“your writing sucks just thought i’d let u know”
This was the second sentence in an email that I got a few weeks ago — it’s presented here as is, for your consideration. I won’t share the first sentence, as it accused me of being a part of the human body that I can’t talk about here.
kAmp?5 H:E9 E9:D D9@4<:?8 C6G6=2E:@? x E6?56C >J C6D:8?2E:@?j 67764E:G6 :>>65:2E6=J] |J 65:E@C H@?’E DE2?5 7@C HC:E:?8 E92E DF4<D]k^Am
kAm$6C:@FD=J E9@F89i x =:<6 E@ D66 2 8@@5 A:646 @7 92E6 >2:= :? >J :?3@I ?@H 2?5 282:? 3642FD6 :E =6ED >6 <?@H E92E x’> ?@E A=2J:?8 :E E@@ D276=J] xE =6ED >6 <?@H E92E E96 4@=F>? :D?’E 6?E:C6=J DE28?2?E]k^Am
kAmqFE E9:D :D ?@E 2 8@@5 A:646 @7 92E6 >2:=[ 6G6? :7 x 5:5 86E 2 8@@5 =2F89 @FE @7 :E] x? 2 H2J[ x 25>:C6 E96 5:C64E 2AAC@249 E2<6? 3J E9:D :?5:G:5F2=i E96 HC:E:?8[ :E DF4<D] |2<6 :E ?@E DF4< A@DE 92DE6Pk^Am
kAmx ECJ E@ 2?DH6C 2== @7 E96 >2:= x C646:G6 3FE x ;FDE 4@F=5?’E 7:?5 E96 C:89E H@C5D E@ D6?5 324<] |2J36 :E D9@F=5 92G6 366? 2 D:>A=6 “E92?<D 7@C C625:?8]”k^Am
kAm&=E:>2E6=J x H@F=5 AC676C 4@?DECF4E:G6 4C:E:4:D>[ 3FE x 92G6 2 9:DE@CJ @7 6?4@FC28:?8 A6@A=6 E@ D6?5 >6 2?JE9:?8 D@ x C62==J 42?’E 4@>A=2:? 23@FE :E] p?5 2=@?8 E9@D6 D2>6 =:?6D[ x 8@E 2? 6\>2:= 7@CH2C5 7C@> y2?6 %H6?E6C ;FDE EH@ 52JD 367@C6 E96 AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?]k^Am
kAm“%C2G:D[ J@F 2D<65 7@C A6@A=6 E@ D6?5 J@F 2?JE9:?8] w6C6’D D@>6E9:?8 J@F ?665 E@ <?@H] %92?<D]” HC@E6 %H6?E6C]k^Am
kAmp?5 x 2AAC64:2E6 E92E[ E@@[ 3FE x 5@?’E E2<6 G@E:?8 25G:46 7C@> 6>2:= 7@CH2C5D 2?5 ?6:E96C D9@F=5 J@F]k^Am
kAm&=E:>2E6=J x H@F=5 AC676C DEC:4E=J @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E[ 3FE 2?JE9:?8 :D 7:?6]k^Am
kAmpD J@F AC@323=J <?@H[ !C@A@D:E:@? q 72:=65 :? |:DD@FC:] x HC@E6 2 4@=F>? :? DFAA@CE @7 E92E :?:E:2E:G6 C646?E=J 2?5 H9:=6 E96 AF3=:4 C6DA@?D6D H6C6 >:I65[ E96 AC:G2E6 C6DA@?D6D H6C6 AC6EEJ DFAA@CE:G6]k^Am
kAm“*@FC ~4E@36C h 4@=F>? 23@FE E96 E@3244@ E2I :?4C62D6 H2D 8C62E] (96? x 7:CDE =@@<65 2E E96 7C@?E A286 @7 E96 s6>@4C2E E92E 52J 2?5 D2H E92E J@FC 4@=F>? H2D 23@FE E92E DF3;64E x :>>65:2E6=J D2:5 E@ >JD6=7 E92E J@F 925 HC:EE6? D@>6 4=6G6C 2?5 4@86?E E9:?8D @? E96 :DDF6] *@F 46CE2:?=J 5:5[” HC@E6 (6DE@? rC2>[ 2? :?5:G:5F2= H9@ 92D 366? D6?5:?8 >6 6\>2:= 7@C J62CD]k^Am
kAmx E9:?< E96C6 2C6 EH@ C62D@?D 7@C E96 72:=FC6 @7 !C@A@D:E:@? qik^Am
kAm• p 8@@5 A@CE:@? @7 E96 86?6C2= |:DD@FC: A@AF=2E:@? D>@<6D[ D@ E96C6’D AC@323=J 2 C62D@?23=6 A@CE:@? @7 E96 G@E:?8 A@AF=2E:@? E92E D>@<6D 2?5 E96J <?@H 36EE6C E92? E@ C2:D6 E96:C @H? E2I6D]k^Am
kAm• xE >:89E 92G6 366? E@@ >F49 2== 2E @?46] tG6? E9@F89 x E9@F89E :E H2D 2 C62D@?23=6 :?4C62D6 H96? 4@>A2C65 E@ @E96C DE2E6D’ C2E6D[ :E >:89E 92G6 366? 9@A:?8 7@C E@@ >F49 E@ 8@ 7C@> E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 =:DE E@ E96 >:55=6 :? @?6 76== DH@@A] x7 H6 2C6 E@ 6G6C C2:D6 @FC ?2E:@?2=\=@H E@3244@ E2I[ H6 >:89E 92G6 E@ 5@ :E :?4C6>6?E2==J]k^Am
kAmp?5 2 H9:=6 28@ x 8@E 2? 6IE6?D:G6 =6EE6C 7C@> $2?5C2 |F==:?D E92E 4@G6C65 2 ?F>36C @7 E@A:4D[ :?4=F5:?8 7@@5D E92E 4@>6 @? 2 DE:4<[ 56A2CE>6?E DE@C6 4@?86DE:@?[ =@DE D@4<D 2?5 7C6BF6?E C67C:86C2E@C EC:AD]k^Am
kAm“w@H 23@FE A6@A=6 E92E 2C6 D@ 4C:E:42= E@ E96 4@?E:?F65 C@E2E:@? @7 E96 t2CE9[ E92E E96J >FDE E2=< =@F5 2?5 :?46DD2?E=J @? q=F6E@@E9 A9@?6 252AE6CDn w@H 42? x E6== :7 E96J’C6 D2G:?8 E96 A=2?6E @C >6C6=J E2=<:?8 E@ :?G:D:3=6 7C:6?5Dn %96J 7C:89E6? >6] (92E :7 E96J 2C6 D2J:?8[ ‘%96 3F:=5:?8 :D @? 7:C6P’ pC6 E96J E2=<:?8 E@ >6[ @C :D E9:D 3F:=5:?8 :? 2?@E96C E@H?[ @C D9@F=5 x :8?@C6 E96> 3642FD6 E96J 7C:89E6? >6 :? E96 7:CDE A=246n yFDE E@ 36 4@@= 2?5 :>A@CE2?E[ x’G6 @442D:@?2==J H2=<65 2C@F?5 2?5 E2=<65 =@F5=J E@ >J 5@8[ H9:49 :D 9@>6 2?5 5@6D?’E 92G6 @AA@D23=6 E9F>3D E@ @A6C2E6 6=64EC@?:4 56G:D6D] %9:D E24E:4 :D 67764E:G6 :7 J@F H2?E A6@A=6 E@ 8:G6 J@F 2 H:56 36CE9[” H6?E @?6 @7 E96 A2C28C2A9D]k^Am
kAm}@H[ x’> DFC6 E96C6 2C6 2== D@CED @7 =68:E:>2E6 C62D@?D H9J @?6 >:89E FD6 2 H:C6=6DD 9625D6E H:E9 E96:C 46==A9@?6] p?5 E96J 2C6 2 =:EE=6 D:==J 3FE x 5@?’E E9:?< x’G6 D66? @?6 :? 2 8C62E =@?8 H9:=6] (6 >FDE CF? :? 5:776C6?E 4:C4=6D]k^Am
kAm“q6DE H:D96D[ <66A 7:89E:?8 E96 8@@5 7:89EP” HC@E6 |F==:?D]k^Am
kAmk^Am
