My students are preparing to graduate, which means the Season of Existential Dread is nigh. I cannot blame them. Graduations conclude with exhortations to go out and conquer the world. Graduates then run smack into a reality captured in an old commercial that showed Abraham Lincoln in an employment office being asked if had a chauffeur’s license. We’ll get back to you, fella.
Thanks Cassandra -- you make an important point about writers not collaborating with readers. Which always strikes me as a missed opportunity to establish a connection through a story.
Thank you for this. I've been thinking a lot about adjectives lately! Many books I read for my book club are full of them. The feeling I get reading these books is that the writers aren't interested in collaborating with the reader. It reminds of this essay that I find so interesting, which expands on why "leaving things out" is valuable: https://fictionwritersreview.com/essay/making-room-for-the-reader-lessons-from-the-magus-by-john-fowles/ 🖤
Thanks Cassandra -- you make an important point about writers not collaborating with readers. Which always strikes me as a missed opportunity to establish a connection through a story.
Thanks Carrie!
Thank you for this. I've been thinking a lot about adjectives lately! Many books I read for my book club are full of them. The feeling I get reading these books is that the writers aren't interested in collaborating with the reader. It reminds of this essay that I find so interesting, which expands on why "leaving things out" is valuable: https://fictionwritersreview.com/essay/making-room-for-the-reader-lessons-from-the-magus-by-john-fowles/ 🖤
Love this. Now I am looking at my writing with fresh eyes.