#& when i'm like ''actually no'' i get dogpiled by people going ''uhh uhh i've written 1000 books i know what im talking about''

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has anyone else noticed that people who aren't writers & know nothing about writing are acting like an authority on storytelling or is it just me

#like i keep seeing people being like ''this is bad dont do it ever'' & it's a vital part of certain genres or tropes #& also ''do this all the time or else'' & it's something that is actually a bad writing tip with basically no exceptions #& when i'm like ''actually no'' i get dogpiled by people going ''uhh uhh i've written 1000 books i know what im talking about'' #& then i look at their profile & they're 20. & complaining about their 25yo boyfriend publicly #& their work is. not good. to say the least #or maybe these people are just the loudest & people who arent shitheads are just minding their own business #i guess what im saying is if you dont understand why something is the way it is just fucking ask someone who knows #instead of putting your misunderstanding of it out there like you're an authority figure on something you either #arent involved in the creation of or just arent very good at #& that isnt an insult. youre allowed to admit you arent good at stuff #i'm not good at stuff & because of that i wouldnt act like an authority figure on like. idfk. painting #i CAN paint. am i good at it? no (this isn't counting spray paint but i still wouldnt act like an authority on that either) #the reason i act like an authority on writing is because i study writing & writing styles #i write! i practice different types of writing all the time! i read a lot of different books! writing is a HYPERFIXATION of mine literally! #i can literally predict entire movies & books & shows because i can SEE the thought process behind it #so like. dont come @ me being like ''you dont understand'' because i DO understand. which is WHY it annoys me so much #anyway i blame all of this on people acting like art is supposed to be consumed #this obviously isnt a thought out essay just a rant so like. assume i know whatever youre going to ''um actually'' me about