As a professional writer who grits his teeth every time hacks like J K Rowling, Dan Brown, or Stephanie Meyer come on the scene and suck up all the money to the applause of critics who should know better, it's a pleasure to watch Tim Blair take a fresh scalpel to a New York Times columnist who gets his knickers in a twist because he thinks "Joe the Plumber" is "unqualified" to be a writer.
Monday 8 December 2008
Do You Have a Permit For That Quill?
As a professional writer who grits his teeth every time hacks like J K Rowling, Dan Brown, or Stephanie Meyer come on the scene and suck up all the money to the applause of critics who should know better, it's a pleasure to watch Tim Blair take a fresh scalpel to a New York Times columnist who gets his knickers in a twist because he thinks "Joe the Plumber" is "unqualified" to be a writer.
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That's gonna leave a mark.
"Not when too many riveting memoirs are kicked back at authors after 10 years of toiletry."
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