tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post8971216293753061937..comments2024-03-22T21:55:42.651+00:00Comments on Elizabeth Baines: The realism of readingsElizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-10534711987877625332009-03-16T12:24:00.000+00:002009-03-16T12:24:00.000+00:00That's it exactly, I think, Tania: the contingency...That's it exactly, I think, Tania: the contingency of realism!Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-70838089446257463872009-03-16T12:03:00.000+00:002009-03-16T12:03:00.000+00:00How odd that people should assume that Salt publis...How odd that people should assume that Salt publish realist stories... where do people get that from? I have said it before and I will say it again: people love labels, they love neat and tidy pidgeon-holes, and beware those of us who can't squeeze ourselves into one or another. On the other hand, we writers have to let go of our work and let it be read in any way someone chooses to read it, that's not up to us. What may be surreal to one reader may be very real to another (if their lives have taken a surreal turn!). I am still puzzling over the comment someone made about my book: "I love the one-page story about lust". I have absolutely no idea which story this is! <BR/><BR/>It sounds like the readings went really well, wish I could have been there!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.com