what is great writing ?
Annalisa Baicchi (baicchi@ats.it)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 15:38:11 +0200
Will, you asked what makes a writer a great writer.
Someone said (I cannot remember who, but i'm sure it was a writer) that a
classic is a book which hasn't exhausted yet to say all the things it
wanted to say. Isn't this a great definition for great writing? Otherwise
we
cannot explain why we read the same books many times in life and each time
we find something new in them. Yes, as time passes, our experience as men
or women grows as well as empirical readers but , anyway, a book which
has always something new to tell you and which speaks directly to your
hearts, well, I think that's a great cave of food for mind and soul.
Don't you think so?
Annalisa