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Date Posted: 11:09:35 12/22/11 Thu
In reply to:
K Pelle
's message, "Re: America's first jet flight, 1942" on 10:36:21 12/22/11 Thu
>> As to the "Thunder and Lightening" reference, your
>review (at
>>that time) showed your apparent lack of understanding
>>of the title. I admit to being rather protective of
>>that particular story, since I identify to some extent
>>with the principal character. Anyway, finally got that
>>off my chest.
>
>Oh I remember quite well! griez was recommending the
>story and I asked why I should bother reading it since
>the author obviously couldn't spell if part of the
>title was spelled incorrectly. Then I think I went on
>to rant about how titles were important to a story
>because regardless of what theorists say, a lot of
>people do 'judge a book by it's cover.'
>I may even have covered my second 'favourite' rant,
>which is the 'author's blurb' (- I know there's a name
>for it, but I've had a brain fffttt on that word).
>Anyway, that 'blurb' gives an introduction to a story
>as well as something about what to expect when you
>read the tale. I consider them extremely important
>and I spend hours writing and rewriting one before
>posting it. I just shake my head at the attempts some
>writer's make.
>(Luckily Wes is an expert at the job and I have yet to
>complain to him about what he has written as a
>'blurb,' but then he has newspaper experience and I
>think that helps.)
>
>kp
Synopsis?
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