>Veeky Forums acts all pretentious and superior, looking down on those who read genre fiction and YA novels
>check a writing critique thread
>it's all garbage
Huh.
Veeky Forums acts all pretentious and superior, looking down on those who read genre fiction and YA novels
>posts image about people not trying
>criticizes people for trying to improve
captcha: STOP
The picture is unrelated.
YA novels and most genre fiction deserve to be shat on. They are virtually nothing more than vapid and disposable time-wasters.
Fiction novels deserves to be shat on. They are virtually nothing more than vapid and disposable time-wasters.
If the "you can't criticize other writers because you can't write" meme is true, doesn't that imply you also can't praise other writers because you can't write? Literally no one but writers can say anything about books then.
Is this supposed to be a counter-argument or are you making a genuine proposition?
Non-fiction books actually teach you something. Fiction books are just a waste of time.
>fiction doesn't teach you anything
That is objectively untrue, especially in terms of storytelling.
>YA novels and most genre fiction deserve to be shat on. They are virtually nothing more than vapid and disposable time-wasters.
Is objectively untrue. I'm trying to illustrate how stupid this sort of elitism is.