tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post7590993516135911342..comments2024-03-24T02:21:43.001-07:00Comments on Things THEY Don't Want You To Know: About The Author (Infinite Monkeys)Brianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-32619966034695723272014-02-25T14:26:31.543-07:002014-02-25T14:26:31.543-07:00What, you think a guy can't just make up a sto...What, you think a guy can't just make up a story and write about it without having experienced something?<br /><br />I think you're forgetting a little somebody named "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Although it's not generally known, F. Scott (or "Effsy," as his friends called him), existed in limbo for the first 1/3 of his life, during which time he wrote "The Great Gatsby." Originally, the book was intended simply as an homage to Wagner's "The Ring Cycle," although admittedly the references were somewhat oblique, as F. Scott had never heard of "The Ring Cycle" and was unaware of its existence.<br /><br />It's all right there in Wikipedia. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-7699143937767887322014-02-25T09:44:37.413-07:002014-02-25T09:44:37.413-07:00I'm really interested in what his novels are a...I'm really interested in what his novels are about. I mean, he didn't know what Vermont is? Or a husband? Yes, I'm very interested in this man's novels.<br /><br />The story I just read here though, that was pretty great. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.com