so I am pretty sure, all readers and authors know, but sometimes, or more like all the times, authors do write some pretty dumb shit -no offense-, so because of that I just had to ask, could it be that authors are actually not doing that from laziness but from dumbness?
like, imagine someone working on a novel, and thinking about it too much, going through revisions, and even having stress about publishing - of course not all, and also to varying degrees-, and because of that, his mental capacity get full and he starts losing his sharpness. so, do you think that may actually be the reason why some author's IQ decrease? why they keep forgetting what they have written? and why their characters seem so stupid?
what do you think?
There are a lot of factors. First, think about it, most authors, me included, want to write something that we ourself want to read, so realism and believability are put in the backseat.
We write fiction, create a world and characters however we like with our imaginations. We couldn’t care less about realism. As the adage goes: “Write drunk, edit sober.”
We are drunk and completely absorbed in our own world, until reality kicks in when it’s time for editing.
So, that’s one of the reason why you might find some inconsistencies, plot holes, and not-so-believable situations in some stories. Most writers just create the ideal world they want to live in and the ideal characters they want to be or be with.
Put it simply; it’s wish-fulfillment.
It’s not that the authors are dumb, it’s just that they don’t care about realism as much. I mean, why would they? This is fictions they’re writing, the made-up stories, so why would they have to care about the real world, right?
Though, with that way of thinking, it also raises another problem; some readers can’t immerse themselves in an unrealistic story, so they will point out any fault and error they find.
There’s nothing wrong with that, but honestly, if you have to do that every time, then you’ll never be able to have fun reading. Just go find the story that suits you. There’s no point in criticizing the story that doesn’t suit your preference. It’s just stupid.
Now, with all that rambling out of the way, the point is this; most authors just write what they want to read, so some dumb shits you see in the story are just what the authors want.
It’s dumb? Who cares as long as the author and some readers like it. It’s stupid? That’s just preference. Heck, I could even say a masterpiece is stupid if I don’t like it.
To conclude all these; the authors aren’t dumb, they just don’t give a fuck about realism, believability, consistency, and all that as long as it’s fun and entertaining for them and the readers. (Well, not all authors are like this. Some do care about believability and realism. If you really want to find such authors, go to Amazon or something.)
Well, hope that helps clear things up for you. (Or maybe not, that’s fine~
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