tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post2063110576805777224..comments2023-11-03T06:19:55.110-05:00Comments on Literary Exhibitionism: One Writer's (Crazy) BeginningsJen Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14429398922307420260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-24566203928829868422010-10-07T18:01:56.362-05:002010-10-07T18:01:56.362-05:00Oh, I'd love to see what he said. Good luck on...Oh, I'd love to see what he said. Good luck on the test!Serene @ MomFoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929355230933637152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-60124392780914118352010-10-07T14:30:55.640-05:002010-10-07T14:30:55.640-05:00I suppose you did good on that test, didn't yo...I suppose you did good on that test, didn't you! I was thinking it was pretty neat that a college student had published a memoir, which I do plan to read. It sounds very good. I've only read Fear and Loathing In LV by HT... Kerouac was more an influence on me--I first read On the Road while hiking the Appalachian Trail. I also liked Dharma Bums and Tom Clark's bio of him.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-39533063221644210102010-10-07T14:04:21.177-05:002010-10-07T14:04:21.177-05:00I love it! Candor and great writing is always suc...I love it! Candor and great writing is always such a refreshing combination. I can also relate as I did the same thing but with Augusten Burroughs. (And if you know of him, you know the irony of writing to him whilst imbibing.) Visiting from Hump Day Hop and now following. All the best!Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476307880348143430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-54175216889375572632010-10-06T17:01:54.920-05:002010-10-06T17:01:54.920-05:00Holy cow. I really, really want to read the rest o...Holy cow. I really, really want to read the rest of this story! I've always wanted to be in correspondance with an author or other supremely successful person, but have chickened out of writing every time (I ducked out of sight when my chance to shake hands with Jon Bon Jovi came. Boo). Please, post the rest soon! <br /><br />Also: "Anyone who can take something like drinking so seriously is bound to be good at any hobby that is given the equivalent time and energy, right? Simple logic."<br />Awesome line :)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739830983426330836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-15732654008745816622010-10-06T15:49:53.035-05:002010-10-06T15:49:53.035-05:00What an intriguing person you are. I look forward ...What an intriguing person you are. I look forward to getting to know you. Keep up the writing.NatureGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783548641415184538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-52674179785641580392010-10-06T15:32:48.188-05:002010-10-06T15:32:48.188-05:00I look forward to reading the next installment. D...I look forward to reading the next installment. Did you get drunk to read the letter?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464635759191345654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-40586153964765197202010-10-06T11:05:54.917-05:002010-10-06T11:05:54.917-05:00Thank you! I get to give the exam, so I should do ...Thank you! I get to give the exam, so I should do well :) I've read Kerouac, yes, and he too was very influential early on in my writing career. I've actually been thinking about rereading some of the authors who piqued my interest, to see what I think of their works now, ten years later, after studying the craft for so long and reading so, so many books in the meantime. HST was a lyrically remarkable writer. And his literary education was largely self-taught, which I respect to no end.Jen Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429398922307420260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474272343083175168.post-19196211571551170782010-10-06T10:27:38.550-05:002010-10-06T10:27:38.550-05:00Congratulations on receiving a reply. I've go...Congratulations on receiving a reply. I've gotten to know a lot of authors and most are very humble folk who are flattered that anyone reads their writings. Did you read Kerouac? Good luck on your exam.Sagehttp://www.sagecoveredhills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com