*Looks up at ceiling, shakes fist, yells.* "Leisner!"
You thought you'd get away with this because I mentioned the other day I haven't been BBSing as much as I used to. But now you know, I'm watching you, Leisner. Watching!
Negative opinions of nice writers
- Thread starter ireactions
- Start date
*Looks up at ceiling, shakes fist, yells.* "Leisner!"
You thought you'd get away with this because I mentioned the other day I haven't been BBSing as much as I used to. But now you know, I'm watching you, Leisner. Watching!
WRITER FIGHT!!!
200 quatloos on the newcomer!
^I'll match. And ten says the vet gets the weggie!
LEISNER PEARSON
LEISNER >>>> PEARSON
LEISNER >>>>>>>>>>>> PEARSON
LEISNER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
PEARSON
Ooh, excellent first volley, but Pearson saw it coming!
--Ted
^I'll match. And ten says the vet gets the weggie!
LEISNER PEARSON
LEISNER >>>> PEARSON
LEISNER >>>>>>>>>>>> PEARSON
LEISNER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
PEARSON
Ooh, excellent first volley, but Pearson saw it coming!
--Ted
Man, we are geeky.
We... willnot... fight... foryouramusement!
To the original poster..... I hear ya. I was assigned to write a review of a book that was not only by a nice person, it was a friend/close acquaintance whose wedding I attended! And I didn't really care for the book. I felt like a jerk but in the end I had to write my honest opinion.
In a super-close relationship, I would beg off, citing conflict of interest/possible inability to be objective. But you really can't play that card often, because the field of SF&F is small enough that eventually you'll probably know most people in the field.
In a super-close relationship, I would beg off, citing conflict of interest/possible inability to be objective. But you really can't play that card often, because the field of SF&F is small enough that eventually you'll probably know most people in the field.
Damn straight, Skippy.No, you'll fight for your own amusement, Bill.
Awww... c'mon, Leisner.
In the words of the immortal Heath Ledger...
"Why...so...SERIOUS?
...LET'S PUT A SMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE ON THAT FACE!!!"
(Thunderclap)
Does this also apply to comic book artists?
The best example is probably WildStorm's DS9 mini, "n-Vector", which had quite a unique style and took ST fans by surprise, most of whom rejected his work outright (but avid comic readers knew the artist's style well). Due to the unusual storyline, the art did suit the text and the art eventually grew on me.
But the mini-series certainly got some bad reviews.
Rob Liefeld drew n-Vector? That explains SO much.
^^Err, no, he didn't.
Does this also apply to comic book artists?
FalTorPan... I'd just like to point at that I'm still laughing...
Keith and the others are absolutely right. Most writers have no problems with bad reviews unless the reviewer gets personal. I've gotten tons of bad reviews over the years, but the only ones that get under my skin are the ones where the reviewer presumes to read my mind and questions my motives and/or fannish credentials:
"Cox obviously dashed this one off for the money.
"Cox obviously hates Kirk."
"Cox has obviously never watched the tv show."
Attack my writing all you want, just don't assume you know how and why I wrote the book.
"Cox obviously dashed this one off for the money.
"Cox obviously hates Kirk."
"Cox has obviously never watched the tv show."
Attack my writing all you want, just don't assume you know how and why I wrote the book.
Wouldn't this one also imply the need to sleep with the editor to get the sub par manuscript through the production process?
and the copy reader, and the subeditor, and...
Of course, it could make a lot of people happy
That trick never worked for me.
My subpar manuscripts still got rejected.
And you should SEE the critiques of my first drafts......
Similar threads
