Why is your writing special?

[pjthompson]

But first, the

Quote of the day:

"All substances are poisons: there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy."

—Paracelsus


(which may or may not be related to the writing portion of this post);

and the

Disclaimer for the Quote of the Day:

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Now for the writing portion of this post:

From barbarienne via secritcrush:

Question: What is it about your writing that you think makes it special, stand out from the crowd? ... And if you are too shy to analyze yourself, then I encourage folk to toss this question out to the people who have read them...

Um, not entirely sure. But I think what makes my writing special is the careful emotional layering of characterization. I think I do a pretty decent job of creating real emotional worlds inside of people. I do a decent enough job of worldbuilding, but I think that springs as much or more out of who the people are who inhabit the world. I think my prose can be sort of lush—but that works against me as often as it works for me. There's a very damn fine line between rich, living prose and being ankle deep in fresh fertilizer.


And happy one-hundred-and-sixth birthday, Dad.

Comments

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.... I don't know that I've ever described my writing as "special". I think that there are things that I do well... I think I write pretty good dialogue for example. But I think that I'm too critical of my own work to really view it objectively. It's an intriguing question though.