Sherry reposted a collection of authors commenting on other authors, like these:
William Faulkner on Ernest Hemingway: “He has never been known to use a word that might send a man to a dictionary.”
Ernest Hemingway, in reply: “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think emotions come from big words?”
I wonder what the living authors are saying about each other.
Stephen King said: “The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”
Mr. King also said: “Somebody who’s a terrific writer who’s been very, very successful is Jodi Picoult. You’ve got Dean Koontz, who can write like hell. And then sometimes he’s just awful. It varies.”
It’s going to take me a while to find more of these, so I’ll have to leave it for now.
Phil, here’s the book you want:
http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Words-Writers-Writers-Aristotle/dp/1565120736/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269270331&sr=1-1
I think those you and Sherry posted came from that book.