Essay

On Receiving Unwanted Literary Advice by Mark Tulin/The Bad Influence

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“I can’t write like Mark Twain because I’m not him,” I replied. “I’m Mark Tulin—the same amount of letters, but a different person. And besides, Mark Twain said the n-word two-hundred times in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. So he’s not someone to emulate.” –excerpt from “On Receiving Unwanted Literary Advice.”

I am an author, poet, humorist, and short story writer from Palm Springs, California. I write about various topics, from my early childhood in Philadelphia to my years as a family therapist and finally to my soul-searching in California. These are poetic narratives that may have humorous or serious content or both. Either way, I hope my poetry and stories resonate with you.

5 comments on “On Receiving Unwanted Literary Advice by Mark Tulin/The Bad Influence

  1. Unwanted literary advice is the pits. Makes me want to get supercilious on their ***.

  2. People who have no clue on writing or are frustrated writers are vulnerable to dumping on others I find. May the fleas of a million camels infest them.

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