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When experimental ambition meets fear of pretension

I want to write experimental fiction but I am afraid it will be pretentious and people will think I am trying too hard

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire for innovation conflicts with the fear of appearing inauthentic or overly intellectual.

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