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More constructive criticism: write longer articles. Like Steve Yegge and PG, your writing is very engaging. I was left with a feeling of "oh, that's it? I wante
by andreyf 19y ago
More constructive criticism: write longer articles. Like Steve Yegge and PG, your writing is very engaging. I was left with a feeling of "oh, that's it? I wanted more". Intentional or not, it was a good way to sell the book.
- thinkcomp 19y agoThanks! I'll show your comment to my editor there... Typically, they like articles to be short because the conventional wisdom is that people reading blogs have a 700-word attention span. (I tend to disagree with this wisdom, and even if it's true, I have little to say to people who can only comprehend 700 words at a time.) I was already pushing it at 1,100 words, and I had absolutely had to cut it down from 1,500. Fortunately, if you do want something longer, there's always that 156,083-word essay you mentioned...