Most, if not all, serious fiction rewards this, but some writers reward it more than others.
Over the years, the Brown orchestra's muscular, tight approach to its music, with its emphasis on sure intonation and intentions that were always clear and serious, were rewarded with critical and popular success.
Uribe said that the deal reached with the Farc granted impunity to leaders responsible for serious crimes, rewarded criminals by allowing them to participate in politics and eroded Colombia's constitution and institutions.
"There is no doubt that the prize intends to reward serious literary endeavour and those writers who are innovative in their use of language".
But Christopher Jensen says that the end product is lacking because "there wasn't a serious effort to reward the driver who wants a connection with the vehicle".
The overall result is a package that is not compelling, partly because there wasn't a serious effort to reward the driver who wants a connection with the vehicle.
The same is true in business, where there are unsung, talented people behind the scenes, explained Johnson in her post, If You're Serious About Talent, Reward the Assist.
For the first time a woman has directed a nominated movie that not only was a hit with the critics, but is the type of film the Academy loves to reward: serious, manly (there's only one tiny female role in the movie) and a worthy topic (the Iraq war).
