Bear in mind that when this was originally quoted, pen\pencil or typewriter and paper were the only method of getting works to the public.
Authors exist merely for the stories sake and not the other way around,
A good story has to do Two things inform and entertain.
The information part must be entertaining enough to let the readers live the story,
Without the readers feeling they are on the receiving end of a sermon.
Writing entertainment without information or without some insight into what it is to be human is a waste of good trees!
FRANK HERBERT
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very cool
I think as a writer, once you've come up with a concept and characters for a story all you owe is to be true to that concept and those characters. How one tells the story is a matter of style. My uncle gave me advice once; If you're gonna take their money, do it their way. Typos, grammar and technical aspects of the plot are always open for sniping. It falls under "what you do." Structure/format falls under "how you do it." Getting facts wrong leaves you open to potshots, but the rhythm and flow is determined by the writer and shouldn't be disputed.
quidquid sum ego, et omnia mea semper; Ego me.
alecia Snowfall