> > There is a splendid chapter in Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" called, I > think, "The Making of a Critic," in which a fellow comes to Hemingway's > favorite cafe and interrupts him and whines about how hard it is to write, > and Hemingway somehow manages to both offer good advice and skewer the man > memorably. Have a glance at the book if you really want to boost your > spirits. Some days I think every newly minted writer ought to be issued a > copy of that book, along with a fresh bottle of ink. I spent last weekend at a friend's lake house raking leaves, listening to rain and reading "Moveable Feast." I think it is one of the most touching, brilliant, inspiring and most surprisingly tender books that I have ever read. It makes me want to go to Paris, fall in love, drink whiskey and write write write. I urge--no, command--everyone to get to the library and find this book. And then open a new bottle of ink and smile when it gets on your sleeves. Susan