The Coal Game

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We're scrolling
And watching coalies make errors
The most pathetical errors!
We're watching experienced coalies
Who stayed up all night tracking a source in its original Latin
Up, writin'
And writin' bad!

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Comments

Re: Do you default because you want your recip to have a better fic?

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, I don't have much patience for this kind of thing.

a) no one wins at writing contests. There are millions of aspiring writers and only one winner. The odds are not in your favour. If you need to win a writing contest to feel validated, find a different hobby.

b) if you default, there's absolutely no guarantee that the person who picks up the pinch hit will be better than you. They might have a grandiose sense of their own ability, or maybe they are just here to have fun, like all of us should be. You won't ruin someone's life by giving them a subpar fic. This is a hobby for all of us. Try to enjoy it.

c) if it really bothers you, then work to improve your craft. Study it. Practice. Being a good writer doesn't just magically happen. It takes work, like any skill.

d) get out of your own head.

Re: Do you default because you want your recip to have a better fic?

[(Anonymous)]

+ 1