That was both insightful and fascinating. :) Really. It was. Still it did make me glad that YOU'RE the one making the choices and not me. And it makes me glad that the people out there making recommendations are thoughtful and discerning people.
We all have our own biases and pet peeves, of course, which is totally understandable and allowable. If someone doesn't like them, then they should take a turn in the hot seat or just keep it to themselves. It's only fiction after all.
That said, what a person considers good writing is always an interesting discussion. I'm tempted to share a few of my own pet peeves. Too much girly weepiness in a gen story is one of those for me, too. I like my tough guys tough--not terminators, of course, but still tough. I could go on, but I'll spare you.
Thanks for the diverting discussion on an otherwise disgustingly academic day. :)
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Re: Decided to answer in a literal manner :-p
Date: 2008-04-16 02:18 pm (UTC)We all have our own biases and pet peeves, of course, which is totally understandable and allowable. If someone doesn't like them, then they should take a turn in the hot seat or just keep it to themselves. It's only fiction after all.
That said, what a person considers good writing is always an interesting discussion. I'm tempted to share a few of my own pet peeves. Too much girly weepiness in a gen story is one of those for me, too. I like my tough guys tough--not terminators, of course, but still tough. I could go on, but I'll spare you.
Thanks for the diverting discussion on an otherwise disgustingly academic day. :)
--BMP