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<blockquote data-quote="Sialia" data-source="post: 3326413" data-attributes="member: 1025"><p>A nice batch of first round stories, and I enjoyed reading all of them. Pleasant distractions all.</p><p></p><p>That said, there was not one that touched on a personal truth so intense that it kicked off the hormonal "weepy" response.</p><p></p><p>Couldn't tell you exactly what triggers that, or, indeed, whether it's really something that a writer should be striving for. When I'm not pregnant, I'm deeply the skeptic about emotionally manipulative, tear-jerking stories (which is not to say I haven't been guilty of writing these on occasion. So the drama!) But pregnant, the weepy response always catches me by surprise with a feeling of "oh--that's <em>so</em> true!" and it's often not about things that are inherently sad. Sometimes it's relief, or culmination, or something spit-take funny.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the only reason I mention this is that I think the very best fiction always has some sort of true thing at it's core. Our writers this season all seem to have the hang of grammar, character, plot and a pleasant turn of phrase. Given the consistently high level of quality in this first round, I'm still hoping one of you breaks through the "pleasantly amusing" barrier into the realm of "ohmigosh--that is incredible."</p><p></p><p>I know you have it in you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sialia, post: 3326413, member: 1025"] A nice batch of first round stories, and I enjoyed reading all of them. Pleasant distractions all. That said, there was not one that touched on a personal truth so intense that it kicked off the hormonal "weepy" response. Couldn't tell you exactly what triggers that, or, indeed, whether it's really something that a writer should be striving for. When I'm not pregnant, I'm deeply the skeptic about emotionally manipulative, tear-jerking stories (which is not to say I haven't been guilty of writing these on occasion. So the drama!) But pregnant, the weepy response always catches me by surprise with a feeling of "oh--that's [I]so[/I] true!" and it's often not about things that are inherently sad. Sometimes it's relief, or culmination, or something spit-take funny. Anyway, the only reason I mention this is that I think the very best fiction always has some sort of true thing at it's core. Our writers this season all seem to have the hang of grammar, character, plot and a pleasant turn of phrase. Given the consistently high level of quality in this first round, I'm still hoping one of you breaks through the "pleasantly amusing" barrier into the realm of "ohmigosh--that is incredible." I know you have it in you. [/QUOTE]
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