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AlienFemale
I don't like wasting my time, either. Most of the time I will not stay with a poor book unless it's in a favorite genre such as science fiction. There I quiz myself about what I might have done to make it a better read. In other genres I usually try to remember not to make the same mistakes as the culprit who authored the work that has wasted my time. I don't really want to feel superior. I want to learn to do better.
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notapoet
on January 31, 2008 at 3:03 AM
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SouthernPeach
I understand your sentiments about both trash and the classics. I, too, feel mystified as to how a lot of not very good writing ever manages to be published. I do, however, find that I can finish very little that I don't consider at least competent. I'll usually stick through to the better end in a genre I particularly enjoy, such as science fiction, but give up in disgust on a lot of other material. But poor storytelling and less than competent mechanics serves its purpose in getting me fired up to
prove that I can do better. Oh, and welcome to Blogit. I hope you enjoy a long and happy stay here.
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notapoet
on January 31, 2008 at 2:57 AM
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I can't read a trash. It doesn't make me feel superior, it makes me feel that I am wasting my precious time.
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AlienFemale
on January 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM
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I like reading trash interspersed with the classics. The trash makes me feel superior as a writer and the classics inferior. So much crap is published that I know is worse than my writing.
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SouthernPeach
on January 28, 2008 at 11:46 AM
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