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Loading... Porcelain (contemporary poetry and fiction) (edition 2010)by Jess C Scott
Work InformationPorcelain by Jess C. Scott
None No current Talk conversations about this book. 1   1dragones | Aug 20, 2010 |   This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. I received this book in a LibraryThing member giveaway. I read all of the prose but couldn't force myself to read all of the poetry or the academic papers. Reading Ms. Scott's writing felt too much like work - I wanted to write out the same tips for editing and revision that I provide for my students.Another thing that I teach my students is that not everything we create is a masterpiece. Just because you got an A on an academic paper, your mom says your writing at 12 was mature, or all your friends love your angsty poetry does not mean anyone else is interested. Porcelain is a narcissistic collection of writing without any cohesion or consideration of audience. While some of the ideas in Porcelain show promise there is a need for further polishing and a more critical consideration of what is publication quality. Rejection letters or bad reviews do not necessarily mean literary snob, sometimes they mean an author needs to work a little more to create a good piece of writing. (  )2 Chirtie | Aug 17, 2010 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Really complex, interesting writing. This piece was a worth while read and i would read it again. Thanks for choosing me and I look forward to reading more from this author. (  ) mim06290 | Jul 10, 2010 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Jess C. Scott is a prolific writer. She has collected "a decade's worth" of creative endeavors into this published portfolio. Some of the items are excepts from full-length novels and collections while others are academic papers and treaties on Scott's writing motivation and inspiration. Considering the rather short time she professes to have been creating works for publication, the volume of the work is impressive. Perhaps even more impressive is the quality of the work. Her writing posses a certain frankness, a sureness that comes across neither as over-confident or arrogant. It is simply that each word she writes is exactly what she wants to say and as a reader, it is very natural in terms of comprehension and flow. She experiments with a variety of genres and styles, but that honesty and sense of self flows through them all. Her use of styles and formats such as blog entries,IMs, etc. is quite savvy. It makes sense that the acceptance of those formats in the internet world would allow it to spill over into an accepted form of prose. Scott handles it well and as she says in this book, she does it not to be gimmicky. She succeeds in this regard. The rather frantic nature of this collection, while a great overview of Scott's writing, art, poetry, and personality could leave a casual reader overwhelmed. The excerpts are interesting and do encourage one to seek out further work by the author but if one were to pick this up casually, I could see how a reader might be overwhelmed or even frustrated with the quick change of tone, style, and the brevity of some of the excerpts. All said and done, Jess C Scott is a young talent with good technique and a natural sense of writing. Her potential is immense and I wish her success. ( ) loafhunter13 | Jul 7, 2010 |   jesscscott | Aug 22, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
A collection of both new and previously published short stories, poems, and essays, by Jess C Scott. PORCELAIN offers a personal draft of the author's navigation through a world that is fantastical, offbeat, ironic, unexpected, and true.PORCELAIN is 40,000 words long.Praise for JESS C SCOTT:"Jess's work exudes pure honesty that deserves praise."- RCGNTN Magazine"Your writing reflects something genuine, something real, about our generation that few writers have had the talent or the courage to uncover. Thank you."- e-mail from a reader"I hope you always stay fresh, refreshing and daring...whether the world gets it or not."- T.D., via e-mailEXCERPT:"Oh my god," said Amber. "Martin and Emily? Eww! That's just..."She paused.She turned her head a little to one side. She gazed upwards, posing for thought. This way everyone would see how impeccably shaped her nose and profile were. With the word she was to emphasize, she could also show off her puckered lips to perfection. She had to mouth it right. She did! And she did it with utmost flair-"...wrong."Everyone at the table laughed.The other bunch, the quieter not-so-cool-and-or-sociable bunch, was gathered in front of the TV. They seemed to be happy with a box of candy-canes and whatever Spongebob was up to on the screen."I know Martin's, well..." said Ash."A nerd." It was Heidi.She and Amber were the Diva-Twins, and nothing would come between them. That also meant that everything they held or caught was theirs. They would share, if they were charitable, or fight it out down to the last polished fingernail. Their 'snare' was the group at the table for the time being, and they were in a kind mood. It was Christmas after all.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Jess writes edgy/contemporary fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in a diverse range of publications, such as Word Riot and The Battered Suitcase. PORCELAIN features both her written and illustrative work. No library descriptions found. |
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Additionally, this PDF file included far too many pieces for me to offer individual critiques of each piece as I normally like to do with anthologies. The large file should be broken up into at least three smaller files, one each for fiction, poetry and essays. This would enable reviewers to do a better job because they could more likely critique individual pieces.
On the whole, many pieces included in this collection could stand some editing, some of the stories could stand a full re-write as they don't make much sense in their current state. There's an old adage that goes something like this: "Write what you know". This author seems to know poetry best so perhaps she should stick with that.
Not recommended for the average reader.
A PDF file was provided to me by the author free in exchange for this review. This review has been simultaneously published on Dragon Views, LibraryThing and Amazon.com (