Sadly, many writers write about things on which their
knowledge is negligable.
And some, vide James Frey, invent things and call the
result
"non-fiction."
Doug G
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Robert Elkin
<rictusaporia@y...> wrote:
>
> "Write about what you know," huh? And how could
he
> write about what he DOESN'T know?
> (Maybe I'm overreacting, but I hate that
damned
> cliché.)
> Rob
>
> --- "GERLACH, Steve" <steve.gerlach@s...>
wrote:
>
> > > He's definitely victim-oriented, to a
fault, but
> > > hardly strikes me as much of
lefty.
> > >
> > > ***************
> > > Haha! Yup! I see Vachss's writing as
solidly
> > left.
> > > It permeates it. From his rejection of
core
> > family in
> > > favor of the "it takes a village to raise
a child"
> > > extended family, to his worship of
alternate
> > > lifestyles. Take a look at the bad guys.
They
> > come
> > > in two flavors. Upper class white
male
> > pedophiles,
> > > and poor white male racists. The key
phrase here
> > is
> > > "white male," a long-beloved scapegoat for
the
> > left.
> > >
> >
> > I'm sure Vachss is just exercising that
most
> > well-known author rule: "Write
> > about what you know." I don't have any problem
with
> > his leanings in his
> > novels. You know that is what you're going to
get
> > when you read Vachss.
> >
> > If I read Ellroy, I don't expect Mills &
Boon. If I
> > read Vachss, I don't
> > expect Bill O'Reilly.
> >
> > (Then again, no one expects Bill
O'Reilly...)
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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