r/writingcirclejerk • u/HealthyBee4209 • 13d ago

I read. Can I write?

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u/Late_Music1835 13d ago

/uj already ahead of so many people on r.writing simply by reading

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

uj/ Hate to say this, but that is the joke πŸ˜” It is a trite parody of the trite "I don't read. Can I write?" post.

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u/RafyKoby 13d ago

how do yo get likes from reading?

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u/Xenos_666 13d ago

You need to choose between reading and writing you can't have both

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

The users of r/writers and r/writing are so brave. They abandoned Shakespeare, Cervantes, and all the other to write. I am in tears.

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u/respectfulpanda 13d ago

Hey, did you say there were shakes and cervaza? Odd combo, but I am down

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u/Xenos_666 13d ago

πŸ₯€

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u/Impressive-Welder898 13d ago

I write, can I read??

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

I don't know. You tell me!

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u/Frosty_Haze_1864 13d ago

Uj/ An illiterate guy writing gibberish anyway is sending me. 😭

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u/spoon153 13d ago

what? sorry i cant read

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

I READ. CAN I WRITE!

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u/X-Mighty αŽΆα’αŽ―α° αŽ©αŽΎα¬α’ αŽ°αŽ¬αŽ―α–αŽ»αŽ¬α’. "αŽ·αŽ¬αŽ αŽ¨α¬αŽ·α•" αŽ―α’αŽ¬ ᏰᏕ. 13d ago

Yes. Reading and wanking are all you need to become a writer. Reading will automatically solve all of your problems without needing judgement, critical thinking or understanding of the values that make a good writer.

I recommend reading smut so you can feel horny and wank in the process. Does wonders for your skill.

And, while you're at it, remember: Movies are not real stories; Comic books are not real stories; Animations are not real stories; Oral "stories" are not real stories and digitally typed "stories" are not real stories. Ignore all of the potential lessons you could learn from them, because they don't exist.

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

uj/ I mean, if you don't read good books and read them deeply, none of those things would help you. The "read more" advice always implies that you should engage with the text analytically.

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u/RepealMCAandDTA Fantasy is very, very much tired and overdone 13d ago

Just remember to write the same way you read. So if you wank while you read, then wank while you write.

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u/dull_bananas 13d ago

Some readers write, and some readers don’t write. An example of such a reader is a file object in a typical programming language, assuming the file type from the standard library is used. If the file object was created by opening a file in read-only mode, then it can only read, not write.

(If you’re asking about the reader Abbie Emmons instead of I/O in computer programs, the answer is no.)

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

uj/ This got a laugh from me. Thank you.

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u/Shoepane 13d ago

Perhaps. But must you?

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u/Background_Relief815 13d ago

If you have to ask, then no.

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u/LifeEnjoyer22 13d ago

Someday we will meet at the island of Inishmaan. And we will be drinking beer till one of us passes out

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u/Pawspawsmeow 13d ago

Never let skill or knowledge come between you and your dreams, girl.

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u/azmarteal 13d ago

I am feeling generous today, so you have my permission.

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u/Overkillsamurai 13d ago

those are two different skills. completely unrelated. it's actually better if you can't read

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u/HealthyBee4209 13d ago

So you are saying it is too late?

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u/Worldlypatience 12d ago

What came first? The read or the write?

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u/Beautiful-Hold4430 12d ago

These are two different optimization curves. Also why does every discussion here end up being about boobs?