Quote by overmykneenow
The tiresome, awful habit of some poor, unimaginative writers who constantly, unnecessarily pepper their droning, long-winded prose with superfluous, pointless adjectives.
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Quote by PervyStoryteller
I understand that the suggestion is hypothetical, but this, for what it's worth, is my take on it.
The implication in the proposal is that quality equals popularity, which would probably be disputed by all but the most extreme postmodernists among professors of literature.
My own tastes often run to the unpopular or overlooked, and so on a personal level I would be disappointed to see stories disappear for not gathering the requisite number of reads/scores/comments - hell, whole genres would probably disappear. Nor am I a snob in this. Some extremely well written stuff bores me, and some stuff which is obviously not great has some spirit about it that attracts me anyway.
Were such a suggestion to be followed through, it's easy to imagine Lush becoming like Top 40 radio, which is fine if you like the hits, but not so great if you want to be surprised from time to time. Also, there's a real risk that authors would start tailoring their work to quickly acquire reads/scores/comments, which would lead to a significant (and in my view wholly regrettable) mainstreaming of the whole enterprise. One of the great things about Lush is the variety, and I'd hate to see that lost.
Yes, this exactly. Some of the best finds here on Lush are tucked away in odd little corners (like Pervy, whom I am quoting above, a really talented writer), with 10 or 15 votes. Finding the unexpected is kind of the point of the site. Don't tailor it to suit the majority. Fuck the majority. Tailor it to be a place that welcomes the wild and unexpected tale, the desire you didn't even know you had until you read about it here. People come here to escape the mainstream, not be pushed into it.
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You are not alone, though it may feel that way. There is a whole community here who is riding this out with you. Your words and your heart have touched a lot of people here, so let us repay the favor. Our thoughts are with you. I have some experience with brain chemistry run amok, and know how scary and endless it can seem.
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It's also fun to write from a woman's point of view. You might try that. I don't do it to attract a female audience, I do it because it's fascinating, and informative, and even a little hot, to imagine yourself feeling as a woman feels. Writing in a woman's voice is kind of freeing.
But, yeah, what everyone else said. Write what you'd want to read. Express yourself, not what you think people might like.
But, yeah, what everyone else said. Write what you'd want to read. Express yourself, not what you think people might like.
