tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525128343384175411.post2415642775297667027..comments2018-06-19T05:02:22.582-07:00Comments on Cale McCaskey: Literary Fiction Is An Invalid GenreCale McCaskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08203876682270707997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525128343384175411.post-76464243917997517092011-06-21T06:09:20.672-07:002011-06-21T06:09:20.672-07:00That's fine, but being obscure and difficult j...That's fine, but being obscure and difficult just for the sake of being obscure and difficult is what people dislike about most modern LF writers. Eco (or his translator) is a good example.Cale McCaskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203876682270707997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525128343384175411.post-88833501218887380282011-06-20T05:30:48.524-07:002011-06-20T05:30:48.524-07:00Cale,
No writer worth his bacon likes to use the ...Cale,<br /><br />No writer worth his bacon likes to use the same word twice, except for those in limited supply, such as articles, pronouns and conjunctions. Some of us just have those words in our vocabularies from doing a lot of reading and wouldn't notice that others don't use them. That said, considering the level of ignorance of the language I've seen displayed by writers of the "lesser genre," I see no reason to limit the expressive possibilities of a more extensive lexicon just to pander to people who wouldn't read my work anyway.<br /><br />http://bonalibro.us/bananarepblicanbluesTim Chambershttp://bonalibro.us/bananarepblicanbluesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525128343384175411.post-22756593797370630442011-06-16T08:57:22.235-07:002011-06-16T08:57:22.235-07:00Yeah, but it sounds good!Yeah, but it sounds good!Cale McCaskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203876682270707997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-525128343384175411.post-12691493491373990252011-06-16T08:43:17.179-07:002011-06-16T08:43:17.179-07:00Good. Except or the last paragraph, which is just ...Good. Except or the last paragraph, which is just too ridiculous. :))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113353636011029151noreply@blogger.com