bad writing

  1. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Bad writing is....

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

    Thought for the Day Bad writing is....

    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...
  3. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Bad writing is....

    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
  4. Rich.

    News Women mock bad male writers

    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."
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