Anyone notice how much of contemporary SFF& #39;s prose style is similar to bad social media posts? Flat prose, or awkward attempts to sound chatty, or that corny Epic Bacon humor. To echo Truman Capote, it& #39;s not writing--it& #39;s posting.

When you post that way, as corny as it is, you& #39;re likely to get a lot of instant attention, instant serotonin boosts: likes, comments, reblogs. It& #39;s meant for quick and easy engagement, but it& #39;s not meant for depth or endurance--a popular post still gets forgotten pretty fast.

But it really doesn& #39;t interest me. Posts are content--not really something to be taken seriously, not something to think about real hard. When I read fiction, I don& #39;t want content--I want art.

I don& #39;t care if a story has a cool plot. If the prose is no good, I& #39;m not interested in sticking around for the plot.

Not to mention--posts are usually short! Like 280 characters! A long Reddit post might be a couple hundred words. That& #39;s the maximum length that writing style is tolerable. I can& #39;t take 5000 words of that!