Although undated, it would seem to fit the infamously difficult John W. Campbell – forever bombarding authors with contradictory ideas and frightening more than a few into mental paralysis, “by showing his vast knowledge of a field,...especially on subjects where nothing is known anyway.” In either case, what Ron describes is not merely amusing; it is also the ruin of many a young literary talent.
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Among the more revealing notes on this business of writing, and of particular significance to anyone who has faced a fickle editor, is Ron’s “How to Drive a Writer Crazy.”
