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The infantilization of low-brow fiction pretending to be literature and read by millions might possibly include the Harry Potter books.
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I don't think that they do "claim" to be literature. They are, though - to my mind at least - cracking good reads. Not every enjoyable book has to be "literature"; there's nothing wrong with reading purely for enjoyment!
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Once you've completed the first draft, Start from the beginning and then check the grammar, spelling and then cut out every extra word you can. The start all over from the beginning and cut again. (This would fix the typos along the way.) Luckily, there is a before/after pulp novel I can recommend to see how this works. The before is in the US public domain, and is on Project Gutenberg. The after was rewritten in 1958, and is considered the "proper" version of the story. It is the original Space Opera, The Skylark of Space", by E.E.Smith. The first version was 300 pages, the last was 180 pages. Not one scene was cut. It's not enough to write, you have to ruthlessly "tighten" any story, if you want to sell. . . |
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If you mean "Fifty Shades of Grey", then say so. Not that it particularly matters; there are dozens of books I can think of off the top of my head that one could say exactly the same about.
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Thanks HarryT. Editing post now.
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From what I've read about the 50 Shades series, it's a dangerous set of books.
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