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I think you should hold nothing back. I believe there's a quote about how softening and sanitizing your style to appeal to a larger group is the recipe for mediocrity, but I can't find it. Do you ...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:11:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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elrobis
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2019-12-08T07:11:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think you should hold nothing back. I believe there's a quote about how softening and sanitizing your style to appeal to a larger group is the recipe for mediocrity, but I can't find it. Do you want to trigger the gripping, riveting empathy you are imagining, or not? Anecdotal aside: When I was a kid I read Treasure Island, and the scene where blind Pew sneaks into the Admiral Benbow and grapples Jim, seemingly from out of nowhere, scared me so bad I put down the book for quite some time. Weeks, I think. But I eventually finished it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-10-20T17:13:40Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 3