Oh, I agree entirely -- "I try write to suit that, but I try not deviate from who I am to much. I write what I write because I like writing it. I think it is important, to write for ourselves first" -- :)
So many of my favourite books have long, flowery passages filled with intricate descriptions that web and weave you into the story. They might not jump into the action immediately, but you're following along, you're there, and then when everything starts happening, you feel a lot more. Then I read the GoodReads reviews of them, and all the negative ones? Surprise, surprise! "Too much purple prose." "Takes forever to get to the point." "Fell asleep before any action happened." "Ugh, too many big words. I don't want to read a dictionary while I'm reading." "Filled with historical trivia I could care less about." ~ and I'm just... everything you hate is what I love!
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