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Insanity 5 hours ago

It was interesting and a fun read, but not a “good piece of writing” in my opinion. Apart from some spelling mistakes, the sentences droned on and it read more like a semi-coherent rant than a thoughtful piece on “being a pop star”.

nunez an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I thought it was excellent for something that appears mostly off the cuff. This is what lots of good writing looks like before the editors get to it, btw

tomsmeding 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is thoughtful, that's not the problem. It's just not written in the standard language "written English", but instead in "spoken English" with some attempts towards the former ("My final thought on ...") that sound like someone trying formal writing for the first time.

thaumasiotes 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The sentences do drone on, but they're fully coherent; this is above-average writing. It wouldn't likely meet publishing standards, but it's a lot better than you'd expect a randomly-chosen person to produce.

bryanrasmussen 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm sure an editor would go through and suggest tightening up some points, but I agree it's good enough as a first draft.

The problem is there are too types of writers who don't get the help of an editor, those who are too big and famous to accept one and those too poor to afford one.

I sort of feel the people who are saying it's bad aren't very able to separate their own preferences from determining quality

https://medium.com/luminasticity/to-speak-meaningfully-about...

IceDane 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

As interesting as I find it, cannot agree more. It's very childish writing - feels a lot like it was written by a teenager. It sort of reminds me of my young 8 year old niece telling me a story she finds so exciting she barely comes up for air.