Re: how to get published - fiction

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Scottie wrote:
>     No, the books were useless - rather derivative juvenilia,
>     as I think I knew even then, though the opinion
>     wasn't shared by others.  (Ever heard of Elizabeth Bowen,
>     Claire Tomalin?  Probably not.)  

Yes, I've heard of Claire Tomalin. In fact she wrote my favourite biography
of Katherine Mansfield along with several other books I admire greatly. It
may greatly surprise you, Scottie, that some of us around here actually
read Kafka in the bath, Chekov in the toilet and Aristophanes in bed. That
is to say, we're smart, but we're obviously not as smart as YOU.

So what exactly did she say about your books? Surely *that* can't embarras
you if you brought it up.

Camille
verona_beach@hotpop.com

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