tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post2313686711152507028..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: QUEST: Write a Book without Turning to Sludge Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-8167404283590043402016-04-18T16:30:27.070-05:002016-04-18T16:30:27.070-05:00Hey, ZHOEN:
Yes. IPRs work for me. I've never ...Hey, ZHOEN:<br />Yes. IPRs work for me. I've never been motivated by punishment, only by TOYS!<br /><br />The NYT aims for a neutral tone of voice, not snark, but some writers (and editors) still manage to convey that *their* world view is the one that counts most--or even, indeed, the only one.<br /><br />In the case of the review of <i>SuperBetter</i>, I felt the reviewer rather overlooked the point of "living gamefully" in the face of deadly pain and despair in their eagerness to point out the overuse of exclamation points.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Frexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191192404386975664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-2572575653519450602016-04-17T14:39:37.223-05:002016-04-17T14:39:37.223-05:00Intermittent positive reinforcements, very effecti...Intermittent positive reinforcements, very effective. <br /><br />Isn't harsh and inappropriate snark what the NYT is known for? I don't read them, mind, but that is certainly my impression. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com