MaoXian.com -- Archive > June 24, 2005

Don't Forget the Sunday Night Chat

I plan to talk a bit about Energy in the Sunday night chat, focusing on some Natural Gas stocks, which is appropriate considering how much gas I naturally spew during the average chat. Everyone's welcome and I'll see you at 8 PM, Sunday night!

Posted on June 24, 2005 at 8:00, GMT

Drawing Schleppy Guys in Ill-Fitting Clothes

Daniel Clowes talks about his new comic-strip novel, Ice Haven, among other things.

Clowes is one writer who would never refer to his work as "product."

Posted on June 24, 2005 at 7:30, GMT

The Mystery-Novel Equivalent of Comfort Food

Evanovich, Inc, by Edward Wyatt:

"I'm a writer, but this is a business. You have to look at it in the way you would look at any business. You have to have honesty to the product. You have to meet consumer expectations. You give them value for their money and give them a product that they need. I don't see anything wrong with all these things. And I don't think it's a bad thing to meet consumers' expectations."

Gag. Of course she's no worse a "writer" than Sue Grafton or any other marketing-machine-backed hack.

Posted on June 24, 2005 at 7:00, GMT

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