There can be combinations of both, but certain groups do pressure writers to "choose sides"
Larry Send a noteboard - 25/05/2014 05:18:52 AM
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Mostly because it 1) debases genre fiction and 2) Provides no incentive for "serious writers" to stretch their imaginations
Mostly because it 1) debases genre fiction and 2) Provides no incentive for "serious writers" to stretch their imaginations
But based on anecdotal evidence, I would say there is some evidence for more "serious writers" utilizing "genre" elements to tell tales that appeal to a wide variety of readers. But yes, there are certain people/groups who think of it as a zero-sum game.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
- 20/05/2014 01:05:59 AM
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I wonder if Sanderson should never have told people about his "Cosmere"
- 20/05/2014 04:31:25 PM
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Well, it's relevant to this particular novel
- 23/05/2014 05:02:47 PM
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I generally assess writers the same way that you do, Larry.
- 23/05/2014 05:18:24 PM
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Ugh. I hate that. "Creating Literature as an Art Form." vs. "Writing for Entertainment"
- 24/05/2014 04:21:08 AM
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There can be combinations of both, but certain groups do pressure writers to "choose sides"
- 25/05/2014 05:18:52 AM
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It also gives "entertainment" writers no incentive to improve their style.
- 25/05/2014 04:33:23 PM
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I agree
- 26/05/2014 05:05:18 AM
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"But I assess writers more on their prose and dialogue than I do on their ideas/concepts"
- 24/05/2014 07:51:15 PM
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Actually, as of two weeks from now, I am 
- 25/05/2014 05:22:04 AM
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- 25/05/2014 05:22:04 AM
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You sir, are a snob, plain and simple.
- 24/05/2014 07:49:02 PM
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Why would I try to defend myself against an ill-supported opinion?
- 25/05/2014 05:16:35 AM
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