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I'm ruined by classics.
>"grew up" reading classic lit
>my writing is somewhat antiquated with florid prose
>i want to write stupid dumb horror but cant demean myself making my prose stupider / current day
Am I gonna make it? How do you retrain your writing?

>> No.17889985

>>17889969
>cant demean myself making my prose stupider

Post your prose

>> No.17889991

>>17889969
post your prose

>> No.17889995

What's wrong with writing horror in the classic style? some of the best horror writers write that way. Ann Radcliffe, Edgar A. Poe, H.P. Lovecraft ect...

>> No.17890029

Why use many words few do trick?

>> No.17890040

>>17889995
The problem is those writers already exist, and you are not one of them. Nobody in current year wants to read florid shit from an unestablished literally who.

>> No.17890041

>>17889969
>>my writing is somewhat antiquated with florid prose
>>i want to write stupid dumb horror
? just do it my man

>> No.17890049

>>17889969
>stupid dumb horror but cant demean myself making my prose stupider
If you don't respect/love your genre, writing in it will be tough. For example, fantasy authors aren't writing what they consider works for manchildren. They legitimately love and see the genre as the best of lit. I'd suggest getting over this hangup where you see horror as dumb.

>> No.17890228

>>17890049
>>17890049
I dont see horror as dumb. Its my passion. I see shit writing though, like everywhere. All the current year, top-rated horror generally have pedestrian prose.

>>17890041
Cheers man

>>17890040
This guy gets it. I see a lot of hate for that type of style, too.

Cheers lads

>> No.17890668

>>17889969
Maybe you could try writing a horror but not call it a horror. This sounds really stupid, I'm sure. But why do you have to limit your work by confining it to one genre? You could write stories you like that have horror elements blended with others. I feel like your prose would fit perfectly then.

>> No.17890684

>>17890228
>the negative reply encouraging inaction is the one that "gets it"
Damn, sucks to be you

>> No.17890687

>>17889969
check out ligotti

>> No.17890897

>>17890684
Seems like they're discouraging the overwrought desu senpai

>> No.17890905

>>17890040
>don't write what you want to write, you must kowtow to the masses
You will never be an artist

>> No.17891974

>>17890687
Already have. I don't consider him florid though?