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Allow me to place my vote for Gene Wolfe and Jack Vance.
Joel
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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:34 PM
To: John Cook; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: "Tech writers" are not "tech writers"
I'd have to ask which is easier: coming up with critical thinking behind
the scenes, or applying art and craft to something already possessing
that level of idea. There's a useful perception in thinking through that
one which has influenced how I appreciate any writing.
Zelazny is now on the Amazon.com wishlist, in addition to some silly
oldies from Brunner, Burroughs and Dick (the apocalyptic lords of
sci-fi, in my book).
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