Jules Carry: Minor fixes.

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	Dear Bill McLaughlin<ref>McLaughlin was a Mailer fan.</ref>,		Dear Bill McLaughlin,<ref>McLaughlin was a Mailer fan.</ref>

	Going through old mail, I came across your nice long letter of August 19. Well, sir, you are the fortunate recipient of prompt response.		Going through old mail, I came across your nice long letter of August 19. Well, sir, you are the fortunate recipient of prompt response.

	Actually, it’s so late in the day that I think I’d better use this occasion to wish you Merry Christmas, and let it go at that. I did enjoy your letter, though; particularly the criticisms of the last installment of An American Dream. I worked the book up some since then, you know, and while it’s superficially the same book, I think it’s a different book. Tightening prose is like tightening a drum: you get better sound. If you happen to read the book when it comes out, let me know your reaction. I’d be interested.		Actually, it’s so late in the day that I think I’d better use this occasion to wish you Merry Christmas, and let it go at that. I did enjoy your letter, though; particularly the criticisms of the last installment of ''[[An American Dream]]''. I worked the book up some since then, you know, and while it’s superficially the same book, I think it’s a different book. Tightening prose is like tightening a drum: you get better sound. If you happen to read the book when it comes out, let me know your reaction. I’d be interested.

	::::::::::::::::::::Yours,<br />		::::::::::::::::::::Yours,<br />

JenniferMGA: Posted Norman's December 18th Letter to Bill McLaughlin

2019-04-13T02:04:02Z

Posted Norman's December 18th Letter to Bill McLaughlin

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::::::::::::::::::::December 18, 1964

Dear Bill McLaughlin<ref>McLaughlin was a Mailer fan.</ref>,

Going through old mail, I came across your nice long letter of August 19. Well, sir, you are the fortunate recipient of prompt response.

Actually, it’s so late in the day that I think I’d better use this occasion to wish you Merry Christmas, and let it go at that. I did enjoy your letter, though; particularly the criticisms of the last installment of An American Dream. I worked the book up some since then, you know, and while it’s superficially the same book, I think it’s a different book. Tightening prose is like tightening a drum: you get better sound. If you happen to read the book when it comes out, let me know your reaction. I’d be interested.

::::::::::::::::::::Yours,<br />
::::::::::::::::::::Norman Mailer
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Bill McLaughlin, December 18, 1964 - Revision history

Jules Carry: Minor fixes.

JenniferMGA: Posted Norman's December 18th Letter to Bill McLaughlin