ZOMFG Drama!
George R. R. Martin is an author whose "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books I greatly enjoy. I recently found that he has a Livejournal and 'friended' him so that I could read what he has to say about various things. Through this, I discovered that he is an avid football fan and likes to write about the games. Not caring that much about football, I usually just scan the football posts.
Today, Mr. Martin posted this.
Apparently one of his "fans" (in this case the word fan means "arrogant jackass") commented in one of the posts.
This is that thread.
Another fan posted in the arrogant jackass' journal.
I'm just amazed. I would comment on the thread but that would be going against what Mr. Martin asked in today's post. I'm also not sure how to convey my feelings without tearing the person apart. So I'm writing here instead.
Mr. Arrogant Jackass,
You seem to have some misconceptions about the creative writing process. While I am not a writer, my wife aspires to be a successful author and I believe this has given me a small amount of insight into the process. Creativity is not something that is simply turned on or off, like a light switch. I think a better comparison may be weather. It is very unpredictable. It is not something that can be forced.
I'm simply amazed that an adult could be so arrogant as to think that they could simply demand that he finish something because you want him to. You are not his boss. It is not your place to demands, or rather, they won't be met if you do make them.
Additionally, if you're going to write a rant about how how an author isn't living up to your expectations, perhaps you should learn how to write. For instance, have you ever met our friendly punctuation named the "comma". It is a very useful tool for separating your ideas in sentences, so that they might be readable. Also, it's a good idea to read what you've written before you post. It tends to detract from your point when you use the wrongs words and your sentences don't make sense.
Thanks,
Me
While this hasn't been as cathartic as I'd hoped, it has helped somewhat.
Today, Mr. Martin posted this.
Apparently one of his "fans" (in this case the word fan means "arrogant jackass") commented in one of the posts.
This is that thread.
Another fan posted in the arrogant jackass' journal.
I'm just amazed. I would comment on the thread but that would be going against what Mr. Martin asked in today's post. I'm also not sure how to convey my feelings without tearing the person apart. So I'm writing here instead.
Mr. Arrogant Jackass,
You seem to have some misconceptions about the creative writing process. While I am not a writer, my wife aspires to be a successful author and I believe this has given me a small amount of insight into the process. Creativity is not something that is simply turned on or off, like a light switch. I think a better comparison may be weather. It is very unpredictable. It is not something that can be forced.
I'm simply amazed that an adult could be so arrogant as to think that they could simply demand that he finish something because you want him to. You are not his boss. It is not your place to demands, or rather, they won't be met if you do make them.
Additionally, if you're going to write a rant about how how an author isn't living up to your expectations, perhaps you should learn how to write. For instance, have you ever met our friendly punctuation named the "comma". It is a very useful tool for separating your ideas in sentences, so that they might be readable. Also, it's a good idea to read what you've written before you post. It tends to detract from your point when you use the wrongs words and your sentences don't make sense.
Thanks,
Me
While this hasn't been as cathartic as I'd hoped, it has helped somewhat.