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I love reading Nathan Bransford's blog. His posts are insightful and, often, blunt. There's always something new to be learned, and his most recent post touches on a topic that comes up A LOT here at AW. Namely, personal taste and "trash."
Making Taste Overly Personal
Hopefully, this can be an honest and polite discussion, since many of these threads go off the rails when people let their fingers run away with their brains. So what do you think of the post?
It was nice to hear an agent's take on the issue, especially when he was talking about query letters. And his closing paragraph really nails it for me:
Thoughts?
Making Taste Overly Personal
Hopefully, this can be an honest and polite discussion, since many of these threads go off the rails when people let their fingers run away with their brains. So what do you think of the post?
It was nice to hear an agent's take on the issue, especially when he was talking about query letters. And his closing paragraph really nails it for me:
Nathan's blog said:In other words: sure, go ahead and irrationally hate something. It's in your DNA! (Note: probably not true) But try and resist the "trash" syndrome, especially if you're a writer. Not only have you probably stopped learning, but don't forget: someone else thinks your books are trash too, and they're no more right than you are.
Thoughts?