“I am committed to writing appropriate books for the middle grades. This means no bad language, no gratuitous or explicit violence, and no sexual content beyond what you might find in a PG-rated movie – expressions of who likes whom, holding hands, and perhaps the occasional kiss. The idea that we should treat sexual orientation itself as an adults-only topic, however, is absurd. Non-heterosexual children exist. To pretend they do not, to fail to recognize that they have needs for support and validation like any child, would be bad teaching, bad writing, and bad citizenship.” NeedsShouldWritingMeanChildrenBookIdeasHandsMightWould BeLanguageSupportViolenceFailingTeachingMiddleExpressionKissingAdultsTreatsCommittedLikesAbsurdGradesAppropriateCitizenshipTopicsOccasionalOrientationValidationExplicitHolding HandsBad WritingBad Language Author:Rick Riordan
“Don't apologize, justify or rationalize bad art or bad writing. If you do, you are part of it.” IfsWritingArtAdviceJustifyApologizingRationalizeBad Writing Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor.” WritingLanguagePoorQualityObservationHumdrumBad Writing Author:Christopher Isherwood
“Good writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesn’t make you good. Writing badly does.” WritingDoeHateGood WritingGood WritersBad Writing Author:Dan Harmon