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"
she could write like Hemingway and people on social media would tell her she sucked. -- nm
"
by
mafic
This ain't hemingway. -- (link)
Posted by
Beryllium (aka grayman)
Nov 29 '22, 21:09
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https://historians.social/@rachelcleves/109430974806243227
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little on the nose, Hill-dog. -- nm
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mafic
Nov 29, 21:28
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The best part is when spoilers
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crash davis
Nov 29, 21:31
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... uh. Did it elaborate on that, with any narrowing of the scope of that descriptor? -- nm
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Beryllium
Nov 29, 21:32
1
Nope -- nm
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crash davis
Nov 29, 21:35
it’s not that far from cormac mccarthy, heh. (that’s not such a good thing to me.) it speaks to me more as needing a good editor, one that’s brave
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i.b!
Nov 29, 21:21
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I’ve had this argument with folks before. As someone who only had beta readers and not an actual editor, I implore any writer to get one. A good one.
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Qale
Nov 29, 22:24
That is 100% what it feels like - under-editing. I'll be throwing up a blog post in a few minutes that has the same problem. :) -- nm
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Beryllium
Nov 29, 21:30
(every celebrity novel is ghostwritten) -- nm
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hollywood big shot
Nov 29, 21:17
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I always wonder how much of this is the fame-o really wanting to write a book vs. "you can make a couple million by slapping your name on this." -- nm
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mafic
Nov 29, 22:09
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my guess would be most of the time it's their agency packaging them with another actual novelist (usually in the same agency) -- nm
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hollywood big shot
Nov 30, 01:09
this one gives cover co-credit to a writer. -- nm
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i.b!
Nov 29, 21:24
That looks more voice-to-text written, with no final editing. -- nm
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Max
Nov 29, 21:22
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It's very first draft, yes. -- nm
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Beryllium
Nov 29, 21:30
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