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Originally Posted by Diablo
I don't even know how helpful that will be to you, I just wanted to show you that this didn't come easy to me, Ive been doing this since like 12 years old and I've had to adapt and change over time to stay relevant too. You'll find similar with ill nik-A and a lot of the older dudes that are still doing this. You have to learn to adapt to what works or lose to those who will. People aren't voting to hate, they're calling it like they see it and everyone thinks their own shit is dope. That's the game. The wins and losses become irrelevant if you just have fun with what you're doing and write what you personally find dope. Some people here don't like my work, others have me in their top tens all time LOL it just shows you you'll never please everyone, so just enjoy what you're writing and let everyone else form the opinions they have.
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Very helpful. I believe that in increasing my writing skill, everything involved w/ that will look more appealing to a discerning eye. Meaning if I'm writing a topical piece I'm still learning skills in the process (and afterwards during feedback) that translate over to my battle verses. I spend a lot of time reading my own verses and critiquing it as if it is not my work. Probably sacrificing an amount of time I should be reading other verses from more skilled writers and comparing.
I have noticed that presentation in battle verses is much less important, outside of bar length obv. My last verse would have read better probably if I had omitted the paragraph/subtitle shit (and 2 of the bars) but most of that shit comes from not having enough free time to critique it beforehand.
I was trying to work in the Battlefield 2 angle but it was weak anyways. I wrote it first and found it hard to omit it.