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Old 11-10-2009, 11:57 AM   #83
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Originally Posted by wayrad View Post
It's not just the heavy-handedness that's annoying, but the faulty reasoning behind it - if you get to invent the world, it's hardly remarkable that it works according to your rules, and trying to convince readers otherwise seems a bit silly.

Well right, heavy-handedness and an AGENDA - a bad combination.

Certainly a writer has to create an society and surroundings that support the story, but when it's pushing a particular idea in an attempt to convince the reader rather than support the story....that's when it's a particular PITA.
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