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Gramps was an aviator- found these while digitizing albums

Unfortunately, most of these have no further information. I also have his khaki cover and wings. Served in the 40s.

u/donkeybrainhero — 2 months ago
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Can established authors ignore technical basics?

I've spent a lot of time on this sub, listening to podcasts (like Writing Excuses), and doing general deep Googling on creative writing. Most of the advice and "do's-and-don'ts" are all pretty standard, follow what you'd hear from any other pro, etc. Having just finished my first attempt at a full-length novel (multiple drafts and numerous edit passes), I wanted to give it another pass but needed a break to reset my brain. So, I went back to moving through my backlog, and I've noticed a lot of what I'm reading doesn't seem to follow the technical guidelines I've been consuming.

Reading Aurora Rising by Alistair Reynolds (whose work I truly enjoy) I realized his prose can be cumbersome, with heavy exposition, and the dialogue can be shaky at times. His books are bulky and could probably be trimmed. However, what he creates is still genuinely fantastic (the worlds, characters, plots, and everything else) and generally considered a staple in modern sci-fi. Same for Peter Hamilton's Exodus. Now that's some solid bulk. But, its still somehow fairly interesting... but at 900 pages? Yikes.

The funny thing is, until now, I don't think I would have ever looked at what I'm reading in this way.

So, what this all comes down to... at what point do you just start doing things your way? Is there a level of establishment before you can throw the baby out, keep the bathwater, and make a stew out of it? If you are a nobody, your work could be wholly interesting, but if those first five pages don't look technically sound, you won't be given the time of day, right?

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u/donkeybrainhero — 3 months ago