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Deep-Fried Grapes In Kansas
Jun. 17th, 2010 12:24 amThis is a little thing I wrote a few months ago, for a friend and to get it off my head, and it turned out okay. I think... it was just an expression of the conflict in my head. It's not supposed to be overtly hostile; it's not supposed to be only surface-deep. I wanted to say something about the world, and maybe the patriarchy, and definitely the dynamic of relationships that I have noticed around me. And... other things. I wanted to raise questions. I think it does all that, to some extent or another, so on that level, Yay.
I will also admit to being mildly annoyed (and fully aware of how ungracious that annoyance is) to the response on the PPC 'Board of Eclectus, asking that I clarify the details-- why they are in Kansas, making sure to mention in-story that they are, in fact, in Kansas, and why, exactly, Brian has the effect he does on other characters. And also to the point that it "had potential as a fantasy/sci-fi/horror novel-thing." See... I like the flaws in my work being pointed out. It hurts, but it's a good thing to know. I don't like my work being reviewed it was an entirely different genre, and critiqued for not being the expected genre. It'd be like if JK Rowling wrote, oh, I don't know, a modern business-setting romance, and people reviewed it complaining that there weren't any wizards. I like criticism, just... prefer if it's helpful.
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I will also admit to being mildly annoyed (and fully aware of how ungracious that annoyance is) to the response on the PPC 'Board of Eclectus, asking that I clarify the details-- why they are in Kansas, making sure to mention in-story that they are, in fact, in Kansas, and why, exactly, Brian has the effect he does on other characters. And also to the point that it "had potential as a fantasy/sci-fi/horror novel-thing." See... I like the flaws in my work being pointed out. It hurts, but it's a good thing to know. I don't like my work being reviewed it was an entirely different genre, and critiqued for not being the expected genre. It'd be like if JK Rowling wrote, oh, I don't know, a modern business-setting romance, and people reviewed it complaining that there weren't any wizards. I like criticism, just... prefer if it's helpful.
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