I hesitate a bit in posting this, but what the heck – I think it explains it a lot of problems I have interacting with other writers. See, I’m not quiet about how I don’t fit in the writing community very well. I have opinions, and while I’m quiet about them, I always feel a little (ok, a lot) left out when people start talking about things I just can’t identify with. They say the world would be boring if we were all the same…I say it would be a better place if I could find people who agreed with me just a little bit.
Unfortunately, those people don’t exist. And here’s why – because I think things like the following:
- You don’t need to plot or outline before starting a book.
- Self-publishing should not be your last resort.
- Cliffhangers are of the devil, usually a blatant money grab.
- You don’t need to write every day to finish a book.
- Adverbs are awesome, useful things.
- There needs to be more adult space opera out there.
- I lose a bit of respect for authors who use initials to hide their sex.
- It’s totally ok to dog-ear books.
- Because it’s about the words, not the container.
- Ebooks are awesome.
- Paperbacks smell nasty.
- Hating romance is generally due to misogyny.
- Hyped books are usually hyped because they can’t stand on their own.
- A lack of professional editing in an indie book is evident.
- Harry Potter is overrated.
- No author should be silenced because of their identity/opinions.
- Humor is a poor substitute for an actual plot and character development.
- Publishers don’t actually have any idea what I want to read.
- Give me a single POV over multiple any day.
- Multiple POV’s are too often used to cover poor craft (especially plotting).
- Close third isn’t that hard to write.
- It’s ok to think YA books are unrealistic…because they are.
- Only reading male protagonists isn’t actually a preference, it’s misogyny.
- Character agency is overrated and too often leads to stupid decisions.
- I wish more authors would shut up about politics on social media.
I know what you’re thinking. But you put in links! People do agree with you!
Yes. Except they’re minority opinions.
And that sucks. More than you know.