Definitely. But I can't say for sure. It was probably the right call given the politics. I just reread it after thirty years. I was still a baby writer then, but it didn't make me cringe. Not much would I have done differently.
Those notes made my blood boil. They reminded me of a story: A screenwriter friend was hired by Robert Redford to adapt a novel written by a native-American author. When he handed in his script, Redford said, "I love it, great script, but cut all the profanity." When the screenwriter asked why, Redford replied, "Indians don't swear." The writer, shocked, said, "But all that profanity is in the novel."
Thanks, Allison. As far as the notes, I didn't hold it against them because I understood where they were coming from. The project from the get-go was probably a little too ambitious, because the reality of education both public and private is so marinated in politics.
I like the positive vision at the end, but I'm still mired in the morass of reality in education today. And I stand by my use of "mired" and "morass" since no one younger than you or me will have any idea what I'm talking about. If only I could have typed that sentence in cursive.
Any chance that George never read it, that Janice was a gatekeeper?
Definitely. But I can't say for sure. It was probably the right call given the politics. I just reread it after thirty years. I was still a baby writer then, but it didn't make me cringe. Not much would I have done differently.
Well done!
Those notes made my blood boil. They reminded me of a story: A screenwriter friend was hired by Robert Redford to adapt a novel written by a native-American author. When he handed in his script, Redford said, "I love it, great script, but cut all the profanity." When the screenwriter asked why, Redford replied, "Indians don't swear." The writer, shocked, said, "But all that profanity is in the novel."
Thanks, Allison. As far as the notes, I didn't hold it against them because I understood where they were coming from. The project from the get-go was probably a little too ambitious, because the reality of education both public and private is so marinated in politics.
I like the positive vision at the end, but I'm still mired in the morass of reality in education today. And I stand by my use of "mired" and "morass" since no one younger than you or me will have any idea what I'm talking about. If only I could have typed that sentence in cursive.
I loved the images, especially driving under a rainbow on the way there. But I'm glad you didn't cross over the rainbow bridge on the way home.