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Every author on this site took a leap of faith when he posted his work here. Don't like it? Don't read it!
I don't.
Reading a paragraph or two, then quitting to look for something you like better, is the equivalent of taking a book off the shelf, deciding not to read it, then putting it back. And do NOT critizize the person for not writing what you don't want to read!
Some well-known writers keep their rejection slips. J. K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books? She has a shoebox full of them. I only have one, oddly enough for Darwin's World! The publisher decided not to risk his money on a novel from an 'unknown' writer.
Think I'm joking? I'm not. Thousands of excellent writers write scripts for movies and television series, but look at what gets made: Spiderman, Iron Man, various cartoons, etc. Better to risk your money on the latest James Bond iteration, and keep doing it even as the audience numbers dwindle. No blockbusters, those ships have sailed, but almost always profitable. Actors, ditto; if you can't get parts in major movies or series, Amazon, Netflix, Paramount, etc, will take your lesser efforts.
Object lesson: I got hate mail for Darwin's World the first time through, and pulled my other books from SOL. I published 24 on Amazon, not SOL, and people paid me a lot of money for the privilege of reading them.
Think of that the next time you decide to slam a writer's work.

 

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