because writing is all about getting published. oh you people, give me a break.
If you insult cassandra clare's for getting her (shitty) books published but then see as an ultimate objective of writing getting published, you should be worshipping and taking notes from clare because she's used a perfect formula to get published. (she basically picked up the trends from the last 10/20 years, joined some tropes, some pop culture references, then glue it all up with pretentious writing, and BANG! best seller)
Getting published is about what sells, what people want to read, what entertains people. It isn't about good writing and it hasn't been for a long time now. And it makes sense because the industry of books is now an entertainment industry and entertainment industry adapts to the consumer's tastes.
If you want to really write (apart from the entertainment aspect - which is not a bad reason to write though, if you want to entertain people, great for you! but if that's what you want, why hating on CC? She may be a shitty person, but her books are entertaining to a great amount of people ... isn't that what you aspire?), you won't give two fucks if it gets published or not because it doesn't matter if you get money out of it.
There are other ways to make your work be seen, appreciated, and to disseminate your ideas (because that's basically what "writing" was and, in a more strict interpretation, is about) without getting it published and making money out of it. And even if it isn't appreciated: well a) probably you aren't as good as you think - IMPROVE b) probably you are good (there's always room for improvement though) but maybe your work will only be recognised in 100 years, who knows c) but ultimately, who the hell cares? are you writing to get a golden star in your forehead, is that why you write? If it is, than you're probably writing for others, and again, if that's your purpose, write something you know other people will like (like Clare).
Stop whining. If you're not writing for yourself in a first instance, it's your damn fault you gave up writing or stopped improving. Don't try to justify your lack of drive by shoving the fault onto others. If all the great artists and writers in the past had been only the ones who'd had recognition on their lifetimes, literature would be shitty.
If you're giving up writing, guess what, writing is not going to miss you either and this is the bold truth.
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If you insult cassandra clare's for getting her (shitty) books published but then see as an ultimate objective of writing getting published, you should be worshipping and taking notes from clare because she's used a perfect formula to get published. (she basically picked up the trends from the last 10/20 years, joined some tropes, some pop culture references, then glue it all up with pretentious writing, and BANG! best seller)
Getting published is about what sells, what people want to read, what entertains people. It isn't about good writing and it hasn't been for a long time now. And it makes sense because the industry of books is now an entertainment industry and entertainment industry adapts to the consumer's tastes.
If you want to really write (apart from the entertainment aspect - which is not a bad reason to write though, if you want to entertain people, great for you! but if that's what you want, why hating on CC? She may be a shitty person, but her books are entertaining to a great amount of people ... isn't that what you aspire?), you won't give two fucks if it gets published or not because it doesn't matter if you get money out of it.
There are other ways to make your work be seen, appreciated, and to disseminate your ideas (because that's basically what "writing" was and, in a more strict interpretation, is about) without getting it published and making money out of it. And even if it isn't appreciated: well a) probably you aren't as good as you think - IMPROVE b) probably you are good (there's always room for improvement though) but maybe your work will only be recognised in 100 years, who knows c) but ultimately, who the hell cares? are you writing to get a golden star in your forehead, is that why you write? If it is, than you're probably writing for others, and again, if that's your purpose, write something you know other people will like (like Clare).
Stop whining. If you're not writing for yourself in a first instance, it's your damn fault you gave up writing or stopped improving. Don't try to justify your lack of drive by shoving the fault onto others. If all the great artists and writers in the past had been only the ones who'd had recognition on their lifetimes, literature would be shitty.
If you're giving up writing, guess what, writing is not going to miss you either and this is the bold truth.