By Apparently not a writer - 20/02/2013 16:36 - United States - Hockessin

Today, I uploaded the first chapter of my best writing yet to a popular writing website. After ten minutes, I was thrilled to already see one review and five comments. Each comment was telling me to immediately delete the story because of how horrible it was. The rating was half a star. FML
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Pleonasm 35

Did you do a fanfic of 50 Shades of Grey? Who am I kidding that would become a bestseller.

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vadaaa 11

OP, its ok. Every great person has endured criticism and discouragement. People might be kinda mean or blunt, but take what they say and think about how you could better yourself with that. A good critic does not sugarcoat things. That said, If its just a completely rude comment, disregard it. You can do whatever you are determined to do! Sounds cheesy but its true. Good luck.

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Zomg_Okay 26

The first Harry Potter was turned down by several publishers because they thought it was rubbish. Don't give up OP. :)

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LarryLaDouche 13

Still is rubbish. I prefer my Meyer novels. #YOLOSWAGTEAMJACOB4JESUS

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cmbar831 14

Hey, at least you got an FML published. Cheer up

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artinwords 14

Most of is cant even do that lol

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DumbingOfAmerica 9

Don't take it heart. Be mindful to any serious criticisms and use it as tool to improve. You can't please everyone. Even the one you are trying to impress.

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metalhead4740 14

Ouch dude, some people can be rough. Maybe you're just not meant to be a writer...

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trellz17 19

Keep writing. Don't be discouraged!

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CheeseHater 23

That's how we ended up with things like Twilight, so that's horrible advice.

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kenna_babe 4

And that attitude, 44, is how we end up with depression.

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evilplatypus 38

I agree with 44. If it's their "best" writing and not a single commenter had anything nice to say or any advice on how to improve, OP probably is wasting their time. I spend lots if time on amateur writing sites and no matter how bad the piece, people usually offer some encouragement or suggestions.

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trellz17 19

44 and 61 shut the hell up!

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EvilUndead 9

44, That's a good advice. No matter what you write, somebody will like it(no matter how bad it is), and somebody will hate it (no matter how good it is), ALWAYS. Twilight is a good example of that. Since no matter what you write, somebody will always be dissatisfied with result of your effort, it would make sense to concentrate on your own feelings. I.e. if you enjoy writing and enjoy improving your works, keep writing. If you don't enjoy it, and want fame/money/whatever, then don't write. And if your book accidentally summons Satan or triggers Armageddon, get a popcorn and watch the world burn. I suppose twilight's author had plenty of fun writing her book(s) and earned plenty of money. So for her writing twilight was definitely worth it.

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hanymandy 6

Maybe you should try to upload the ones you considered worse. People might have a difference of opinion.

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MidnaLink 33

So, what are we talkin'? Boring as in I-wish-I'd-never-read-this-shit, or graphically scary horrible?

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LTpast 3

Don't give up OP! As with nearly everything, practice will improve your performance. You just need to keep at it and try and take advice from constructive criticism if you really want to be a decent writer. A comment just telling you to delete it isn't really helpful unless they give you a detailed reason as to why.

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