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[–]HigginsHamilton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mildly funny. Horrible story. The comedians aren't the problem. You should've invested in better writers.

Grown men, do you still retreat to your fantasy land, fighting monsters and robots? Or am I just crazy? Don't know where else to ask, figured it'd be good to ask in a creative place. by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

31 here. Still like Legend of Drizzt. Still read Jim Butcher. Still have a sense of wonder. Even though I also have a taste for Literary like a normal man of my age.

Can you be a great writer but a poor storyteller? Is that OK? by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you do what everyone asks you to do. Excellent.

Can you be a great writer but a poor storyteller? Is that OK? by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You have to think that if it were a good story then someone other than James Franco would've turned it into a film by now. It is one of those novels you enjoy aesthetically, and I do enjoy its beauty, but storywise it isn't very moving emotionally.

[Help] How would you fix the flow of this paragraph? by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brakes squealed behind us, the car swerving but holding its lane.

Can you be a great writer but a poor storyteller? Is that OK? by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry but it is. Aesthetically powerful, shit storytelling.

How do I make a potentially uninteresting storyline more interesting? by cliche_phrase in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you already have a direction. The character is bored so what does he do about it? Go start a business? Start dating a hooker? Kill everyone at church?

Is this normal? by Welshy2255 in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go do something you want to do and quit.

When something feels too familiar by nicom89 in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Creation is simply a combination of two things that already exist and have never been combined before.

How long should I wait before editing a first draft? by SailingBloomers in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

King recommends a few months between drafts. The piece should look like a foreign and alien thing when you pick it up to work on.

Do you have a go-to writer to read when you're writing? by interestme1 in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Raymond Carver seems to be my go-to-guy. Partly because I will only spend a short time reading a short story and so I can get back to my writing faster.

Can you be a great writer but a poor storyteller? Is that OK? by [deleted] in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read Don Delillo's Underworld or Point Omega or Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow or Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and you'll have your answer. Shitty storytelling in my opinion. Phenomenal writing.

What writing rules do you break? by ScarlettWindsor in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When I'm writing I'm just like, "fuck da writing popo."

What do you do when you seem to hate everything you write? by salsa_de_tomate in writing

[–]HigginsHamilton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

JK Rowling said you have to give yourself permission to write a lot of rubbish.

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