The forgetful don’t know who I am, Yet here I am while they live in what I’ve given to them for free to them.
I hold it all together, they don’t know about it nor do they know me yet they use it.
As a writer myself, I can’t stand literary snobs who turn their noses up at anything that isn’t written like Hemingway. Background Pony was better-written than most popular fiction these days, and the style lent a lot to the atmosphere, in my opinion.
If you don’t like the story, I don’t care. I just wish literary types would stop being so dogmatic with their tastes. If authors aren’t free to find their own voice, independent of conventional wisdom, than we end up with literature that all sounds the same.
@JeremyStorm
Using five thousand words where fifty will do is not “poetic.” It’s pointless verbosity, and it turned BP from an interesting metaphysical exploration into a pile of flavorless treacle.
@Background Pony #B0F6
It’s only purple prose if the word choice gets in the way of the meaning. Just being somewhat poetic doesn’t make it inaccessible. If anything, I think the way it’s written adds a lot to Lyra’s wistful nature.
I can’t fathom why this fic is so damn popular. The concept is interesting, but holy purple prose, Batman. Reading it was like trying to wade through quick-dry cement.
Found and forgiven.
We choose to leave truly. Forgetting who we were.
I hold it all together, they don’t know about it nor do they know me yet they use it.
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If you don’t like the story, I don’t care. I just wish literary types would stop being so dogmatic with their tastes. If authors aren’t free to find their own voice, independent of conventional wisdom, than we end up with literature that all sounds the same.
Also, this is a beautiful picture.
I respectfully disagree.
Using five thousand words where fifty will do is not “poetic.” It’s pointless verbosity, and it turned BP from an interesting metaphysical exploration into a pile of flavorless treacle.
It’s only purple prose if the word choice gets in the way of the meaning. Just being somewhat poetic doesn’t make it inaccessible. If anything, I think the way it’s written adds a lot to Lyra’s wistful nature.
It’s called Background Pony. It’s a remarkably sad story, though a powerful one very much worth the read. You can find it on FimFiction.
What story?