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In the New Yorker...
Front-Ranger:
Then you'll just have to find another cure for your boredom, friend! I hope the cure is not worse than the disease!
I read Laura Miller's article on your recommendation (below) and I found it entertaining, enlightening and quite scary!! I'm glad I haven't gotten sucked in to the George R. R. Martin mania, it makes Brokeholism look quite mild in comparison (even my case). I could not believe the passion and extremes those fans are willing to go to, inspiring one of Martin's supporters to protest that "GRRM is not your bitch." And the growth of the detractor sites...so scary (aside: they're called GRRuMblers lol). Seeing the persecution Martin suffers helped me to understand Annie Proulx's position seeking her privacy. One thing I marvelled at was that all the people mentioned who maintain chat rooms, sites, and fan clubs devoted to the Land of Fire and Ice series, not one was associated with holding a job or having a career in Real Life!!
One time in the 1990s, I had a similar idea to create a series called WOAD (World on a Disc). I never saw it through, though. If only...!!
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 14, 2011, 01:27:45 pm ---I just finished "Just Write It!" by Laura Miller, in the April 11 issue, about George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones. I found it very interesting, especially the parts about members of on-line fan communities. ... 8)
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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on April 26, 2011, 02:58:25 pm ---I'm glad I haven't gotten sucked in to the George R. R. Martin mania, it makes Brokeholism look quite mild in comparison.
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I thought that, too, when I read the article.
--- Quote ---Seeing the persecution Martin suffers helped me to understand Annie Proulx's position seeking her privacy.
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It does give a perspective on AP's position, doesn't it?
Jeff Wrangler:
Does anybody copy-edit or proofread this magazine anymore?
Here's a sentence from page 107 of the April 18 issue:
"The twenty-seven-dollar entry free ... provides full-day access to the beach. ..."
OK, I read that sentence three times to make sure I was really seeing what I thought I was seeing:
"Twenty-seven-dollar entry free."
Geez. ... :(
Front-Ranger:
Guess what's on the cover this week?!
serious crayons:
You are??! Oh no, wait, I'm guessing it's the library.
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