The author Jonathan Eig received a letter from a reader a few days ago. It was snarky and arrogant and rude. It pissed me off. So I reached out to some peers to come up with the proper response.
Blogging is my preferred literary genre yet I could not continue reading this blog past the ninth paragraph because of its style...(runs away and hides)
TWO shoutouts to Mark Twain and a Chad Finn cameo … this week’s edition was special!
Just for the record, Greg Orlando has not done the journalism in quite some time, freelance or otherwise.
Sincerely,
Greg Orlando
So what did Jonathan end up doing...?
Dear Mr. Pearlman,
Blogging is my preferred literary genre yet I could not continue reading this blog past the ninth paragraph because of its style...(runs away and hides)
Dear sir,
Thanks so much for your insightful critique. In the future, I'll run all my work by you to ensure it meets your exacting standards.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Eig