"tenantless night" LOL, what does that even MEAN? it sounds great, but what does it MEAN? Is this Cormac McCarthy? Cause it sounds like EXACTLY the overwraught "cult of the sentence" writing that Brian Reynolds Myers mocked so mercillesly in "A Reader's Manifesto" https://twitter.com/mardirooster/status/1307821784746659841 …
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5/ yes, that's it, I'm bragging about my poor reading comprehension https://twitter.com/a_s_arthur/status/1308090195896684544 …
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6/ TRUE! ...but at least I don't write like Cormac McCarthy.https://twitter.com/prettyXricky/status/1308089059282219009 …
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7/ "to seem cool" because everyone knows that criticizing someone's writing style is the best way to score with chicks https://twitter.com/screenclutter/status/1308088433588473856 …
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8/ honestly, what helps me feel better about my prose is the $4,000 of gold coins on the wall, the monthly check from Amazon, royalties from the audiobooks, and checks from my Russian publisher. Mocking Cormac McCarthy is just something fun on the sidehttps://twitter.com/prettyXricky/status/1308092672150835205 …
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9/ me, a peasant: I have opinions on art, and I will share them you, an intellectual: no, actually, caring about art is a cover for insecurity. No one ACTUALLY cares about art.https://twitter.com/prettyXricky/status/1308095132449808384 …
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10/ > Gallons of prose yes, I agree, "gallons" is the right unit of measurement (same as is used to measure septic tanks ; mine is a 5,000 gallon unit, btw) https://twitter.com/JohnGalt20161/status/1308096854643490816 …
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12/ ok, here's an idea we have a "bad Cormac McCarthy pastich" contest (the word "bad" is redundant, I know) but we MONETIZE this by putting the results into an anthology and selling it at Amazon as " a TRIBUTE to Cormac McCarthy"
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This has been an irritant of mine for almost 30 years. I can spot Iowa workshop writing a mile away. Personal rule of thumb is I have to have a damn good reason to read anything written after 1961 or so.
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