tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post3048161283438166131..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: John D MacDonald on the current state of publishingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-79903118614440743922016-06-07T10:20:01.752-05:002016-06-07T10:20:01.752-05:00John D. was the master. Though I read many other w...John D. was the master. Though I read many other writers in the mystery genre, Travis McGee made me love the genre, and I continue to pay homage. His insights into human nature were profound, and his detailing of the destruction of Florida by rapacious developers and predators was prescient.<br />And he's the poster boy for working at your craft. Dale T. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792295949745520240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-34918464293493347172016-06-06T11:45:56.755-05:002016-06-06T11:45:56.755-05:00He was a wise man and a fine writer. And he mentor...He was a wise man and a fine writer. And he mentored many young writers. "Write million words, and if they don't sell, write another million." Cause of death? The operating room.Fred Zackelnoreply@blogger.com