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Louanne Learning said:
yeah, we did our share of screaming. Canada clearly outplayed the US team, but oh well, what can you do?

Congrats, US. See you in 4 years in France...
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Yeah that was tough. Oof, all those missed chances, and from superstars who typically never miss those chances !
I was highly entertained, sometimes shouting at my TV 😅
Just mind-blowing stuff. Hats off to Connor Hellebuyck, the best goaltender in the world. He won the gold for his team.

Congrats, 'Murca !
 
DLC said:
Canadians aren't taking the loss very well.
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I've not seen that at all. Disappointed, yeah, but, in fact, your image suggests a poor winner - rubbing the loss in Canada's face
 
I'm the kind of writer who likes to dabble in a broad range of settings, genres etc. Some random idea followed for a distraction more than anything. Have had a fantasy story idea in mind for the last week or so. I don't care for 'genre labels' or 'litfic' labels when I write. Just experimenting in general. I write what I write. The end.

Sometimes I feel the art of storytelling has been mostly lost in this modern era. That's what propels me more than labels.
 
Given the number of excellent books I've read recently, I can't agree that "the art of storytelling has been mostly lost in this modern era." Perhaps it is time to branch out in your reading?

When The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree was ready for market, it took me far too long to decide how to present it to agents. I finally chose a a mixed description. The publisher has sold it under a similarly mixed description that includes historical, literary, and magical realism. Amazon ratings add small town literature, coming of age, and American historical categories. Labels are hints of what to expect from a book, rather than hard and fast categorization. There's nothing wrong with telling a potential agent or publisher that one's book is post-apocolyptic coming of age with overtones of sweet Christian romance, if that's your bag.
 
I think there is a proliferation of bad storytelling that is led by self-published schlock and b-movies using generic plots and basically displaying spectacle but little substance.

This doesn’t mean that there isn't good storytelling out there. I think it just gets lost in the flood of mediocrity.
 
There is indeed a flood of mediocrity on the market, but one needn't plunge into the schlock to locate something worth reading. Good writing is located well above the deluge, not in it. Sometimes finding good books is a matter of luck while browsing the library or indie bookstore shelves. Other times it is the result of reading reviews or listening to recommendations from people whose opinons one respects and whose tastes in literature are similar.

Right now, I'm looking at the pile of good books on my chairside table, thinking the problem isn't finding excellent storytelling, it's finding the time to read it. ;)

Homer Potvin said:
If I don't die tomorrow, I'll be growing up fast!
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Don't die, Homer. We need you. Don't grow up too much, either. Quelle bore.
 
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