Hee. I suppose calling them "Lark's Vomit Stories" would actually be more insulting than just saying they were flawed.
What I wanted to tell you was this--some of us who WROTE those older stories are kind of just as stuck about how to discuss them.
I don't think of you as an old-fandom writer, but this is still interesting to hear. When I think about the inevitable problems with older stories, I always wonder if the authors have moved on, too, or if they look at the stories being written now and wonder why no one writes the good stuff anymore. ("But there's no romance! No description! And why don't the tops carry the bottoms up the stairs anymore*^?")
* Footnote: I am in no way implying that Jim is the top to Blair's bottom, because that is so not true, man.
^ Further Footnote: I am also not implying that that story - because I'm pretty sure I know which one you mean - is bad, or even truly old-style. Although it's fascinating to read your work at pretty much one gulp (which I did, long ago, starting with the TS stuff and moving into dS) and see how much your writing has changed.
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What I wanted to tell you was this--some of us who WROTE those older stories are kind of just as stuck about how to discuss them.
I don't think of you as an old-fandom writer, but this is still interesting to hear. When I think about the inevitable problems with older stories, I always wonder if the authors have moved on, too, or if they look at the stories being written now and wonder why no one writes the good stuff anymore. ("But there's no romance! No description! And why don't the tops carry the bottoms up the stairs anymore*^?")
* Footnote: I am in no way implying that Jim is the top to Blair's bottom, because that is so not true, man.
^ Further Footnote: I am also not implying that that story - because I'm pretty sure I know which one you mean - is bad, or even truly old-style. Although it's fascinating to read your work at pretty much one gulp (which I did, long ago, starting with the TS stuff and moving into dS) and see how much your writing has changed.