Comments on: Weird and wonderful http://inkhaven.net/2010/01/weird-and-wonderful/ it's okay. we're safe here. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Matthew Sanborn Smith http://inkhaven.net/2010/01/weird-and-wonderful/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Matthew Sanborn Smith Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:59:00 +0000 http://inkhaven.net/?p=666#comment-119 Good point on lack of tension. If I'm reading something that lacks tension, it doesn't occur to me that that's the problem. I just think, "who cares?" and toss it aside. Having said that, I don't know who you slush for (if you told me, I forgot), but I hope one of my stories didn't make you say, "This thing has lack of tension written all over it!" Unless, of course, we're talking about my story, "Lack of Tension," which is supposed to have lack of tension written all over it. Like in the middle of the first page and in the upper right hand corner of all of the succeeding pages. Reading slush is going to make you a better writer faster. Good point on lack of tension. If I’m reading something that lacks tension, it doesn’t occur to me that that’s the problem. I just think, “who cares?” and toss it aside.

Having said that, I don’t know who you slush for (if you told me, I forgot), but I hope one of my stories didn’t make you say, “This thing has lack of tension written all over it!” Unless, of course, we’re talking about my story, “Lack of Tension,” which is supposed to have lack of tension written all over it. Like in the middle of the first page and in the upper right hand corner of all of the succeeding pages.

Reading slush is going to make you a better writer faster.

]]> By: Adam Israel http://inkhaven.net/2010/01/weird-and-wonderful/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Adam Israel Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:13:21 +0000 http://inkhaven.net/?p=666#comment-118 That's a really good observation about tension. I hadn't consciously identified that in my own slush reading but I notice I've been more aware of it lately. Now I can't wait for my slush period to open back up. That’s a really good observation about tension. I hadn’t consciously identified that in my own slush reading but I notice I’ve been more aware of it lately. Now I can’t wait for my slush period to open back up.

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