tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492268398373284943.post8487720032941642745..comments2022-11-10T05:06:01.287-08:00Comments on The Write Stuff: LDS Fiction: A View From the FringePam Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101099770476255954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492268398373284943.post-55215309758430869602010-11-12T07:36:55.595-08:002010-11-12T07:36:55.595-08:00Great observation, Jonathan. I never thought of it...Great observation, Jonathan. I never thought of it in those terms, but trying not to offend people is ultimately offensive in itself because it doesn't allow us to soar to some possible heights. As a writer, if I try never to offend people, what I've written is pablum.Pam Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101099770476255954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492268398373284943.post-70549909996912476692010-11-12T07:31:03.861-08:002010-11-12T07:31:03.861-08:00Pam,
Interesting thoughts. Unfortunately, I think...Pam,<br /><br />Interesting thoughts. Unfortunately, I think it's difficult to write meaty fiction that doesn't at the same time involve the potential of offending people. The major LDS publishers, in my view, have more or less committed themselves to a standard of not offending people. What is perhaps most damaging about this is that I think some people have begun to believe that this is an appropriate standard for all fiction. Oh, well. <br /><br />Note that I'm not saying the major LDS publishers haven't published some good stuff. It's more that I'm saying their goal of trying to avoid offending people creates problems, both for them and for the field of LDS writing as a whole.Jonathan Langfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974969352430364189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492268398373284943.post-36300352242310983712010-11-11T11:05:53.981-08:002010-11-11T11:05:53.981-08:00I don't read LDS fiction at all, so I'm no...I don't read LDS fiction at all, so I'm not an authority here, but I'm glad that you are finding good pieces that you like. I personally just finished "Pride and Prejudice" today, and I don't believe I've ever read it before. I liked it a lot.Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/12948795763094052260noreply@blogger.com