Right so...the other day I made a journal about this guy who wrote to the newspaper. He kind of pissed me off.
But I keep thinking about it and can't help but wonder if he brings up a valid point. He wrote that the job of a writer is not only to entertain but to educate and ennoble. He wrote that a writer's success and literary value cannot be judged solely on the basis of how much entertainment his/her work provides.
If I tell you which author he was talking about in particular, we're all going to get biased and pissy. I know I did. So here's the thing: how many of you wondyful authors out there agree with him?
And how many of you try and incorporate morals and messages into your stories? If so, how would you go about it? How do you go about it? Can you show us some examples in your stories?
But I keep thinking about it and can't help but wonder if he brings up a valid point. He wrote that the job of a writer is not only to entertain but to educate and ennoble. He wrote that a writer's success and literary value cannot be judged solely on the basis of how much entertainment his/her work provides.
If I tell you which author he was talking about in particular, we're all going to get biased and pissy. I know I did. So here's the thing: how many of you wondyful authors out there agree with him?
And how many of you try and incorporate morals and messages into your stories? If so, how would you go about it? How do you go about it? Can you show us some examples in your stories?
August 1st, 2007 at 11:01pm