- Joined
- May 24, 2008
- Messages
- 774
- Reaction score
- 367
- Location
- Wales, sadly. :D
- Website
- www.salvatorepublishing.com
The 'Nobody Understands my (Rubbish) Writing' Thread 
Aka The 'Everyone hates the Awful Stories I Scribble!' Thread.
I've posted several excerpts from my horror novella here at AW & on one or two other forums, and have generally received very helpful critique for which I'm truly grateful. But...I write in a deliberately old-fashioned, lyrical manner which is very much influenced by Oscar Wilde; I guess my prose is a little too purple for some. To a modern critic, this style breaks virtually every contemporary 'rule', it seems, and I often find that the crits I receive are awash with 'red pen'. This disappoints me, and I wonder if the critics have missed the point somewhat...not everyone wants to write in an achingly modern style.
Does anyone else feel that their writing style is unsuitable for the modern reader, or is perhaps misunderstood in its essence?
Once again, I must stress that this isn't a rant against the very helpful people who are kind enough to review my writing; let's face it, praise is pretty useless to a writer whereas valid criticism is useful. It's more of a cri de couer - I've no wish to follow modern trends, you see.
Steve
Aka The 'Everyone hates the Awful Stories I Scribble!' Thread.
I've posted several excerpts from my horror novella here at AW & on one or two other forums, and have generally received very helpful critique for which I'm truly grateful. But...I write in a deliberately old-fashioned, lyrical manner which is very much influenced by Oscar Wilde; I guess my prose is a little too purple for some.
To a modern critic, this style breaks virtually every contemporary 'rule', it seems, and I often find that the crits I receive are awash with 'red pen'. This disappoints me, and I wonder if the critics have missed the point somewhat...not everyone wants to write in an achingly modern style.Does anyone else feel that their writing style is unsuitable for the modern reader, or is perhaps misunderstood in its essence?
Once again, I must stress that this isn't a rant against the very helpful people who are kind enough to review my writing; let's face it, praise is pretty useless to a writer whereas valid criticism is useful. It's more of a cri de couer - I've no wish to follow modern trends, you see.
Steve
Last edited:
