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Yes. He is a gifted writer, very succinct. Funny that his writing pursuits all seem to be incidental, like the Lisp books (per his own account), and the essays,
by johnyzee 6y ago
Yes. He is a gifted writer, very succinct. Funny that his writing pursuits all seem to be incidental, like the Lisp books (per his own account), and the essays, which certainly played a part in his success.
- randomsearch 6y agoGifted? Or extremely hard-working? Writing is like many processes - in the final show, the scaffolding has gone, the drafts are discarded, the tweaks and feedback are hidden, and all you are left with is the final revision of a very long chain and a "wow!". Every small step made an improvement, great writing is rewriting, and the steps accumulate over a longer period than you can see from the final text.