Haha, agreed. And to elaborate a bit, I guess it comes down to the eternal choice between quick gratification and lasting achievement. I could tell from the time I was listening to THG that I wasn't looking at a classic. The details of worldbuilding slipped by me but mostly because I didn't care that much, and the writing wasn't very good. Slapping out a book without putting much thought into the crafting makes sense for commercial fiction, and if that's what the author wants to do I think it's a valid choice. Those writers who want to put out something that lasts, though, better put in the research and craft to achieve that goal.
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Date: 2012-08-25 03:50 pm (UTC)Haha, agreed. And to elaborate a bit, I guess it comes down to the eternal choice between quick gratification and lasting achievement. I could tell from the time I was listening to THG that I wasn't looking at a classic. The details of worldbuilding slipped by me but mostly because I didn't care that much, and the writing wasn't very good. Slapping out a book without putting much thought into the crafting makes sense for commercial fiction, and if that's what the author wants to do I think it's a valid choice. Those writers who want to put out something that lasts, though, better put in the research and craft to achieve that goal.