SLSL: Subjective Objective

s~Z keithsz at concentric.net
Wed Nov 13 13:29:06 CST 2002


"It is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract unifying
agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to it."

Whereas Doug believes quality is purely subjective, TRP does not. One of his
stated reasons for publishing the stories was to provide help to aspiring
writers. He uses the intro to describe writing errors. Seems perfectly in
accord with TRP's attitude to subject his writing to objective standards as
well.




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