Our thanks to “Aussie Writer” Amy Cowen for this amusing infographic! While we don’t encourage insulting fellow writers these days, you’ll enjoy the clever quips from those who have.
All through history, many of the most famous writers were brutally knocked out – and often by their renowned colleagues. Many of the best-known works of writing, from Conrad’s novels to Whitman’s poems, have been forced to bear some genuinely insulting characteristics…
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I have to add one of my favorite author snubs of all time from Dorothy Parker.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
Outstanding insult!