Dislike Isn’t The Same Thing As Bad

Shanna Germain tweeted something that struck a chord with me (Minor 7th).

G/M/B = Game/Movie/Book – She’s a super sharp writer. Check out her works.

I had a similar (albeit brief) conversation with Laura Gallier this week and it got me thinking about what makes a book good or bad. Laura’s criteria included technical defects in the book (formatting errors, typos, etc.), whereas I tend to dismiss such details and focus more on storytelling and grammar.

Disliking something doesn’t make it bad,per s...