Also, when an author develops a specific premise—stakes out a territory—the work often gets bogged down because the author tries to stay on a narrow track to be true to the premise rather than allowing the research and writing to chart its own course and find its own way.
I haven't read this particular book, but I've seen this happen many times. I am guilty of it, in fact, which is why I painfully understand it.
I haven't read this particular book, but I've seen this happen many times. I am guilty of it, in fact, which is why I painfully understand it.
