tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post1761468605592124993..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Enough Negativism!Sean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-32241113698436400942015-10-27T14:54:36.148-05:002015-10-27T14:54:36.148-05:00`
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Not like kids talked about Harry Potter--before the movie ever came out. And Barbara D'Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991495702239085323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-26413520460021279162009-04-08T08:35:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:35:00.000-05:00I wish I believed that reading and meaningful lite...I wish I believed that reading and meaningful literacy weren't dying out faster than the ozone layer. But I don't.<BR/><BR/>I think the type of "micro-reading" that we're talking about with txt and Tweet and FB and all the rest is actually COUNTER to real literacy, because it trains the mind to read only in rapid bursts, to absorb pure information (usually meaningless information) without David J. Montgomerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-16386827208332374092009-04-08T08:10:00.000-05:002009-04-08T08:10:00.000-05:00Hot dog, Guyot! What a great response. I will answ...Hot dog, Guyot! What a great response. I will answer it in a little while, right after I've finished my email.Barbara D'Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991495702239085323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-83228789103930974772009-04-08T07:58:00.000-05:002009-04-08T07:58:00.000-05:00I'm the guy who sees the sky falling. With all due...I'm the guy who sees the sky falling. With all due respect, most authors I know say things are great - and I can understand why. I really can.<BR/><BR/>But when asked to give reasons why they feel that way, I rarely hear anything other than the "This is the greatest period in history!" argument. <BR/><BR/>As for the PW summary, you must take it into context. A little research into this showed Guyothttp://paulguyot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-45348477364434260352009-04-07T18:38:00.000-05:002009-04-07T18:38:00.000-05:00I'm going to piggy-back onto Marcus' comment. Peop...I'm going to piggy-back onto Marcus' comment. People like to point to specific things and say they show the decline of civilization. This is because they are largely ignorant of history. Pick a book or movie that got the essentials of its period research right, regardless of what you thought of the story of production. DEADWOOD, or maybe GANGS OF NEW YORK. I've been both places; it's better now, Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-56257860203211327862009-04-07T16:25:00.000-05:002009-04-07T16:25:00.000-05:00Nice post, Barb! I'm with you. I feel the same w...Nice post, Barb! I'm with you. <BR/><BR/>I feel the same way about people who Chicken-Little the death of books. First off, I don't see that happening. Second, even if the market shrinks a little, books are only one means of communication, and much as I love them, my deeper love is for <I>story</I>. If books are down, it's likely because, say, videogames are up. And human nature and the Marcus Sakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255187621937702784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-31309785985329252842009-04-07T07:14:00.000-05:002009-04-07T07:14:00.000-05:00hanks for this, Barbara. Like you, I get tired of ...hanks for this, Barbara. Like you, I get tired of hearing how no one reads, book sales are down, there's no hope for writers, and typing causes knuckle cancer. Adult books sales were actually up a tick last year, and I agree with you: kids who email and text a lot are far more likely to read and write for recreation, as they already are by emailing and texting. Why would they limit these Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-59741662835695635772009-04-06T17:22:00.000-05:002009-04-06T17:22:00.000-05:00Barb, how fantastic that your granddaughter is wri...Barb, how fantastic that your granddaughter is writing--already! My father would call this a "hereditary taint"<BR/>SarahSarah Wissemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375429913537378168noreply@blogger.com