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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 09:01 pm: | |
I've read a lot of Chris Hayden's work and he's actually a pretty good writer. He has his own unique style to boot. Cynique also writes on above the professional level and has a lot more talent than she's letting on. While I agree that her last book wasn't too good--the WRITING was excellent. And she's a natural editor, too.
As for self-publishing...it's like singing. Nina Simone and Neil Diamond would NEVER have gotten recording contracts if they had done things the "conventional" way. No amount of anything having to do with music would have let those two voices through the flood gates--because their kind of singing is totally by DESIRE to do so; not technical vocal prowess.
In Nina's case, she had an agenda and a mind that was bigger than her "bizarre" delivery (meaning her voice). As we know about black folks...they don't care if you can't sing pretty..as long as you're sincere. This is the point Chris is trying to illuminate.
I imagine that raw heart and a way with words could still manage to out shine a poorly put together presentation...but of course, as Thumper so rightly pointed out, CHRIS, that's unlikely. Especially when you're black or a woman.
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