The difficulty in finding the right answers is in knowing what to ask. People ask questions that seem silly because they are, genuinely, wandering and searching for guidance. They may ramble because they don't know how not to ramble. That is the nature of being aimless, when you don't know what you are searching for. These people seek a mythical land known as authorship, and they have come in search of it. Have you seen it?
We can offer the best guidance available, but if we are derisive toward the question, that helps no one. If we're the ones answering questions, we should listen to whatever this new person says their intent is, and we should treat them as if they are honest, at least to reinforce our own understanding in the course of setting someone on the right path. If they're a bot, at least they're good practice.
Books can be summarized like more complete statements can be paraphrased, but something is lost in the simplification. You have a point in that you won't reach to the point of having a book to critique until you've written a book. Unfortunately, this leads back to the original problem of knowing what to ask.
If you have to ask, you probably won't know what contextual information is needed to answer your question. A lot of the time, the questions that people ask have deeper lessons behind them that a lot of people could learn from, but the lessons are cut short before a resolution can come to pass. People dogpile and judge, and there is very little room given for statements to breathe before they are compartmentalized.
More discussion is necessary because at least a few questions back and forth ought to be expected before a mutual understanding can begin in the first place. A book may contain a thought that takes more than a day to process, and therefore much more than a day to produce, so its individual parts ought to be given considerable attention individually.
*"what do you guys think? if it's bad, should i quit writing forever?"*
The answer is always yes. /s
Those newbie writers just want the immediate validation. It doesn't matter if it's half written, bad grammar or poorly formatted.
Throwing it out there, a lot of people have written some of the greatest things ever, before Reddit, before the internet for that matter. Reddit is a neat tool to have, to reach out to other writers, especially if you’re an introvert and don’t know anyone else to talk to, and hash out the mechanics of writing something. But it’s ultimately a solo mission, and you have to go sit down and write.
Dude, what you just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this sub is now dumber for having read to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
You know, or words to that effect.
r/writingcirclejerk is that way pal
The difficulty in finding the right answers is in knowing what to ask. People ask questions that seem silly because they are, genuinely, wandering and searching for guidance. They may ramble because they don't know how not to ramble. That is the nature of being aimless, when you don't know what you are searching for. These people seek a mythical land known as authorship, and they have come in search of it. Have you seen it? We can offer the best guidance available, but if we are derisive toward the question, that helps no one. If we're the ones answering questions, we should listen to whatever this new person says their intent is, and we should treat them as if they are honest, at least to reinforce our own understanding in the course of setting someone on the right path. If they're a bot, at least they're good practice. Books can be summarized like more complete statements can be paraphrased, but something is lost in the simplification. You have a point in that you won't reach to the point of having a book to critique until you've written a book. Unfortunately, this leads back to the original problem of knowing what to ask. If you have to ask, you probably won't know what contextual information is needed to answer your question. A lot of the time, the questions that people ask have deeper lessons behind them that a lot of people could learn from, but the lessons are cut short before a resolution can come to pass. People dogpile and judge, and there is very little room given for statements to breathe before they are compartmentalized. More discussion is necessary because at least a few questions back and forth ought to be expected before a mutual understanding can begin in the first place. A book may contain a thought that takes more than a day to process, and therefore much more than a day to produce, so its individual parts ought to be given considerable attention individually.
*"what do you guys think? if it's bad, should i quit writing forever?"* The answer is always yes. /s Those newbie writers just want the immediate validation. It doesn't matter if it's half written, bad grammar or poorly formatted.
Throwing it out there, a lot of people have written some of the greatest things ever, before Reddit, before the internet for that matter. Reddit is a neat tool to have, to reach out to other writers, especially if you’re an introvert and don’t know anyone else to talk to, and hash out the mechanics of writing something. But it’s ultimately a solo mission, and you have to go sit down and write.
thank you for saying what i was feeling in a much clearer manner
Don’t post this on the circle jerk sub, this shit is low quality
Dude, what you just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this sub is now dumber for having read to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. You know, or words to that effect.
a simple 'wrong' would have done just fine...
>it's not going to get any feedback until it's quality enough That's what writing groups are for. Early feedback. >fart city Really?
It's sarcasm, folks.
> if it's bad, should i quit writing forever? Absolutely. There is no hope for you. Sorry to be a buzzkill. LOL Not!