tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post3756588014683594092..comments2024-03-29T13:25:33.439+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Baggage yakA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-70709363821873695392012-06-01T20:57:11.137+01:002012-06-01T20:57:11.137+01:00Demetrius - you mean old Buffy? He does it all the...Demetrius - you mean old Buffy? He does it all the time - always trying to be one up on old Devonshire.<br /><br />Sam - "I think there is a clear distinction between the quality of writing, and the quality of ideas which it expresses."<br /><br />I agree and it can be a problem, because as you say, good writing is a seductive delight, almost whatever it says.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-6525347403673704652012-06-01T19:55:45.626+01:002012-06-01T19:55:45.626+01:00I think there is a clear distinction between the q...I think there is a clear distinction between the quality of writing, and the quality of ideas which it expresses. I frequently am delighted by the way in which daft or unwholesome ideas are expressed. The words just lead you along, and you only give up when you realise that your mind has been skating along on the surface. Conversely, there are worthy tracts which I can't be bothered with because reading them is such hard work.<br /><br />Writers who pitch it in the middle are a rare find. I wonder if there is consensus as to who they are?Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83854235949923595122012-06-01T16:21:22.382+01:002012-06-01T16:21:22.382+01:00As I was saying only last week to the Duke of Duns...As I was saying only last week to the Duke of Dunstable, one thing I cannot abide is "name dropping".Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-67680402525984665382012-06-01T14:01:21.344+01:002012-06-01T14:01:21.344+01:00Roger - not falling asleep is a good test, althoug...Roger - not falling asleep is a good test, although it's quicker to speed read to pick up the flavour of a piece. Avoids missing your station(:A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-41173888626270405212012-06-01T13:47:12.758+01:002012-06-01T13:47:12.758+01:00Too full - are you sure the piddle problem is sort...Too full - are you sure the piddle problem is sorted?<br /><br />A friend used to publish a learned journal, one test of a submitted script was to read it on the commute home, if my friend was still awake at say Surbiton the script had passed the 'interest' test.<br /><br />I find websites suffer the same problem - cut to the chase or don't bother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com