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 | Re: Ferazel and The Bungie Influence (Spoiler) | |
| Posted By: REB | Date: 5/17/02 4:26 p.m. |
| In Response To: Re: Ferazel and The Bungie Influence (Spoiler) (El Bastard™) : I don't post here enough, and certainly this may appear as solely a flame,
: That being said, It sounds like you have taken a Lit course which Diefied the
That's true: Ernest Hemingway is considered as excellent as a writer as Shakespeare. Tom Clancy, on the other hand, is not excellent - he's not even good. Why he have sold so many books then? Because the vast majority of people have mediocre taste. They're consumers. I'm a human being. : To state that everyone from the late Frank Herbert (whose Dune books were
Why can't Michael Jordan be in the game because he loves the sport? Why is it so incredible that somebody gave more importance to other things than money? I guess it's a case of what you belive vs. what society says what you have to belive. : Would someone be wrong to accuse you of being a sell-out if you make money
I can't mention one because excellent writers don't burn out themselves intentionally. : While those authors you have mentioned may have undeniable talent, all of
None of the writers I mentioned were poor. The all became wealthy with their books. I don't judge an artist by how much money he or she have or have not. I only judge them by the quality of their work - and by judging I don't mean "comparing to previously successful works of other people." There are plenty of classic writers I don't like either. I just happen to have my own opinion and I'm not afraid of expressing it even though it contradicts the opinion of the majority. | |
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