Reviews

I hate giving reviews. I don't know how to do it, really. More importantly, I don't know why. Especially when it comes to writing. It may sound funny (or perhaps obvious) to you, but I know nothing about writing. I never studied it, per se. In college, I studied English—the language—and business, plus a dollop of education and biology (I was a major major switcher).

All I know is what I like. People have asked me to take a look at their writing and I just can't. I can't do it. I mean, I can LOOK at it, but I can't say anything about it. What if I don't like it? I can't say it. Never. I could never do that.

When it comes to BIG writers, I can criticize, though. I have made it known here more than a few times how I'm unimpressed I am with Stephen King, with Dan Brown, etc. I figure if you got a million bucks, even I can say I don't like your shit.

Being a writer is a terribly naked thing to do. Everyone's looking at your bare ass. Personally, criticism only bothers me when it's grounded in complete misunderstanding. Not to say that it doesn't prick, but if you're gonna show your bare ass, the simple fact is some people aren't gonna like how hairy it is. I can handle that part. But if someone mistakes it for a pair of tits? Yeah, that really bugs me.

Generally, I seem to receive positive reviews, like on Amazon and Goodreads and shit. A few people on Goodreads didn't much care for my writing, but so it goes. One guy said he thought the stories weren't developed enough, and he's correct. I write stories, I don't development them. I'm not a photographer, fer christ sake :) I know my writing is extremely weird and will not be for everyone.

Most writing today sounds like writing to me. In my internal ear, it sounds like I'm reading writing. Personally, I want to avoid that. That's my goal in writing, to make it sound like a campfire tale or something. I also like to fuck around with the narrator. What if the person telling you the story was lying? Such questions fascinate me.

Anyway. I can't look at your work, sorry. I wouldn't know what to say about it, except "Keep on keepin' on!"

Take care and thanks for listening to me ramble. I'm getting a little drunk, so I'll probably ramble about something else in a while…or post a bunch of songs on Facebook. You know how it goes :)