How Not to Be an Asshole to the Aspiring Writer in Your Life
It’s not really that hard. Just stop believing that you know the truth.
Someone posted this in the Ninja Writers Facebook group.
So, basically this guy went on Reddit to tell about a situation and get some feedback about whether or not he’s an asshole. The situation is basically this: his girlfriend is a mediocre (grade-wise) English major who wants badly to be a writer, but he doesn’t think she’s any good and would like her to have a fallback plan.
A few things stand out to me about this.
Writing and Reading Are Utterly Subjective
There is no one person who can tell anyone that they’re not a good enough writer. Even highly successful writers that lots and lots of people love also have readers who just don’t get it.
This Reddit user says his girlfriend wants to be the next J.K. Rowling — but even she had trouble selling the first Harry Potter book and has one star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
