Cheating spouses in Literature is one of my big pet peeves too. It's become a running joke in my house; if I groan while reading something, my partner will be like, "Is someone about to cheat?" (Another pet peeve is "White Man Witnesses Something Sad Happen to Someone Else and Is Sad Afterwards, Though Also Horny Of Course," but I guess that's like the entire Western canon.)
I particularly like your analysis here - "In fact, almost all the originators of new ideas in the arts are distinctly political–that is, they are engaging with their work and lives in how society is structured. It’s the second generation of any given genre that often strips away this meaning and reduces the work to tropes."
I'm also a child of punk. I think the literary establishment are suspicious of punks as in their eyes it's somehow unliterary. But punk ws iconoclastic as well as political, and if there's ever an industry that needs its sacred cows overturned it's publishing.
Oh and yes, I concur absolutely, never pay to submit short stories. Any so-called prize competition should be properly funded by the magazine to pay the reader, not the writers having to do so and still have it's prize money. Otherwise it's just a mickey mouse set up. Like bands having to pay to play venues.
I really like what you said about writer/publisher being a peer relationship. I’m a fiber artist, and I definitely have that mindset of “asking a favor” when I approach a gallery or, makers’ market, or business looking for art to hang for this month’s art walk. It’s a good reminder that I should be looking for colleagues.
Steampunk erotica zines, you say....?
Cheating spouses in Literature is one of my big pet peeves too. It's become a running joke in my house; if I groan while reading something, my partner will be like, "Is someone about to cheat?" (Another pet peeve is "White Man Witnesses Something Sad Happen to Someone Else and Is Sad Afterwards, Though Also Horny Of Course," but I guess that's like the entire Western canon.)
Just thank you.
I really needed this!
I particularly like your analysis here - "In fact, almost all the originators of new ideas in the arts are distinctly political–that is, they are engaging with their work and lives in how society is structured. It’s the second generation of any given genre that often strips away this meaning and reduces the work to tropes."
I'm also a child of punk. I think the literary establishment are suspicious of punks as in their eyes it's somehow unliterary. But punk ws iconoclastic as well as political, and if there's ever an industry that needs its sacred cows overturned it's publishing.
Oh and yes, I concur absolutely, never pay to submit short stories. Any so-called prize competition should be properly funded by the magazine to pay the reader, not the writers having to do so and still have it's prize money. Otherwise it's just a mickey mouse set up. Like bands having to pay to play venues.
Thanks for an excellent post.
Thank you very much. ❤️
I really like what you said about writer/publisher being a peer relationship. I’m a fiber artist, and I definitely have that mindset of “asking a favor” when I approach a gallery or, makers’ market, or business looking for art to hang for this month’s art walk. It’s a good reminder that I should be looking for colleagues.