Ask the Author: Michael Thomas
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Michael Thomas
Interesting question Matt. Would I like every household to contain a copy of my work?... Of course... However, the main motivation for writing THE LAST GENERATION was simply to understand myself better. And, I wrote it in a manner that would be most stimulating to that understanding. I decided to publish in the hope that others could understand themselves better. Hey, I may look and act like everyone else, but I'm a different dude... So, am I willing to sacrifice all this for popularity?... NO... (and I refuse to pay for phony reviews or publicity to boost my work)... Yet, I realize, I need to do a better job of breaking down the complex concepts contained within THE LAST GENERATION into more manageable terms, so that a wider audience may be able to participate (I'm a retired teacher, and that's what I did well - break down complex concepts so that the students may understand, in their terms)... But, THE LAST GENERATION will still have a limited audience... My appreciation for the interest, Matt.
Michael Thomas
I shall respond with a little tete-a-tete between those voices within the ol' skullduggery.
'To uncover who I am. Why am I doing this?... To then, pass all that I've accumulated, onto the subsequent generation.'
'Nah... Fame, fortune, f******'
'You want to lower our standards, so that we may succumb to that monocle of vanity?'
'I mean, considering how few readers we've actually attracted... Perhaps, we can write a hot dog of entertainment to boost our base?'
'I hold faith that our rather tasteful, brilliant, perceptive audience will appreciate a work of intelligence, to push themselves to the brink of a new understanding. After all, shouldn't legit lit be creative and interpretive, with layers of meaning? Is there not a glee of reward to accomplishing a task through one's travailings? For, how can we uplift, unless there's an elevated style in which to ascend?'
'To uncover who I am. Why am I doing this?... To then, pass all that I've accumulated, onto the subsequent generation.'
'Nah... Fame, fortune, f******'
'You want to lower our standards, so that we may succumb to that monocle of vanity?'
'I mean, considering how few readers we've actually attracted... Perhaps, we can write a hot dog of entertainment to boost our base?'
'I hold faith that our rather tasteful, brilliant, perceptive audience will appreciate a work of intelligence, to push themselves to the brink of a new understanding. After all, shouldn't legit lit be creative and interpretive, with layers of meaning? Is there not a glee of reward to accomplishing a task through one's travailings? For, how can we uplift, unless there's an elevated style in which to ascend?'
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