tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post7281678557272807644..comments2023-04-27T04:39:45.647-04:00Comments on JT Thinks About Stuff: Book Review: Old VenusJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170062950345779215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post-16653448101177598652015-05-12T10:13:50.728-04:002015-05-12T10:13:50.728-04:00I don't think it's GRRM. I think it's ...I don't think it's GRRM. I think it's more that there just isn't much in the way of a short-story market out there, so short-story writers don't have any need or occasion to polish their craft. It's also the case that (a) a lot of the really fun ideas have been done to death already, and (b) the values of traditional narrative storytelling are no longer universally appreciated.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170062950345779215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post-4580166237951922492015-05-11T19:11:32.332-04:002015-05-11T19:11:32.332-04:00Really unfortunate, that. I suspect that GRRM can ...Really unfortunate, that. I suspect that GRRM can sign his name to almost anything now to boost sales. I hope that wasn't the motivation here. GD is usually consistent, though. I wonder what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com