tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post9007898199177872114..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Pursuing The Heights...Or Scorning Them?Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-15511191483769880202020-08-09T20:34:38.177-04:002020-08-09T20:34:38.177-04:00Some of the most critical people are embittered, w...Some of the most critical people are embittered, wannabe writers.<br /><br />I encountered one who gulled me into helping him.<br /><br />The story he sent had no (zero) punctuation and he used multiple colors of font.<br /><br />After trying to make sense of the words which had as much order and coherence as a pan full of scrambled eggs, I suggested, at a minimum, that he needed to add quotation marks and I asked about the multi-colored font.<br /><br />He adamantly refused to add any punctuation saying that no punctuation added to the dramatic tension and he wanted the readers to work to figure it out. The colored font was for "mood".<br /><br />I suspect your critics are of the same ilk. They took a stab at writing and their perceptions are warped by envy. Sad, but it happens.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-44827582748489540322020-08-09T17:36:46.720-04:002020-08-09T17:36:46.720-04:00Why is it after reading this I can’t help but thin...Why is it after reading this I can’t help but think of a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time???Bitter Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043764365904925029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-54487001809669568892020-08-09T17:17:04.820-04:002020-08-09T17:17:04.820-04:00In all fairness, many people think of 'theme&#...In all fairness, many people think of 'theme' as that horrible thing that English teachers flog to death in class. For them, it means "overly pretentious concept that interferes with enjoyment of the story, and that can only be determined by some sort of guess at its relationship to the story that is being discussed."<br /><br />For those types, it's all a puzzle missing many pieces; one that, should they timidly offer a guess to the theme, will result in the teacher ridiculing their thoughts - at best, and, should they fail to bow to Woke use of language, will end up putting them in danger of expulsion.<br /><br />While I do take care to write with purpose and revise as needed, I come from a background of writing for newspapers/courses/contract, where the essential requirement was to get the thing in on time. Not necessarily perfect, but timely.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com