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Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 01:42 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child But it's not a dichotomy. They go hand in hand.... But it's not a dichotomy. They go hand in hand. Your prose is a functionary of the idea, so if it's less than it should be, it drags the idea down with it. That's exactly why a perfectly-turned...

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 01:23 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child Hey, no need to apologize. I just assume anyone... Hey, no need to apologize. I just assume anyone writing has the creative impetus - the next step is the tools to realize it in a way that you won't look back on & cringe, which I say as someone who's...

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 01:20 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child Taking note of where you're going wrong will only... Taking note of where you're going wrong will only make the next installments better, and I'm of the mind that editing is almost as much an art as writing itself. It's really not that stifling - it's...

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child Flow is less important than crafting. Even the... Flow is less important than crafting. Even the Beats, who had a giant collective hard-on for the idea of it, edited their work. They just denied it.

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 12:47 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child Yeah, I think if you want to annoy the reader,... Yeah, I think if you want to annoy the reader, use the characterization rather than the prose to do so. I often stop reading if I think prose is badly written. What's te deal with the facility -...

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 12:18 PM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child Fair enough, but even so, that puts me off... Fair enough, but even so, that puts me off reading it. For example, a better approach with the same effect would be to give her more memories of her life before, which fade as she starts to really...

Forum: Literature 07-14-2010, 11:59 AM

Replies: 23 Not sure if I should pursue this or not Views: 3,504 Posted By Apathy's_Child I found it overly wordy and melodramatic. Less is... I found it overly wordy and melodramatic. Less is more - the horror speaks for itself without repetition and putting "God" at the start of the line. I liked this line: "Why are pillows, the soft...

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