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

[snurri]

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.)

Comments

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Well, again I think that "safe" is something that can be read a lot of ways.

[sarah-prineas.livejournal.com]

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.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Sure, I'll buy that. But to me, dangerous can also mean something as simple as writing about real emotions.