An author only gets away with it if people read the book.
There are so many things that sift readers; what writers talk about is general patterns, though they can often formulate them as rules. Everybody likes to feel a sense of authority.
Tim Powers' example seems unfortunate, but what of the words around the incident, are they enough to draw in the reader? (Haven't read the book yet, so I don't know if they'll draw me in.)
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Date: 2013-03-15 12:31 pm (UTC)There are so many things that sift readers; what writers talk about is general patterns, though they can often formulate them as rules. Everybody likes to feel a sense of authority.
Tim Powers' example seems unfortunate, but what of the words around the incident, are they enough to draw in the reader? (Haven't read the book yet, so I don't know if they'll draw me in.)