tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post847391671064577409..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Thoughts on the Craft Expanded Redux -- cannegardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-58490379533348366812009-03-05T07:19:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:19:00.000-06:00Very nice post. I completely agree, as well. I hav...Very nice post. I completely agree, as well. I have heard so many budding authors say that they felt compelled to cut passages and tone down the language and imagery, thus seriously altering the feel of the story, because they were afraid it would be rejected. I am sure that happens, quite frequently, but in my mind that accounts to nothing more than repression, no matter what side of the page you are looking at. If a big publisher won't take the risk, an artist just has to stick it out and find someone who will. When art becomes dishonest, that will indeed be a sad day for humanity. When artistic expression is repressed, driven underground, it can and does lead to subversion. We all know what that looks like.<BR/><BR/>So yes, write the story the way it wants and needs to be written, and let the censors be damned.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-41434983956999353602009-03-04T21:50:00.000-06:002009-03-04T21:50:00.000-06:00I've posted a detailed reply on this here:http://w...I've posted a detailed reply on this here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.genjipress.com/2009/03/the-ugly-truth-dept.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com