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Tanith Lee

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young.

Tanith Lee

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The author argues that criticizing her writing for lacking quality is a subjective judgment, which she can accept as a personal view. However, claiming her work is too complicated implies that young readers are not smart enough to understand it, which she finds disrespectful.

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