#just read an excerpt of that corny ass scifi book going around rn | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

butchvamp · 1 year ago

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i need authors to stop referencing shit like tumblr or grubhub or other Name Brand Companies in their books it is SO jarring and it immediately dates your writing and also just reads as a free advertisement like 99% of the time

#just read an excerpt of that corny ass scifi book going around rn #all on One page the guy references grubhub uber eats disney frozen and the book snow crash #all on ONE page. all by Name #and clearly pop culture references are like a Thing bc he also references pitch perfect later #i dont think having a couple is a terrible thing (ive done it myself usually as an homage to old horror movies)#but like. writing that many references in a SINGLE page is awful #covid is also a part of the plot which i don't have a problem with generally obviously that's something #ppl will be writing about for a long time. but combining it with everything else just makes me cringe #we get it u are hip and modern #wild thing is that i dont even think that author is a bad writer im actually familiar with some of his other work #but. damn that writing was Bad

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