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44 sats \ 5 comments \ @jbschirtzinger 8 Sep the_stacker_muse

I see that this territory has "all things literature" in the description and I was thinking about posting my book reviews here instead of over at the BookandArticles sub. I think Siggy does a great job with keeping up with all the posts over there--especially the book reviews--but the culture of the sub is beginning to shift in a manner that is not consistent with the kinds of literature folks that I enjoy being around. As per any gambling western movie, "You gotta know when to push away from the table."

I did not want to assume and start posting book reviews here without asking and it will probably be a little while before I post a new one, but wanted to see if this channel is meant for that before I pulled the trigger.

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30 sats \ 4 replies \ @billytheked 8 Sep

"all things literature"

literature in the sense of the briticannica's definition

literature, a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution.

Or according to Wikipedia

Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems.

So if the book fits that category then go for it

i guess it is a subcategory of "book" but then again it encompasses other things too which are not necessarily a book format (a single poem, an essay etc.)

i recognize it is awkward seeing as there is overlap with what siggy is doing but i suppose each will have its own culture and folks can decide based on that

110 sats \ 3 replies \ @jbschirtzinger OP 8 Sep

Well, back when I wrote for various publications, the channel was usually a journal or magazine. It was a common experience to write a query or send a piece and have them say, "Yeah, this piece doesn't fit our voice/genre/stochastically generated decision tree." That was usually your clue that probably what you were trying to do was not a fit for that outlet. In this case, you can look at the channels and decide whether or not you fit with what is being valued/encouraged/growing. It is more dynamic and easier to tell when the winds are shifting into something else than a publication which can change drastically month to month or week to week with not many clues that such a shift is happening.

My additional hope is that the traffic my posts generate, though probably not gonna be huge, will help fund your territory some.

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @billytheked 8 Sep

well thank you i appreciate the thought you put into this one idea ive had is making a sort of title formatting guide so readers know what genre the writer intended though im not sure how i would define each type of composition yet

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @jbschirtzinger OP 8 Sep

Then people would have to follow it, which is always a gamble. Congrats on the win in the other contest, incidentally. I'm glad to see the grand prize winning entry featured some solid writing.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @billytheked 8 Sep

oh thanks! came as a slight shock to me