Like most of the other old farts here I too grew up reading both of those guys and as a kid took most of what they said to heart. They both brought something to the party.
In my adult years I developed a fondness for the written word and my "heroes" became those who could express their thoughts in an elegant manner. Re-reading the old tales by both Kieth and O'Connor left me with the distinct feeling that someone was sprucing up Elmer's writing in order to make it readable. I have since been led to believe that was indeed the case. While both spun a good tale, and disseminated equally useful information, I now lean toward O'Connor for nostalgic reading simply for his command of the English language. I feel that all other things being equal that is the deciding factor when analyzing a person who makes a living with the pen.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
