tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post28426358405480300..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-25733822397191447712008-01-25T19:38:00.000+00:002008-01-25T19:38:00.000+00:00The Graves one always amuses me: in a hundred year...The Graves one always amuses me: in a hundred years, who'll be reading his poetry (ditto Thomas Hardy, although I think his poetry is pretty good).<BR/><BR/>Sometimes you don't know what you're good at...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-42915994587379024502008-01-25T18:53:00.000+00:002008-01-25T18:53:00.000+00:00Now that's a fascinating addition to your list of ...Now that's a fascinating addition to your list of important books.<BR/><BR/>As to ghosting being an honorable occupation--sure. Supporting your writing with other writing has a long tradition. <BR/><BR/>In fact, it used to be possible to support your writing with other fiction. Graham Greene divided his output into "novels" and "entertainments", and Robert Graves wrote his "potboilers" like <I>I, Claudius</I> to support his poetry. <BR/><BR/>But I think that's harder to do nowadays--though Evan Hunter did a pretty good job of supporting a novel career by writing all those Ed McBain books.<BR/><BR/>I have a good friend who is now co-writing books with celebrities; he's having fun and making money, and also supporting his screenwriting habit...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com