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DiapDealer · 02-24-2014, 10:47 AM

I'd like to see the world of literature (aka Books) grow less enamoured of "the new." I don't mean new authors, or new books, but rather that I'm disappointed in the "shoving aside" of excellence on the grounds of not being "innovative" or ground-breaking enough. That seems to be very popular right now. Especially in SFF.

By all means, innovate. Grow. Just stop using innovation (or novelty) as the sole criteria by which quality should be measured.

02-24-2014, 10:47 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,652 Karma: 205022288 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'd like to see the world of literature (aka Books) grow less enamoured of "the new." I don't mean new authors, or new books, but rather that I'm disappointed in the "shoving aside" of excellence on the grounds of not being "innovative" or ground-breaking enough. That seems to be very popular right now. Especially in SFF. By all means, innovate. Grow. Just stop using innovation (or novelty) as the sole criteria by which quality should be measured. Last edited by DiapDealer; 02-25-2014 at 09:32 AM.