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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

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    1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 1 Oct 2020

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      You don't even have to get into the weeds analyzing the big stuff like plot and character and setting to criticize Harry Potter Just in terms of writing technique, JKR is addicted to bad writing choices that are so commonly criticized they're clicheshttps://twitter.com/Nymphomachy/status/1310845770933972993?s=20 …

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      Vapor Weyve @Nymphomachy
      Found this op-ed about the quality of Rowling's writing from 2007 and it owns https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2007/jul/17/harrypottersbigconisthep … pic.twitter.com/D6YaWtVe9X
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    2. Dr. John Woodford‏ @jbwoodford815 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect

      One of the things that struck me about the HP books is that although they were adequate reads they were like cotton candy--not much actual substance, puffed up into a large volume.

      1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
    3. Dr. John Woodford‏ @jbwoodford815 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @jbwoodford815 @arthur_affect

      Compare to Heinlein's _Double Star_, a short novel that (though of similar weight) is far more tightly written. RAH does in two pages (or less!) what would take JKR a chapter.

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 1 Oct 2020
      Replying to @jbwoodford815

      Heinlein, like JKR, had a reputation for efficient prose that was mostly down to him having really good editors When he got too big to edit he, too, completely gave in to bloat -- the difference between Double Star and Stranger in a Strange Land is night and day

      2:11 PM - 1 Oct 2020
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        1. Dr. John Woodford‏ @jbwoodford815 1 Oct 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect

          True, though I don't know how much of that was age and ego. In his early career, his short stories were decent, and writing those well takes some willingness to trim.

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        2. Nate Swick‏ @N8Swick 1 Oct 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect @jbwoodford815

          This is also evident if you compare the first three Song of Ice and Fire books and the last one. It’s clear when Martin became to big to edit and also the publisher just wanted to get the damn thing out ASAP.

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        3. Carrie Laben‏ @pinguinus 1 Oct 2020
          Replying to @N8Swick @arthur_affect @jbwoodford815

          That awkward moment when they publish your one book as two books because the binding will physically break if they don't.

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