tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post639750738586298912..comments2023-07-15T03:45:36.822-07:00Comments on Surrender: Bad writing hurts me the mostConinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267844904414770524noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-1434329935238850012011-11-09T12:15:48.854-08:002011-11-09T12:15:48.854-08:00t1klish: I have no idea what author you could be t...t1klish: I have no idea what author you could be talking about - I've only been reading Terry Pratchett for the last several months. :) But absolutely, when a reader has to stop and think too hard about what you're describing, you've already ruined it.Coninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267844904414770524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-84667421980444053892011-11-09T12:14:11.648-08:002011-11-09T12:14:11.648-08:00BlackberryTasteIc: Another fantastic comment! But ...BlackberryTasteIc: Another fantastic comment! But you forgot the even more important rule: Proofread, for Pete's sake! :)<br /><br />People can't tell whether their writing is bad. Often they can't tell when it is good either. I spent years proofing academic papers - papers to be GRADED - and the things they would bring to me hours before their due dates were just pathetic, for the most part.<br /><br />Once I edited someone's doctoral dissertation. That was the worst job I've ever taken. Somehow they just don't learn to write, even through years and years of writing practice.Coninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267844904414770524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-71137775068209425752011-11-09T06:00:26.654-08:002011-11-09T06:00:26.654-08:00As you know, I'm with you on this one. I'v...As you know, I'm with you on this one. I've read my way through a lot of bad writing, mostly fanfiction to be honest. I will even admit to having written bad fiction as well at some point. I was young though. I know better now. Which begs the question... <br /><br />Shouldn't people know better? After reading their own stuff, don't they realize that it's all a load of crap? Are they not able to distinguish between good and bad writing? But, I guess as long as there are people who read, they won't stop. <br /><br />I've come to the conclusion that it's less frustrating when I keep my hands off anything that already starts bothering me in the first couple of paragraphs. There have been few exceptions to the rule that something that starts out bad has to stay bad. I can count those exceptions on one hand though. <br /><br />In the end, I don't care if it's fiction or real life experiences. When it's well written, fiction can teach you a lot. <br /><br />There is one important rule though: Write what you know.BlackberryTasteIchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759879067046107322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-49103272229770995302011-11-08T19:31:02.405-08:002011-11-08T19:31:02.405-08:00Lol! I'm picturing it doing a U-turn to get do...Lol! I'm picturing it doing a U-turn to get down her throat. Hee! I always make sure the angle makes sense when writing stuff like that. But then there are some writers, I have in mind an actual best-selling author, who sometimes spends so much time describing the complex positioning of all the parties involved that I feel like I have to draw a map in order to understand what's going on.<br /><br />The key is to describe it in a way that makes physical sense AND is simple to follow, without having to stop reading and think about the positioning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-45517414119413571462011-11-08T17:39:48.720-08:002011-11-08T17:39:48.720-08:00Amen sista!!!Amen sista!!!saffagrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170935394726328572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-59901360047863339372011-11-08T15:13:20.637-08:002011-11-08T15:13:20.637-08:00maui girl: Hooray with the linking! And you said i...maui girl: Hooray with the linking! And you said it was over your head. We'll have to agree to disagree on that particular piece of writing, though. :)<br /><br />Anonymous: It certainly is.<br /><br />lil: It doesn't. Frustration because you can't do something that can't be done has to be the worst kind. The example I gave is a fairly common one, but so many others (especially kinky ones) that are unrealistic and people who don't know that have no way of measuring it. Those unrealistic fantasies then spawn more unrealistic fantasies from their readers until that seems to be reality. But it can't be!<br /><br />So all I can really do is rant here futilely and try to write things that are real. Or clearly label an unrealistic fantasy as such. That'd be a good start.Coninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267844904414770524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-51756328318537716192011-11-08T11:36:28.402-08:002011-11-08T11:36:28.402-08:00lol.
I do think you raise a very important point t...lol.<br />I do think you raise a very important point though. As a rather avid blog browser, the lack of reality bothers me sometimes, especially in a D/s context.<br /><br />Because there's a human tendency to compare and drool over the greener grass. It can raise unrealistic expectations. And it doesn't really serve anyone well.Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613795542678253943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-65598722856727601322011-11-08T11:27:39.276-08:002011-11-08T11:27:39.276-08:00I thought I was the only one that was picky. Poor...I thought I was the only one that was picky. Poor writing is such a turn-off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261315018538317662.post-17722055956680181902011-11-08T10:59:13.852-08:002011-11-08T10:59:13.852-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.maui girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493492596306169981noreply@blogger.com