Before I say anything else, I would just like to clarify that I am not directing this towards any specific user. This is simply based on what I’ve encountered ever since I made this blog, which was around two months ago. So, you can choose to read this if you want to, or scroll past it if you’re not in the mood to read it and get butt-hurt.
Let’s begin!
I find it funny how people think that they were giving constructive criticism when all this time they were actually giving hate. This goes to cowardly anons and butt-hurt writers both.
The message is simple: if you don’t like the way somebody writes or characterizes, then don’t read it. Ignore it. Just scroll past it. It isn’t rocket science. Let people write; it’s an escape, and you shouldn’t put up a barricade in an escape. It totally beats the purpose!
I truly understand that everybody has their opinions and freedom of speech, but you don’t have to go and preach it every time you see a piece of work you don’t like. Your opinion is not your tongue, so stop trying to shove it down somebody else’s throat.
Ray Bradbury, a late and very famous author (one of my favorites aside from S.E. Hinton!), once said in his coda: “I don’t believe in tampering with any young writer’s work, especially when that young writer was once myself”.
I see this quote as a reminder that all young, or not so young, writers need to find the faults they make in their work. It never is our place to find a fault and change it for them. Let them edit their work, there is always room to improve.
On a larger note, I care for everybody in this fandom. So, if you’re not happy with the fandom, then you should consider leaving it. Don’t get me wrong! I don’t want you to leave because I “hate you” or you’re “a disgrace to the fandom”! I think you have the right to be happy, and if you’re not happy, then why keep yourself in that state of mind? You should really consider that. (If you ever want to talk, I’m here!)
As a conclusion, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and a great start to the summer! Good luck on any final exams, and don’t stress!
xo - Sophie