I used to be such a nice person.

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K pointed out that there's an anonymous meme going around where you can tell writers what you *really* think of their writing, which you know, hey, go ahead. Personally, I'm always getting abused anyway whether it's anonymous, or in sekrit (which really not sekrit at all), or to my face, so if you're feeling that need, knock yourself out. I didn't actually think anyone needed a *day* or some shit, but hey, I'll even start.

[Name here] is not a very good writer. Actually, she fucking sucks. Same stories, same characters, same characterization. I mean, damn, what happened to all the mass murder? Can you just get a new story or something? Also, you are so not all that. I don't know why people like your stories. Are you famous for sucking someone's cock or something? I could totally do better. And I spell better than you too. And, I make less typos. So there. Also, where the fuck is my chai latte? You are fucking fired.
-Ari

ETA: I adore you all madly for rushing to my aid, but I think what I just don't get about this exercise is the simple idea of if you don't like something, why the fuck are you reading it? Is someone holding a gun to your head and forcing you to? I highly doubt that, so why go around being needlessly rude and cruel? That's just fucked up.

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[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

The way I look at this meme is that the people whose opinion I really want and who I respect most already tell me what they genuinely think of my writing - I trust them (and that includes you, obviously) to do that. And why would we want to pay any attention to the opinion of someone anonymous? Considering the quality (i.e lack of quality) of some recs pages/communities, there are a lot of people whose opinions about fan fiction I would emphatically disagree with. So I'm not going to bother wondering if it's someone like that, someone's whose opinion just isn't worth anything to me, or someone whose opinion I value critiquing my writing.

And if you did the meme, you'd probably just get pestered to write more, like you're a writing machine!

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Also, before I go to bed -

{{{{hugs}}}}

- because even if you don't need them right this second, they never really go amiss.

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{{{revels}}}}

I always figured if something sucked, my betas would tell me, God knows they always have in the pas. But then I see something like that, which catches me on the wrong day and I'm like, since when are people actually holding back? I mean really. Also, I love you THIS MUCH. Yis.