If you write a crappy book, game, or even art and people are making fun of it even though it wasn’t your intention to make a comedy, how do you live with the fact that you potentially become a laughing stock? How can you be proud of that?
Been wanting to write myself something but seeing how people treated Twilight or even 50 Shades I’m kind of worried that the intention of my writing is going to be treated like a laughing stock.
Yes I’m writing a comedy but I want people to laugh at it because of the jokes, not because I’m an incompetent writer. You think Tommy Wiseau made The Room so it can be laughed at?
And also I get it “Doesn’t matter they got money”, is that really it? Is our dignity and shame worth it, just money? How can we be proud of something that is basically enabling people to make fun of us.
My advice, look for editors or ask some people you know to review your work and ask them to list suggestions to how you can make your drafts better before you publish it. There are some websites that can help you find reviewers to see your drafts and ask for feedback.
You could use grammarly or go to YouTube and look for videos that teach how to properly write. You could also read books that are widely acclaimed by critics and are considered good books compared to twilight and 50 shades.
Try reading some well known comedy books that are praised by critics and take notes from them. It could help you brainstorm ideas, just don’t copy the same exact ideas as the book(s) have and make sure your own writing and ideas are original and are not identical to the books you are studying.
I think that’s my best advice. ![:heart: :heart:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/heart.png?v=9)
Everything that Dirona wrote, plus a couple other thoughts:
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If you have a particular idea in mind but aren’t sure you have the chops to pull it off, work on some other ideas first to improve your writing. I remember reading how Kevin Smith had the script for Dogma written years before he made it, but he held off on doing it because he didn’t think he was ready yet as a filmmaker. He did 2 other movies before coming back to that one.
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Accept that you can’t control how people interpret and/or react to your work. Some people, maybe even a lot of people, aren’t going to like it no matter how good it is and there’s nothing you can do to change that, you just have to have a thick skin. Focus on the people who do like it, and ignore the rest.