“When reading a book, one hopes it doesn’t turn into a painful process. Predictable is bad enough. Laborious is acceptable if the labor produces fruit. But with painfully bad writing, all one can do is grab a hatchet, slice off its head, and bury it.” WritingCreativityWriting LifeBad WritingOn Being A Rat Book:On Being a Rat and Other Observations Source: On Being a Rat and Other Observations