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Robert Morgan

The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers than by writers. Almost no one is interested in reading narrative in verse.

Robert Morgan

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Robert Morgan suggests that the choice to use prose over poetry is influenced largely by what readers prefer rather than what writers want. He points out that very few people want to read stories told in verse form.

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