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snurri ([personal profile] snurri) wrote2007-10-21 01:19 pm

A 3-Point Commentary on the Latest Short Fiction Kerfuffle [EDITED]

1. Writing is hard.

2. You get no points for doing your best.

3. Readers award no points for difficulty. (Suggested by Greg van Eekhout.)

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2007-10-21 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, again I think that "safe" is something that can be read a lot of ways.

[identity profile] sarah-prineas.livejournal.com 2007-10-21 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
You are so right.

Like, for example, dare I say, the writers who write the experimental narrative because it's safe, because they don't actually know how to write plot and character, which is, maybe, dangerous?

You know they're out there.

[identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com 2007-10-21 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, I'll buy that. But to me, dangerous can also mean something as simple as writing about real emotions.