tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post8530195183015305946..comments2024-02-25T02:17:05.820-08:00Comments on Taliesin: Scop of Gleeman?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-6383448116917724612010-10-06T12:35:10.225-07:002010-10-06T12:35:10.225-07:00@Taryn - There is not an inherent difference in va...@Taryn - There is not an inherent difference in value between the two, but I think it's a legitimate and important one for others to consider as they are crafting their work. I could take the core story and characters of <i>Sublimation</i> and work them in a literary direction as easily as I have in a genre direction. It's a conscious decision with every passage I write to keep it just barely inside the genre line.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-4775025837309666982010-10-06T09:21:06.163-07:002010-10-06T09:21:06.163-07:00Maybe a lot of writer are striving to do both, but...Maybe a lot of writer are striving to do both, but they are failing because it's so hard. I know I'd love to be both literary and wildly popular. But, since I haven't managed to write something that I think will fall into that category, I end up choosing literary just because of my own personal preferences. I wish more people liked the things I like! I'd say most writing probably falls on some sort of continuum, and then they get categorized based on how they think they can market it. Maybe?Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-90689308308514753712010-10-06T08:54:11.681-07:002010-10-06T08:54:11.681-07:00There is certainly a difference in format and pres...There is certainly a difference in format and presentation. What I was tryin to say was that there isn't a difference in judging the value of a piece and that writers shouldn't decide what their story is going to be and box it in before giving it time to develop or decide that they shouldn't pursue an idea because it is 'too literary' or 'lends itself to genre fiction'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-69872610206554137762010-10-05T13:52:03.005-07:002010-10-05T13:52:03.005-07:00I think there are a number of differences, and I t...I think there are a number of differences, and I think that many of them are relevant for writers to consider. For instance, I deal with very dark themes within the context of genre fiction. It is one thing to deal with human despair in literary fiction, where it is understood to be serious and meaningful. It is another matter altogether to deal with human despair in a book that is, first and foremost, entertaining. Knowing where your writing fits in can help guide important decisions about how you introduce and treat certain topics and themes.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.com