Charlie StrossMar 17

#WritersCoffeeClub March 17. What's an experience or sensation you've struggled to convey to a reader?

I've been arguing with myself over how to answer this prompt and took a while to realize that I don't even try to convey experiences or sensations: that's not what writing is for, in my books. I'm about ideas, and insights, and emergent emotional reactions to these.

Show threadKat SMar 17
@cstross Nonetheless, as I re-read The Apocalypse Codex, you do do that. And you do it effectively.
Show threadCharlie Stross
@KatS Maybe, but this was a question about how authors struggle to impose experiences or sensations on readers. Which isn't something I even try to do: it's an alien mind-set to me.
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