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by Jaime » September 15th, 2010, 10:40 am
Well I guess it's been a while since I procrastinated down the list, but now I've stumbled across this topic, and I've gotta say, I feel like the new kid at school who was invited to sit with the best group at lunch time. Nathan's is the only writers' forum that I've ever been involved with, and I'm lucky enough to have avoided the jealousy, sniping, etc. that apparently occurs at other forums.
Sure, we've had the occasional nasty-pasty, but I think most of us are big enough to scroll past the obnoxious comments left by these people. I think it's horrible that people who are aiming for the same thing would try to bring others down just because they don't write in the same genre, but then again, it happens everywhere. I work in medicine, and I've heard all the doctor jokes - across professions (how many surgeons does it take to screw in a light bulb? And the surgeons have the same joke about cardiologists, etc., etc.).
I have unfollowed some agents on Twitter because of their lack of professionalism - whether it was the fact that they are still green, I don't know, but to insult writers about queries online? That takes the cake. And they weren't generic insults. I'm sure those people would have known it was their queries. That's just rude.
I've made some really good friends through this forum, and I'm grateful to Nathan and everyone else here who have helped me to become a better writer :)