Yes! I'm really struck by formulaic thinking and writing that's self -conscious about publication potential, rather than just being authentic. Literary fiction in the US has taken a real beating, and I suspect that's part of why, along with elitism, and literary novelists being produced by a small cadre of programs. Love voices that aren…
Yes! I'm really struck by formulaic thinking and writing that's self -conscious about publication potential, rather than just being authentic. Literary fiction in the US has taken a real beating, and I suspect that's part of why, along with elitism, and literary novelists being produced by a small cadre of programs. Love voices that aren't just original for originality's sake, but that reach out to the reader. Vibes, indeed!
Yes! I'm really struck by formulaic thinking and writing that's self -conscious about publication potential, rather than just being authentic. Literary fiction in the US has taken a real beating, and I suspect that's part of why, along with elitism, and literary novelists being produced by a small cadre of programs. Love voices that aren't just original for originality's sake, but that reach out to the reader. Vibes, indeed!