I agree. I enjoy the list and don't want to cause hostility at all. I apologize to anyone whom I've upset. Everyone has made valid points, but none of them, mine included, have too much to do w/ crime writing/noir per se. Sorry.
Don
--- On Fri, 3/6/09, jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Let's put a lid on it [Re: RARA-AVIS: MFA programs]
> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:31 PM
> It looks to me that pursuing this topic could quickly take
> us way off course. We are concerned with books that actually
> do get published and not with the writing courses that
> people may or may have not taken.
>
> Disagreements on hardboiled and noir can be fruitful, but
> discussing the merits of various writing programs
> (especially as the discussions get personal, as in this
> case) is something else entirely. And this is not the place
> for discussing the failures of the academic system and the
> literary establishment. Let's discuss what actually gets
> published.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
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