http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/03/thoughts-from-ann-patchett/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/03/thoughts-from-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-35844 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:47:40 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8612#comment-35844 As Jane has noted on more than one occasion, if the quality of writing is not high enough, the longevity of the book cannot be sustained. I am guessing the word “trash” refers to the banal subject of 50 SHADES . . . not to the style in which it was written. The NATIONAL ENQUIRER writes some of the best “trash” around: clear, concise, and about as shallow as the puddle of sweat left from an earthworm. There is an Indian saying that the body lives in the brain. Although the mind needs protein to function, a little hershey’s kiss now and then never hurt anyone.

]]> http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/03/thoughts-from-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-35843 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:55:48 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8612#comment-35843 It’s also interesting to note that the breaking wave (compared to 3 years ago!) seems to be that avoidance of social media is the Next Cool Thing for writers. Kind of dovetails with consensus locally, it seems…

]]> http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/03/thoughts-from-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-35841 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:16:48 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8612#comment-35841 Wow, thank you! I found myself another hero, and now I’ll have to read her books. Such a relief to find common sense in the world of writing.

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