“Good writing is good writing. In many ways, it’s the audience and their expectations that define a genre. A reader of literary fiction expects the writing to illuminate the human condition, some aspect of our world and our role in it. A reader of genre fiction likes that, too, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of the story.” WorldWayWritingHumansLongStoriesFictionRolesAudienceConditionsReaderExpectationsAspectLikesGenreOur WorldHuman ConditionGood Writing Author:Rosemary Clement-Moore
“She was the only creature in the world who would really care if something happened to me, even if it was only because I was the bringer of kibble.” IfsWorldCareHappenedCreatures Book:The Splendour Falls Source: The Splendour Falls
“I was the designated grown up in a family that operated in different reality than the rest of the world.” WorldDifferentRealityDifferent Realities Author:Rosemary Clement-Moore
“[W]hen Ben was kissing me, the whole world retreated. I felt things I'd never felt before, in places I never knew were connected. But I was pretty sure that whatever was buzzing against my thigh was not normal. For one thing, it was ringing. Ben dragged his mouth away from mine and mumbled a curse that was a little shocking and kind of hot. "Ignore it," he said. That was easy for him to say when his cell phone was rounding third base. If anyone got a home run tonight, I didn't want it to be Verizon Wireless.” IfsWorldWantKindLittlesSaidWholeHomeRunningFeltEasyOne ThingMinesKissingNormalMouthsThirdsHotPhonesConnectedWhole WorldCellsCurseTonightShockingCell PhoneThighsHome RunWirelessHens Author:Rosemary Clement-Moore
