bad writing

Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor. Christopher Isherwood

Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do—to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street. Stephen King (from On Writing: A...

Bad writing is not easier than good writing. It’s just as hard to make a toilet seat as it is a castle window. Only the view is different. Ben Hecht

Great article on the BBC about how poorly women are portrayed by some male authors. I thought it was worth sharing: "Women mock the way they are portrayed by male writers."