Post by rorschalk on Jul 20, 2023 18:35:02 GMT
Pop goes the weasel[sic]! And for that bit of copy editing I am forever in your debt, but, alas, TSoaH has been struck out on the floor.
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4 hours ago by rockefeller
I must've read Wilson's The Sounds of a House cap some time ago because, even though I have no memory of it, I just found the following note attached to its pages:
"Newly rich guy's mansion makes screeching sounds (which turn out to be a hamster) scaring away all his nympho gold-diggers. Never reeled me in despite some good description. Nice prose. An overworked hook, its promise under-delivered."
I'm pretty sure I wrote that note. Like, who else, right? And it actually does stir up some vague recollections of the piece. One of those submissions whose impressive technical prowess overshadows an underwhelming narrative and main character. Just occurred to me that adept prose can be a little more challenging to read, which can actually hinder it if the story's not there. Like carrying a cup of tepid tea out to a table in a large, intricate, heavy porcelain pot. Often I wish I could ask VC's what motivated a particular yarn, why they felt it needed telling. Anyway, a highly subjective no here.
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4 hours ago by rockefeller
I must've read Wilson's The Sounds of a House cap some time ago because, even though I have no memory of it, I just found the following note attached to its pages:
"Newly rich guy's mansion makes screeching sounds (which turn out to be a hamster) scaring away all his nympho gold-diggers. Never reeled me in despite some good description. Nice prose. An overworked hook, its promise under-delivered."
I'm pretty sure I wrote that note. Like, who else, right? And it actually does stir up some vague recollections of the piece. One of those submissions whose impressive technical prowess overshadows an underwhelming narrative and main character. Just occurred to me that adept prose can be a little more challenging to read, which can actually hinder it if the story's not there. Like carrying a cup of tepid tea out to a table in a large, intricate, heavy porcelain pot. Often I wish I could ask VC's what motivated a particular yarn, why they felt it needed telling. Anyway, a highly subjective no here.
