tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post7513278902941919751..comments2023-07-20T08:35:44.681-07:00Comments on A person named Eunice: BYU WIFYR 10: Louise PlummerDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390374931911258822noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-35004490737062578462009-07-29T08:49:52.246-07:002009-07-29T08:49:52.246-07:00Wow, this post made me anxious.
In a good way.
I...Wow, this post made me anxious.<br /><br />In a good way.<br /><br />I think.<br /><br />I'm thinking of blogs that I read and I do think that great writing (yeah, there are a few blogs with great writing) always tends to follow the rule of cut-open-a-vein-and-bleed-out-onto-the-page, but I think there's also lots of room out there for writing that's not soul-searching or life-changing, but is of topical interest (craft blogs, tech blogs) or that does one thing really well (clever wordplay, or some other hook or gimmick,) so if you extend these observations to books rather than blogs, it would seem there's lots of work for creative and competent writers even if they don't open their veins. Of course most writers (I think) do want to write the Great American Novel and I do think you have to be willing to be vulnerable or explore hard topics to do that, but I still think there are some decent and fun books out there that do neither. (No?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com