Jude Berman Writes About Genres As Crushers of Creativity for Writer’s Digest

Here’s an excerpt from the essay:

Say you go to a restaurant to order peach pie. How annoying would it be if you had to scan a long, jumbled list of appetizers and entrees and salads and side dishes and cocktails to find your pie? You want to go straight to the dessert menu. Similarly, you don’t want to scroll through online reviews of auto body shops to find a five-star dentist.

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