In a message dated 11/14/05 6:42:53 AM,
vhend1234@aol.com writes:
> I would say that plot-driven writing is generally
inferior to
> character-driven, but it would take a course to
explain that and also the
> difference between
> good writing and bad
>
good and bad writing for me is simply how eloquent or
hackneyed one's prose style is, and how subtle or
heavy-handed the expression of the ideas intended.
it's certainly possible to write well and move a plot
forward. the best stories however, mix both plot and
characterization in such an elegant fashion that one informs
the other
John Lau
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