that the Booksquare quote of the week covers a wide range of time periods and concepts of quotes).

Gazing off into space in Pasadena…

]]> By: Mark A. Rayner https://booksquare.com/the-reality-of-writing/#comment-73136 Wed, 11 May 2005 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/05/10/1318/#comment-73136 s started five of his eleven novels to date with the definite article. We’ve had two of them with "it", there’s been one "but", two "ats", one "and" and a "Dolores"(?). Oh, that , of course, was never published. (Voice of First Reporter) I’m sorry to interrupt you there, Dennis, but he’s crossed it out! Thomas Hardy here on the first day of his new novel has crossed out the only word he’s written so far, and he’s gazing off into space. Oh dear, he’s signed his name again. (Voice of Dennis) It looks like Tess of the D’Urbervilles all over again.]]> OMG, this reminds me of that Monty Python sketch about watching Hardy write a novel, starting with a definite article…

(Voice of Dennis) Well, this is true to form, no surprises there. He’s started five of his eleven novels to date with the definite article. We’ve had two of them with “it”, there’s been one “but”, two “ats”, one “and” and a “Dolores”(?). Oh, that , of course, was never published.

(Voice of First Reporter) I’m sorry to interrupt you there, Dennis, but he’s crossed it out! Thomas Hardy here on the first day of his new novel has crossed out the only word he’s written so far, and he’s gazing off into space. Oh dear, he’s signed his name again.

(Voice of Dennis) It looks like Tess of the D’Urbervilles all over again.

]]> By: Booksquare https://booksquare.com/the-reality-of-writing/#comment-73133 Wed, 11 May 2005 14:36:59 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/05/10/1318/#comment-73133 Hot tubs are nice. They really get the brain working. I guess my real disgust stems from the notion that an adult is only allowed 90 minutes a day freedom. And must account for that time. What is the point of leaving high school?

It will be interesting to see if this works for the people involved.

]]> By: Anne Killpack https://booksquare.com/the-reality-of-writing/#comment-73082 Wed, 11 May 2005 04:51:50 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/05/10/1318/#comment-73082 Habitat? As in “for hamsters”? Not unless it gets at least four stars.

Gather in the evening for dinner? My best writing is done while picking at my food.

No thanks. I too think “writer’s retreats” should be catered and include room service. And possibly a hot tub.

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