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Originally Posted by Catlady
Why should I respect the time and effort put into producing drek?
It's not my job to encourage a writer, and it's often a public service to discourage one who has no discernible talent.
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Strewth! I assumed we are all writers together and that we all share some level of common decency towards each other. Not everybody is blessed with a natural ability to write or write well. However, we can at least be supportive and poor writers can be shown how to improve.
As to offering a public service: your consideration to your fellow readers is admirable but who holds you to account and where do we draw the line regarding who should or should not be allowed to write or publish? Frankly, about 99% of the ebooks written are dross and muddy the market for better publications. But it’s not my place to attack the books I hate and people should never be discouraged from trying to create anything. The big publishers might dominate the market because they control the media but this still remains a democracy of effort.
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
there are ways, and there are ways.
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And that's all I've been meaning to say. Of course there are people who cannot write but you don't set out to hurt them. All I've ever tried to suggest is that people treat each other with a level of dignity.
I can be scathing, vicious, and downright hurtful at times but I only attack people in positions of power. Only a coward attacks the weak and my main reason for contributing to this discussion was to suggest that writers who feel self-consciously vulnerable about their work should not take the criticism of bullies to heart. I forget which Bronte sister is was who used to cover her manuscript when anybody walked into the room but it shows that all writers are precious about their work, even the greatest.
I’m new here so perhaps I misjudged the tone. I tried to offer some constructive advice to fellow writers but some of the replies make it feel like a dog pit in here and I can do without the snarling.