Writer Cat Fight

Who brought the asshole?

 

Well, if you boil it right down to it I think their reasoning was pretty much the same. But, yes, Whitlock did seem to be spoiling for flamewars much more than Jones. The problem was (and we still see this with regulars and especially when Politics was open for business) a flamewar on one thread caused people to start stalking each other and flaming on other threads. It got to where neither one could post on the most innocent of subjects without their stalkers pulling out the knives and going to work.

At least, that's the way I remember it. But I freely admit to sleeping and/or drinking since then, so my memory might be off.

 

Why speculate. Just go back and read The Jones recent posts. He explains why he left.

 

I'll be your good friend, Ragu.

 

I won't pretend to know how closely Scott Raab reads Jones' blog but Raab tweeted a few months ago: "Chris Jones's new blog on writing. He's a rough beast. Fucking brilliant. Also my nephew. http://sonofboldventure.blogspot.com/"

Raab's next tweet: "Sorry: Chris Jones is not actually my nephew. But I love him just the same."

I won't pretend to know Scott Raab either, but he's a piece of work and can be super friendly.

 

A nice story on David Grann, one of the nominees.

http://www.slate.com/id/2290801/

 

Just discovered Grann recently from reading Jones' blog. The wife and I can't wait to read "The Devil and Sherlock Holmes."

 

I've been wanting to read the Sherlock book for awhile. The story I remember most vividly was his one on Cameron Todd Willingham, the Texas inmate who was almost certainly innocent but still executed. Several newspapers did outstanding work on the Willingham story before Grann, but his story has stayed with me for nearly two years.

 

I just read the Grann piece on Cameron Todd Willingham. Simply stunning. I would give an arm to tell a story that clearly, that well, just once.