tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780642520803074770.post3686558229193054680..comments2014-06-19T05:46:57.630-05:00Comments on How Do I Know What I Think Until I See What I Say?: Too Big To Fail: Or The George Lucas ProblemJay Montvillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07165174061380427178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780642520803074770.post-62614843547707829342009-10-09T07:58:27.013-05:002009-10-09T07:58:27.013-05:00If nothing else, it would be nice if some popular ...If nothing else, it would be nice if some popular authors were edited merely for length, if not specific content and mistakes. I know the publishing companies think people won't purchase "short" books and hence, everything is 400-600 pages long but long books tend to get worse as they go along.<br /><br />I believe it was Hunter S. Thompson who discussed his writing style and how, when he was blocked, he would simply start typing The Great Gatsby word-for-word. He never tired of pointing out that The Great Gatsby was under 50,000 words. Astonishing, when you think about it.<br /><br />Makes you wonder if written today, some editor would tell Fitzgerald he needs to beef up the story a bit, ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com