“If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Twenty years ago, a creative writing teacher told me my stuff was so bad, it reminded her of something Charles Bukowski would write. Well, I had heard of Bukowski, but never read his stories. One day, I was browsing in a local library, and ran across one of his books. On the first page I opened it to, was a poem entitled "Your Shit Don't Stink Until You Get In The Paris Review". Suddenly, I was flattered at having been compared to Bukowski!
davknight
Level 8
Apr 8, 2019
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Can we get a definition for polite here so's I know what the hell you is talkin' 'bout?
evidentialist
Level 8
Mar 29, 2019
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@Lincoln55 -- Well, then, I reckon I can significate a mite more accordin' to your definition. Cain't say I'd give any truck to that other 'n' ner 'bide by it even a little bit.
