tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post3993047122471471980..comments2024-02-11T00:23:11.007-08:00Comments on BLOGGINCURLY: WritingOscar Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-88848133733594250452012-01-26T09:19:18.424-08:002012-01-26T09:19:18.424-08:00Elaine, just saw your comment. I've thought ab...Elaine, just saw your comment. I've thought about it in passing, but I have no desire at this time to illustrate anything other than the blog. Thanks for the compliment!Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-29529799222296138782012-01-16T20:19:06.536-08:002012-01-16T20:19:06.536-08:00You are a terrific cartoonist. Have you thought ab...You are a terrific cartoonist. Have you thought about illustrating a book?EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427618205516183976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-92113293121132232432012-01-16T08:10:35.277-08:002012-01-16T08:10:35.277-08:00Ron, I have his Caribbean on the shelf but haven&#...Ron, I have his Caribbean on the shelf but haven't got around to reading it, like those people who watch the History channel, but it's further down on my priority list right now. His Tales of the South Pacific were good as I remember, having read them in the '50's.<br /><br />Rewriting is a major time-consumer for me.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315913011898679263.post-31579393609906560052012-01-15T17:27:23.610-08:002012-01-15T17:27:23.610-08:00I wonder how many people read Michener today. His ...I wonder how many people read Michener today. His books were so fat, especially in paperback. They were a way to absorb large swathes of history and geography, and it was a time when there were fewer competing ways to do that. Given the choice of reading Michener or watching the History Channel or National Geographic, I'm thinking Michener loses out.<br /><br />I don't think I've ever read his TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, but I'm happy to remember him as the originator of the story for that great musical<br /><br />His point about rewriting, though, is a good one.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com