The 10 Most Harmful Novels for Aspiring Writers

http://thetyee.ca/Books/2010/05/14/TenHarmfulNovels/

Any young person who wants to be a novelist should of course be a reader as well. But some novels can be more hazard than inspiration. They are often well-written, but their effects have generally been disastrous: they inspired younger writers to imitate them, they created awful new genres that debased readers' tastes, or they promoted literary or social values that we could very much do without.

Here are ten 20th-century novels that have done more harm than good to apprentice writers. My list is both entirely subjective (I am a scarred victim of several of them) and in no particular order....

And if you want a side of meta to go with your list, here's the MeFi discussion.

Stacy in Bloom | 7: Cherry Bomb

Title: Stacy in Bloom
Fandom: Kids Incorporated
Universe: Canon (Season 5 – 1988)
Genre: Friendship/Romance
Rating: T
Summary: With her sister and best friend halfway across the world, who else is there for Stacy to turn to…but Ryan? When the consequences of their actions become clear, the two must decide if pursuing each other is worth breaking up the band.
Mega-meta resource thread: http://luxken27.livejournal.com/137711.html

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5873801/7/

Behold, my lame sense of humor...at least you can tell how seriously I'm taking myself when I write this? I mean, how many people do you know who willingly poke a little fun at their favorite character (whom they also had a crush on for at least eight years because they are pathetic like that)?

( Notes for Chapter 7 )