[Dr. Drib]

'Bad' is a word reserved for things that stink and for things that are inept and for writing that is bad, bad, bad - sometimes bad to the bone [cliche!] and sometimes 'surface bad,' as in lousy grammar skills and non-existant proofreading habits - wherein one allows a piece of work to be available for public consumption when it should actually be buried behind the barn or deposited in a nearby cesspool. (If you live in the city, then may I humbly suggest a nearby sewer?)

I have no problem at all in conveying (through writing) that his or her book or short story is bad, as long as I list what I feel are legitimate reasons.

Sometimes, my writing may stink (it's that bad). I would suggest that perhaps your writing also stinks. (The 'your' in the previous sentence is directed toward anyone who may be reading this post.)

If a writer can't take constructive criticism (and that's the key phrase, by the way), then that person should stay home and live a life of reclusive non-existence playing tiddly-winks.



Don