I know, I know. This isn’t standard SDMB protocol–and I may be skating on the thinnest edges of IMHO–but having read a few dozen of Stranger’s threads, I’ve got to wonder why this guy isn’t pounding out one hell of a novel.
I can count on one hand the number of SDMB posters who write as snappy, polished, brainy, wry, insightful, you name it, as Stranger. The guy has it in spades. Sure, Sampiro’s splashes of wit and verve are instantly recognizable, but Stranger has his own inimitable style that would wow the reading public.
A few weeks ago, he broached the idea of getting a Decemberish job at the corner Border’s. Perfectly respectable, but still…
Anyone else share this view–or have any words of encouragement?
I think he is great too. But, as his name suggests, he was never destined for notoriety. He is just someone that whooshes past you, making you think “Wow”, and then he is gone again.
I like his posts but fear they may become tiresome at novel length. Often they read like pisstakes of pre-WWII fiction perhaps Dorothy Sayers. Sometime ago someone took to posting in the style of Damon Runyon and I really enjoyed those posts but would hardly recommend that they write a novel in that style.
I’m on SDMB frequently, but not very frequently, and I don’t always notice the names of posters, so I don’t necessarily know the “big names” of SDMB from the others, if that makes any sense. Could someone dig up a link or five that really demonstrate Stranger’s wit?
Here’s a Stranger thread. There’s not any one quality to his posts that I could ever identify, it’s just that he comes as across as simultaneously eloquent and conversational, and reading his posts feels very… fluid. Everything just flows.
Yes, I enjoy his posts very much. He stands out even in this crowd and that’s pretty notable. With him I mentally hear Ferris’ school secretary advising “He’s a righteous dude.”
Another intriguing tidbit is his expertise in the nuclear doctrine-nuclear weapons technology arena. I will be reading a reasonably intelligent discussion on such in GD and then SoaT enters and kicks the discourse up a couple of notches. As Emeril would say: BAM! don’t ask, I hear what you’re saying, but let me put it this way: given the proper topic–and it could easily be within the non-fiction realm–I’d certainly buy something that Stranger has written.
I’ve been a silent but avid Stranger fan for a long time. Some people have pleasant speaking voices, that I just enjoy listening to - Stranger has a pleasant writing style, that I just enjoy reading.
Oh yeah. Stranger’s one of my favorite posters around here. It’s that mix of knowledge and eloquence - he knows so much stuff, and he says it good too. I wish I could meet a boy like him in real life.