Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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For Your "Not Like This" Collection

Every writer should have two collections of examples: "Like This" and "Not Like This." Thank you, crevette, for wading through the manure pile so we don't have to, and giving such a ... memorable account.
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  • 4 comments
reileen

reileen

March 15 2008, 06:38:26 UTC 13 years ago

Ha! I think I've seen that linked somewhere before. Good to read again, though.

I keep thinking that I want to keep a small collection of books that remind me of how not to write. (Examples off the top of my head would include Laurell K. Hamilton's later work, both in the Anita Blake series and the Merry Gentry series, and the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins.) But then I'm like, why take up perfectly good shelf space that could be occupied by awesomer titles?
christinaathena

christinaathena

March 15 2008, 07:08:22 UTC 13 years ago

Oh, man, that's hilarious! I have a friend who's an English major who likes, for fun, to tear apart poorly written books. I'll have to show her that one. :-)
veronica_milvus

veronica_milvus

March 15 2008, 15:51:06 UTC 13 years ago

That was truly dreadful! Thanks for sharing.
estaratshirai

estaratshirai

March 15 2008, 17:51:53 UTC 13 years ago

Wow.

And that woman is submitting her stuff, and I'm not. What sense does that make?