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Re:How to Write Usefully by erikbye on Friday February 21, 2020 @11:46AM (#22384499)
Purple prose is not a requirement for literary fiction.
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Re:How to Write Usefully by throwanem on Friday February 21, 2020 @11:48AM (#22384521)
Given the entirely performative nature of the genre, purple prose well executed almost certainly cannot hurt.
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