this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2025
134 points (89.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

36169 readers
2299 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions


Rules: (interactive)


1) Be nice and; have funDoxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them


2) All posts must end with a '?'This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?


3) No spamPlease do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.


4) NSFW is okay, within reasonJust remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].


5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.


6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online


Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Tech Support

No Stupid Questions

You Should Know

Reddit

Jokes

Ask Ouija


Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Now I’m expected to be a good enough writer to “match their style,” or I’m a bad person?

Nope. Just a bad communicator.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting, since I've made my living as a professional writer throughout my life, and still do ALL the copyrighting for my business, which is nearly 20 years old, with hundreds of clients, all of who responded to my written marketing and sales communications.

I'm a good enough writer to raise a family on a single income, but by all means continue to take writing advice from people who think 👁️♥️U is a full sentence.

Done with Dolts; Dusvedanya Dipshits!

[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Making a living as a professional writer isn't as impressive as you're trying to make it sound, but good for you if it makes you feel accomplished.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Not trying to impress, just demonstrating that I'm good enough to survive by my writing, which is a lot more than nearly anybody arguing with me can say. That's a stronger argument than "Nuh-uh."

Goodbye children, I have shit to do. Go write the Emoji Dictionary.

[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You still think being a professional writer is a flex. It really isn't. You're probably lying about your experience. There's a lot of us out here. Lemmy isn't a secret club for CS majors.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Not a flex, just demonstrates that I know the rules of proper writing. Strunk & White, motherfucker.

And accusing someone of lying, and thinking that wins your argument, is the last gasp of a loser.

Buh-bye.

[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Buh-bye.

Promise this time?