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The Four Rules of Criticism
The Four Laws of Criticism
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How Not to Be a Critical Vandal
I’ve spouted off on these pages about criticism before. Lest someone think I can’t stand any criticism at all, let me say this: I know my work can justifiably be criticized on a number of points. Not every review can be five-star, nor should it be. But, there are rules.
My rules are not, I think, unjust or difficult to follow. What’s more, Read more of this blog post »
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How Not to Be a Critical Vandal
I’ve spouted off on these pages about criticism before. Lest someone think I can’t stand any criticism at all, let me say this: I know my work can justifiably be criticized on a number of points. Not every review can be five-star, nor should it be. But, there are rules.
My rules are not, I think, unjust or difficult to follow. What’s more, Read more of this blog post »
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Memoir of a Hockey Nobody: They said I couldn't make the NHL, so I went out and proved them right!:
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| I met Jerry "Teabag" Hack at a signing for some of books at Indigo Langley. He picked up one of my books, and we started chatting. He told me he was a writer, too. As we talked about his hockey memoir, I noticed that he had a box set of Nietzsche und ...more | |
“The blast of wind and eerie light beneath me announced the moment that always made my testicles shrink. A thin sheet of aluminum, and nothing but the bottom of a canvas chair to protect me over Nazi Germany.”
― Bomber's Moon
― Bomber's Moon
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
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