Comments on: Want to Write a Novel Badly? Here’s How! http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/ The blog of writer J.C. Hewitt Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:21:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Daylight Day 35: How to write a bad novel « Louise Curtis http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-224143 Daylight Day 35: How to write a bad novel « Louise Curtis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:07:21 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-224143 [...] www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/ [...] [...] http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/ [...]

]]> By: J.C. Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223410 J.C. Hewitt Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:46:57 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223410 I am hoping they give Ebert a statue. I am hoping they give Ebert a statue.

]]> By: Sergiodeathstar http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223408 Sergiodeathstar Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223408 Yes, very good, but like Sibelius said, "A statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!" No, you've just got to do it. I just finished my first novel. I've read so many of these type of things that I have no idea if it is any good. I don't really care. I'm going to submit it to appropriate agents anyway and start writing my second. It's better than spending my evenings watching tv. Yes, very good, but like Sibelius said,

“A statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!”

No, you’ve just got to do it. I just finished my first novel. I’ve read so many of these type of things that I have no idea if it is any good. I don’t really care. I’m going to submit it to appropriate agents anyway and start writing my second. It’s better than spending my evenings watching tv.

]]> By: Rip Magnum http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223403 Rip Magnum Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223403 # Writing a book about vampires? You probably don’t need any help making it bad, but you should definitely make sure you show how cool it is to be a vampire and make up your own rules for the way vampires can die or have sex. Aww, poor vampire novels. Is this to say that simply because it is a vampire novel it is gauranteed to be bad? Because Fledgling by Octavia Butler was a good vampire novel although this comment seems to be more geared towards True Blood or that hack Stephanie Meyers. :) Rip Magnum # Writing a book about vampires? You probably don’t need any help making it bad, but you should definitely make sure you show how cool it is to be a vampire and make up your own rules for the way vampires can die or have sex.

Aww, poor vampire novels. Is this to say that simply because it is a vampire novel it is gauranteed to be bad? Because Fledgling by Octavia Butler was a good vampire novel although this comment seems to be more geared towards True Blood or that hack Stephanie Meyers. :)

Rip Magnum

]]> By: Li http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223399 Li Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:41:03 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223399 Exactly right, the stepping stones of novel failure. Exactly right, the stepping stones of novel failure.

]]> By: Kanorshkan http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223186 Kanorshkan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:01:08 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223186 Lmao dude best thing about writing ever. I'm gonna go give this to my english teacher. She'll love it °¬° Oh and what's really funny about this is that a lot of the books I've read that have been "wildly popular" and "raved about by critics" contain at least 5 of those traits. Lmao dude best thing about writing ever. I’m gonna go give this to my english teacher. She’ll love it °¬° Oh and what’s really funny about this is that a lot of the books I’ve read that have been “wildly popular” and “raved about by critics” contain at least 5 of those traits.

]]> By: walker http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-223000 walker Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:03:25 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-223000 on another note......I found a book in a secondhand shop- a guide for authors to the range of projectile weapons available, and the typical wounds that they produce at different ranges- this thing was as thick as a telephone directory, and probably the most depressing volume I have ever handled...still- it has saved me reading any "SAS" or "Mercenary" rubbish, Kalashnokov at 50 meters, aimed for the skull anyone? on another note……I found a book in a secondhand shop- a guide for authors to the range of projectile weapons available, and the typical wounds that they produce at different ranges- this thing was as thick as a telephone directory, and probably the most depressing volume I have ever handled…still- it has saved me reading any “SAS” or “Mercenary” rubbish, Kalashnokov at 50 meters, aimed for the skull anyone?

]]> By: walker http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-222998 walker Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:58:08 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-222998 sadly, most of the best selling books around obey all of this nonsense - Yes, you Dan, and you J.K. sadly, most of the best selling books around obey all of this nonsense – Yes, you Dan, and you J.K.

]]> By: Terracotta Typewriter // A Cultural Revolution of Literature http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-222800 Terracotta Typewriter // A Cultural Revolution of Literature Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:25:53 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-222800 [...] a link that is too good to pass up. PoeWar has a wonderfully humorous article on writing poorly. Want to Write a Novel Badly? Here’s How! is very funny. Number 15 in the list reminds me of Seinfeld, which would probably make for a really [...] [...] a link that is too good to pass up. PoeWar has a wonderfully humorous article on writing poorly. Want to Write a Novel Badly? Here’s How! is very funny. Number 15 in the list reminds me of Seinfeld, which would probably make for a really [...]

]]> By: Amy http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/comment-page-2/#comment-222531 Amy Wed, 06 May 2009 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-write-a-bad-novel-heres-how/#comment-222531 "Writing a book about vampires? You probably don’t need any help making it bad, but you should definitely make sure you show how cool it is to be a vampire and make up your own rules for the way vampires can die or have sex." Wow. That's a bit harsh. You could've talked about any creature - werewolves, for example - and making up the rules is a good thing. Why focus on this when there are so many worse things to do in a novel? “Writing a book about vampires? You probably don’t need any help making it bad, but you should definitely make sure you show how cool it is to be a vampire and make up your own rules for the way vampires can die or have sex.”

Wow. That’s a bit harsh. You could’ve talked about any creature – werewolves, for example – and making up the rules is a good thing. Why focus on this when there are so many worse things to do in a novel?

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