tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post7318863835064379044..comments2023-08-20T08:59:05.893-06:00Comments on Writer, Cogitator, Recovering Ranch Girl: A Failure of ImaginationTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-26056760760081815652010-08-11T09:54:30.868-06:002010-08-11T09:54:30.868-06:00I bet reading the submissions queue helps in so ma...I bet reading the submissions queue helps in so many ways! You are bludgeoned with the cliches on all levels. <br /><br />Yes, I definitely agree. You need to balance newness with received form! And you don't want to put in every detail you think of or you may end up like Proust (fascinating as his writing is).Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-1483918096638689072010-08-11T09:15:51.660-06:002010-08-11T09:15:51.660-06:00A very cogent and vital point. Those structural e...A very cogent and vital point. Those structural elements that are clichéd are the hardest to recognize. What's helping me in that regard is reading the submissions queue at literary journals. Repetition quickly becomes evident then. <br /><br />Of course, pushing too far disrupts our ability to participate in narrative and the work suffers from a lack of reach. It's a delicate line that must be tread. But that's a clichéd line, isn't it? <br /><br />Damn.Brad Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303095673203409777noreply@blogger.com