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Lyn
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DAWaverly
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R. L. Copple
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| Posted 5/11/2008 10:30 PM (GMT -4) | | "Literary" could mean a lot of different things. On one hand, the point to a literary piece is poetic usage, and frequently not a plot driven piece, more aiming for a message. So, it could mean anything from "this didn't have a plot and we don't do plotless stories," or the language was too flowery for them, or they don't care for stories focused on a message.
On the other hand, literary tends to be experimental, out on the edge in terms of format and method of telling a story, often breaking several conventional rules as to how one would normally tell a story. It's like being a designated hitter, attempting to hit home runs all the time. You know 80% or more you'll probably just strike out, but when you connect and it flies over the fence, people go "Wow, that was great!"
So it could be they felt it was on the edge, but just didn't work for them.
Or, for some people, literary is associated with "ivory tower" language and style, and they look down on that. Who knows.
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John M. Whalen
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| Posted 5/13/2008 10:47 AM (GMT -4) | | So send it to a literary market. If they reject it saying it's too pulpy, just think what that will do to your head! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Don't rewrite. Just resubmit. Elsewhere.  | | Back to Top | | |
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