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Originally Posted by Hitch
Vis-a-vis creative writing, it's simply easier, period. I've been pretty consistently gobsmacked by the reality that there is an entire reading population out there that have dramatically lower reading standards than anyone could previously have thought. I personally know of books that are selling quite remarkably well, that wouldn't have made it past a lousy imprint's slush pile, a mere 10 years ago. And, before somebody says it, it's not merely erotica or romance or whatever; it's in every genre category.
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It is not just books. Look at the bs movies made nowadays. Even most trash/grindhouse movies of the last three decades would be Oscar materials by comparison.
Or the music, for that matter. It seems the standards of art in general has fallen to an all-time low now.
