The thing is, when I sent it off I'd been immersed in its world for the past three months and it all made sense to me. Since then, though, with distance and objectivity, I *have* been thinking it's a bit of a mess.
There's a big overarching theme I was trying to explore through all the different stories, but I think I erred too much on the side of subtlety as well. (Maybe if my next one has a message it should have neon lights around it, blinking, and a great big arrow saying "LOOK! IT'S THE MESSAGE!")
Maybe it's basically okay, but it's the sort of book you can only get away with when you're established.
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Date: 2004-12-19 04:23 am (UTC)There's a big overarching theme I was trying to explore through all the different stories, but I think I erred too much on the side of subtlety as well. (Maybe if my next one has a message it should have neon lights around it, blinking, and a great big arrow saying "LOOK! IT'S THE MESSAGE!")
Maybe it's basically okay, but it's the sort of book you can only get away with when you're established.