tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post6243581973273662471..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Dumb Books, GIGO, & What You Can Learn From Wretched WritingSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-12011933465177745842013-10-27T21:50:58.706-07:002013-10-27T21:50:58.706-07:00I meant to say this much sooner, but I absolutely ...I meant to say this much sooner, but I absolutely love that quote. I really have learned a lot about, not just Bad Writing as a blanket category, but things I just plain don't want to do in my own writing, value judgments aside. Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-34995816287637553142013-08-03T10:29:47.082-07:002013-08-03T10:29:47.082-07:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-46109886588762747362013-07-30T09:43:12.511-07:002013-07-30T09:43:12.511-07:00That's Tanita. Sorry.That's Tanita. Sorry.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-62773194271508994502013-07-30T09:42:41.445-07:002013-07-30T09:42:41.445-07:00I think this is very true, Tanta. It's time co...I think this is very true, Tanta. It's time consuming to read poor work and not very enjoyable, but you absolutely learn from it. This is also why I think it's such a loss for reviewers to write only about books they like. An even-handed discussion of a book's problems is beneficial to...ah...the literary conversation, I guess I'll call it.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.com