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> "...modern fiction, particularly English-language fiction, has moved in the direction of the televisual, anyway. Much so-called literary fiction is evidently
by larkeith 9y ago
> "...modern fiction, particularly English-language fiction, has moved in the direction of the televisual, anyway. Much so-called literary fiction is evidently written with an eye to an option for film or TV adaptation."
These statements (and therefore the points which follow) lack evidence and do not align with my anecdotal experience, which suggests to me some selection bias (likely from both myself and the author). I would be deeply surprised if a great enough portion of books are 'written with an eye to [a TV adaptation]' to cause a significant impact on writing quality and style.
- detcader 9y agoThe "portion of books" doesn't matter at all, the economic incentives do. A few sentences later: "For all but a tiny few, it’s nearly impossible to make anything even approaching a living from writing literary fiction."