Solid As A Bronze Statue Covered In Pigeon Shit

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Or...WHATS ON THE GRILL AT McLIT.

It dawned on me this morning that the kiss of death here at McLIT is cooking up anything that isn't a McLIT Whopper. To paraphrase Raymond Chandler, WRITING AS SOLID AND REVERED AS A BRONZE STATUE COVERED IN PIGEON SHIT, AND JUST AS DULL.

Do you ever worry that Readers will corrupt you into a hack?

 

[oggbashan]

Negative.

 

[SecondCircle]

It's a mixed bag all the time, I think. No one can ever say, "readers want THIS," because if I don't want THIS and I am a reader, then I'm gonna call bullshit.

I've read stories here that were perfectly punctuated, used correct grammar, the latest writing techniques, edited to perfection, but ultimately fell short of being a good read. Just not that interesting or moving, or riveting, or hot, or whatever you call it.

Then you read a editor's nightmare, but was written with such passion that it still just draws you in and excites you. Regardless of anything anyone can say about its "correctness".

Doesn't excuse errors, but stuffs gotta have good substance.

 

[TxRad]

It's a mixed bag all the time, I think. No one can ever say, "readers want THIS," because if I don't want THIS and I am a reader, then I'm gonna call bullshit.

I've read stories here that were perfectly punctuated, used correct grammar, the latest writing techniques, edited to perfection, but ultimately fell short of being a good read. Just not that interesting or moving, or riveting, or hot, or whatever you call it.

Then you read a editor's nightmare, but was written with such passion that it still just draws you in and excites you. Regardless of anything anyone can say about its "correctness".

Doesn't excuse errors, but stuffs gotta have good substance.

Good editors are in short supply and it is a free site after all and sometimes you get what you pay for. I don't worry too much about editing, a quick once or twice over it and then post. If i decide to put it out for sale, then that is another story.