> as an author who really started dreaming about storytelling after I played <videogame> as a kid ahhh, suddenly a lot of things got really clear
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8/ Specifically, what became clear is that this author's specific manner of being abysmally embarrassingly bad - this author is ignorant of what good writing entails, but he's DEEPLY aware of what a video game looks like. And I find that fascinating.
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9/ ...and I bet he's not alone. I bet that there is a lot of very bad writing that fails in this exact same way. I mean, I doubt it's AS bad - this is quite breathtaking - but I bet that there's not-as-bad-but-similar out there. /exeunt
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10/ I haven't blocked the bad author - he's blocked me. And it's not whining, it's criticism / analysis. I'm not trying to hurt the author's feelings - I'm trying to educate others on what makes good art. https://twitter.com/broodingcath/status/1252987421924438019 …
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11/ Afraid? Your only conception of why I might choose not to do something is fear? Interesting. https://twitter.com/AndrewLoeschner/status/1252989194529579010 …
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12/ No, I'm criticizing bad artwork, and explaining why it is bad so that others do not make the same mistakes. Standards exist, aesthetics are real, skills are learnable, and using the magic words "indie" or "pulprev" doesn't make any of that untrue.https://twitter.com/MorganColeBooks/status/1252990346331553792 …
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13/ Little cultural ghettoes suffer from this all time time: Frank's grain may be moldy, but he's a farmer like us - how could you criticize him? Jim's writing may suck, but he's an indy - how could you criticize him? Susan's cakes are stale, but she's a Christian like us -
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14/ Low standards, and pretending that a barrel of feces is actually a barrel of fine wine does no one any favors, harms the consumer, degrades the art form, and makes every transaction more dangerous because lemons lurk and are unidentified.
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15/ Saying that terrible writing is good just because "the guy is trying to support his family" insults all of the good writing out there, by saying that it's in the same category as this embarrassing mess. Further, lies (and that's what you're advocating) harm authors.
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16/ Inaccurate feedback encourages people to go public with unworthy works. Accurate feedback helps. Some can keep polishing their craft in private, until they're good enough. Others can realize that they will never have the skill to write at an acceptable level, and quit.
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17/ say what you will about his writing, but it's got a high polygon count and good textureshttps://twitter.com/The_Petrichory/status/1252991390704779264 …
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18/ I've already explained this, twice, I think. But, a third time: I am educating customers on what good writing does and does not look like. I don't need to hurt someone's feelings to do that, and therefore I don't. https://twitter.com/benkeiser3/status/1252990375360376834 …
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19/ 1) I'm not crapping on him; I'm crapping on his writing - the worst I've seen in 43 years of reading F&SF 2) I don't care that he's trying to make a go of it; he should learn to write acceptably first, or - if he can't - just not write.https://twitter.com/MorganColeBooks/status/1252992523095728129 …
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20/ > Are you honor bound to shit on everything you don't like? Not at all. I only talk on a topic when I think that there's an interesting analytical framework.
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21/ But let me turn that around - are you honor bound to crap on me for raising absolutely valid criticism's about this guy's writing? Why not use that energy to provide feedback to him, explaining that his writing is bad and should be improved?
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22/ (I mean, I don't actually find your engagement on this topic to be "crapping on me" ; it's fine, and I welcome it. I'm just using your framing to address things.)
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23/ yep! and someone could write a good novel, I assert, inspired a Dwarf Fortress game ... but it wouldn't / shouldn't READ like a DF game ! https://twitter.com/usernameavaila4/status/1252993101620273153 …
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24/ well, if you think that the author in question would be well served by reading a scathing critique of his non-existent writing skills, by all means, feel free to contact him and show him my tweets I, personally, don't think he would be. https://twitter.com/benkeiser3/status/1252993717310574593 …
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25/ I think he is unlikely to be able to learn from the feedback (so invested is he in the narrative that he is ALREADY so good at writing that he takes money from others to instruct them on his method), but is emotionally brittle and would have his feelings hurt. /shrug
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26/ No. No. A thousand times, no. There are different genres and different styles, and de gustibus non est disputandum, but technique and skill are objective. Tolkien and Niven are different and great in different ways. ...and some things are bad.https://twitter.com/RobHaines905/status/1252995450916962304 …
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27/ > Becuase really your just coming off as a condescending elitist yes I have a better understanding of what makes skilled writing, because I have diligently studied the topic, and I am condescending to explain it to people who have not. We are in agreement.
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28/ > It's not a good look. We've already established that I care about what the masters & skilled technicians of the craft have to share about how they perform their magic. ...and that you do not. ...so why would I care what you think of the fact that I care about standards?
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