Why say such nasty things about other writers?
Now that question and the title is not saying I’m going to say bad things about other writers, my thing is why do you other writers that feel they are superior say such nasty things about writers who don’t follow the same track they do. You see I’m a part of several writing groups on Facebook and today I saw a post that has really upset me. Someone wanted to know some of the more unpopular comments or advice given to writers, and it turns into some nastiness because some writers like myself have an imagination so good that we treat our characters as if they’re real people. There’s other famous writers that do this Laurell K.Hamilton is one of them. It makes writing more enjoyable for us and it’s a way to explain when things don’t follow the outline correctly. We say things like “my characters have taken the story in your direction I wasn’t expecting” or “I really wish they would stay on track with the outline.” These other writers were also saying nasty things about ...