I'm sick of busting my ass on entries only to have them not get any votes because I didn't go to every other contestant and pimp my username.
I'm sick of being told that I'm not a good writer because I had the audacity to re-use a piece that I had written previously but applied to the topic at hand. The mark of a good writer is NOT being able to pull something out of your ass at a moment's notice, the mark of a good writer is GOOD WRITING. It's the ability to pull a piece out of your heart, put it on paper, and then be willing to wrip it apart and put it back together again in a way that communicates to and moves your audience. I've taken SEVERAL creative writing classes and not ONE of them demanded that every assignment be one that you "pulled out of your ass". Revising is writing.
I don't do popularity contests. I don't get any enjoyment out of listening to people bitch because your friends vote for you even though they didn't have a chance to read all of the... how many hundred entries?
I'm over it. I DON'T have time to read over a hundred entries and try to figure out who I should vote for. I DO vote for people I like personally. I DO vote for people on my friend's list whether I have a chance to read their entries or not. And I don't buy the line that there are more than a few people out there who have the time to do anything else.
It's a nice idea on paper, but all LJ Idol seems to inspire from me lately is ranting and depression. And I think it's time I opted out.
Love,
Crystal