if you want to know what being a writer is like

elisem has written a poem of surpassing brilliance, using phrases from matociquala's posts about her writing.

I love this poem. It makes me think maybe I will start revising The Other Book today.

genre, from the top

I should say before I begin that the following is only what I think, based on some study of genre theory, plus my own observations and reading. Which is to say, IMHO in flashing neon lights. I can't cite other people in support of these opinions, nor do I guarantee that they are well thought through. This is just what I think on a mildly muggy June morning in 2005.

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