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So, the New York Times has asked why Mormons produce no serious writers... Tom Send a noteboard - 12/11/2013 04:30:26 PM

This has ignited some discussions on Facebook and I thought I would post it here as well - after all, this is the sort of discussion that can increase interest in the site.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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So, the New York Times has asked why Mormons produce no serious writers... Tom - 12/11/2013 04:30:26 PM 1157 Views
So that was interesting. Rebekah - 12/11/2013 06:53:06 PM 772 Views
The sunny, happy part was the part I found the least compelling Tom - 12/11/2013 07:43:40 PM 749 Views
Sanderon is Mormon, isn't he? beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:47:33 AM 707 Views
totally right on about him... no sexuality in any of his characters at all. temeraire - 13/11/2013 06:43:47 AM 761 Views
Well, there's enough going on that it's not a big deal, but yeah, it's obvious once you notice it beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:59:34 PM 688 Views
I'm curious how much he wrote when he was finishing Wheel of Time. Tom - 13/11/2013 08:54:02 PM 739 Views
Sanderson is writing some interesting blog posts on his site on that subject. Legolas - 13/11/2013 11:24:14 PM 721 Views
I feel like Jordan had a lot more allusions, though beetnemesis - 14/11/2013 03:04:09 PM 689 Views
"Serious" writers. I assume that would include competent as well.... Cannoli - 14/11/2013 12:45:37 AM 775 Views
Argh I had blocked that out *NM* beetnemesis - 14/11/2013 02:58:48 PM 270 Views
I wish they had included some statistics of genre readership beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 03:49:03 AM 671 Views
I didn't know that "sex scenes, graphic violence and swearing" are the sings of a serious literature *NM* aragornital - 13/11/2013 07:02:40 AM 459 Views
Well, they're not, but their absence can sometimes be noticable (Mistborn spoilers) beetnemesis - 13/11/2013 04:08:32 PM 670 Views
To the extent that they represent a realistic, as opposed to idealistic, world, they sure are Tom - 13/11/2013 08:57:42 PM 705 Views
I was about to mention Evenson before I read the article Larry - 13/11/2013 07:30:56 AM 684 Views
A Facebook friend also said Nancy Fulda is a "darker" writer Tom - 13/11/2013 09:08:41 PM 668 Views
Never heard of her (Amazon check reveals mostly Kindle-only releases) Larry - 14/11/2013 07:50:50 AM 634 Views
It is all about suffering random thoughts - 14/11/2013 05:05:25 PM 629 Views
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