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edited 17th Apr '11 12:24:04 PM by Wicked223
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Heh. Alright then.
I wonder what the line says about me where he tells you that if someone can talk you out of being a writer, you aren't a writer. I got discouraged from being an artist, and I draw very little now, but I never really quit it.
It's easy, mmkay?
This was an enlightening piece, though I'm not sure if I should feel guilty for feeling better as a writer after reading it.
At first I didn't realize I needed all this stuff...
It's a simple enough message (don't be an asshole to people if they tell you your writing sucks), but it's washed away in the giant egotism and the "you're a newcomer, no one gives a flying fuck about you".
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Insanity Ahoy!
@Wicked223 Unfortunately, if you are a newcomer, no one DOES give a flying fuck about you...
There needs to be some sort of Banhammer for wannabe writers. If you constantly violate over nine thousand rules of grammar or spelling, you should be told in no uncertain terms that you are NOT a writer. This "everyone is talented" bullshit is wrecking literature and making it impossible for unknown writers to get anything read.
Here, kitty kitty...
sort of makes me feel a bit better for every single essay I get back which is marked with some variation of "You can clearly write well". Even if the essay's crap, it's well written crap. I know I'm not deluding myself, there is some kind of potential there
On the other hand, this dude is clearly suffering from a serious case of the 'he mad'.
Laugh it off, everybody
I WILL NOT READ YO BITCH-ASS SCRIPT.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
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In other words, I will not read your fucking rant.
And that's how I ended up in the wardrobe. It Just Bugs Me!
What awes me is the sheer amount of vitriol being displayed; both in article and in comments.
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I think the guy has a valid point (that it's really selfish for amateur writers to expect professionals to be willing to look over every script they show them), but I think he was needlessly vitriolic about it. I mean, would it kill him to just say "I'm sorry but I have a ton of other work to do; I don't have the time to read your script"?
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Not really, cause it's better to not give false hope.
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This is why I don't think I want to become a professional writer.
whoever wrote this shit needs to step on a rake in a comedic fashion
And for good reason.