tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post6033834861108670175..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Good Writing = Good Book?Writer, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-15601063525377006692011-07-17T13:17:09.677-04:002011-07-17T13:17:09.677-04:00I have to agree with Chuck. A book can have great ...I have to agree with Chuck. A book can have great writing in it without being up a great book, but then again it depends on what one thinks of as a great book. I think some writers can get so caught up in making beautiful sentences that they amble through their story like a window shopper. But some people love literary window shopping! A great example is Philip Sidney's "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia". I haven't actually read the whole thing, but the sentences are beautiful. An early death saved him from the Elizabethan critics!Cari Hislophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717398455999202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-70669792042315766722011-06-27T06:13:22.692-04:002011-06-27T06:13:22.692-04:00I would have to agree with this. Good writing is o...I would have to agree with this. Good writing is one element of a good book, but there's also characters, plot, pacing, hook, marketability, etc.Jessica Meatshttp://plottwister.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-67798138447811617332011-06-24T08:57:38.200-04:002011-06-24T08:57:38.200-04:00Agree, unfortunately--a "book," consider...Agree, unfortunately--a "book," considered objectively, is a structured thing, and reading it has to add up to a coherent experience (so I think, at least). The writing can be insightful, descriptive, vivid--you name it, page by page. But that's not all a book needs to be successful for the reader.Gregory Losellehttp://www.loselle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-10005791804783111292011-06-23T19:23:22.160-04:002011-06-23T19:23:22.160-04:00I think what he meant was a book can be well-writt...I think what he meant was a book can be well-written, but good writing doesn't necessarily mean the story itself is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com