tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post3512002851248128348..comments2024-03-28T05:25:17.791-04:00Comments on Into The Ravenous Maw: Genre HoppingPatrick Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post-23991090151182094062015-10-30T01:21:26.218-04:002015-10-30T01:21:26.218-04:00I think it has more potential to be bad for writer...I think it has more potential to be bad for writers than for readers, but then I suppose it depends how it's executed. I've been to a couple of really good events hosted by Kill Your Darlings lit journal in Melbourne where they've run a 'Highbrow vs Lowbrow' slam, but these are usually hosted in good sport rather than actually trying to slam one or the other type of writer. Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post-18631173620469000762015-10-19T13:06:51.458-04:002015-10-19T13:06:51.458-04:00I would agree, for the most part. I am biased, bu...I would agree, for the most part. I am biased, but I try to look at both sides (as well as the third branch: mainstream) as being equal in and of themselves. It's the traditions behind each one that makes it hazy. I think the competition is good for readers, though perhaps not for writers.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918357506534714894.post-3777219717479301132015-10-19T04:24:59.825-04:002015-10-19T04:24:59.825-04:00Until I hit university, I never knew the differenc...Until I hit university, I never knew the difference between literary and genre writing. I now often try my hand at both. I don't think one of them are any better or of lesser value than the other, and even as far as readers go, I tend to find that I tend to favour or dislike a piece based on its voice rather than it's genre or if it's literary. There are good and bad examples of both and I think the idea of putting them into a hierarchy and saying one is better than the other is just silly. Everyone should just read and write whatever they feel like and stop trying to turn it into a competition! Great post, Patrick--sorry if I got a bit ranty there, I have a strong opinion about this issue. haha :) Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.com