Comments on: I Bought Some Books Today http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/ Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7833 Phillip Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:08:39 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7833 Harlan Ellison has been called a hack by more than a few former-academic associates of mine. As well as Danielle Steele, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe. The OED defines a hack as "a person hired to do esp. dull or routine work, a drudge; esp. a writer of poor or averager quality literary or (esp.) journalistic work; a writer or a journalist who will take on any available work." According to the last part of that definition, Shakespeare was a hack. Harlan Ellison has been called a hack by more than a few former-academic associates of mine. As well as Danielle Steele, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe.

The OED defines a hack as “a person hired to do esp. dull or routine work, a drudge; esp. a writer of poor or averager quality literary or (esp.) journalistic work; a writer or a journalist who will take on any available work.”

According to the last part of that definition, Shakespeare was a hack.

]]> By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7829 Jody Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:55:20 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7829 > Was there ever a bigger hack than Stephen King? Yes: Nora Roberts, Krentz, some may say Crichton... I don't understand this perception of King being a hack. The guy loves to write and he writes well. Read his <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743455967/anothercairns-20" rel="nofollow">On Writing</a>. But to each their own. Kyle: Please explain. > Was there ever a bigger hack than Stephen King?

Yes: Nora Roberts, Krentz, some may say Crichton…

I don’t understand this perception of King being a hack. The guy loves to write and he writes well. Read his On Writing.

But to each their own.

Kyle: Please explain.

]]> By: Kyle N http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7827 Kyle N Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:11:49 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7827 Was there ever a bigger hack than Stephen King? Was there ever a bigger hack than Stephen King?

]]> By: tommyboy http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7766 tommyboy Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:01:12 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7766 More BOOKs! You have too many books go buy something useful like chrystal meth or something...Books....sheesh.... hey am reading an excellent account of the battle of stalingrad, (trevor beevor) a couple months ago was loaned freakanomics....was great, entertaining... More BOOKs! You have too many books go buy something useful like chrystal meth or something…Books….sheesh….

hey am reading an excellent account of the battle of stalingrad, (trevor beevor) a couple months ago was loaned freakanomics….was great, entertaining…

]]> By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7754 Jody Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:50:07 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7754 I'm surprised none of my book-loving friends commented on the "too many books" statement, because there's no such thing! I spent too much <i>money</i> on books, is what I meant. It was an impulse buy. I’m surprised none of my book-loving friends commented on the “too many books” statement, because there’s no such thing! I spent too much money on books, is what I meant. It was an impulse buy.

]]> By: Rebecca http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7750 Rebecca Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:19:31 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7750 The King one sounds interesting, to tell the truth. And I've heard of the Mason, but I can't remember if it was good or bad. The King one sounds interesting, to tell the truth. And I’ve heard of the Mason, but I can’t remember if it was good or bad.

]]> By: rekounas http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7749 rekounas Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:12:30 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/15/i-bought-some-books-today/#comment-7749 Cell? How does it do it? Send people a retardedly high bill and people kill themselves? Or is it more like "The Ring" or something like that? Cell? How does it do it? Send people a retardedly high bill and people kill themselves? Or is it more like “The Ring” or something like that?

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