Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-26335047-20150422093732/@comment-26054278-20150426181901

Lordnmaster wrote: So...it got taken down because you didn't like the style? You're right. That does seem an odd complaint. In fact, if I'm being perfectly frank it seems rather unfair. Firstly, this is a style that has been used by many great horror writers: H.P. Lovecraft, E.F. Benson, M.R. James, F. Marion Crawford, to name a few. Secondly, if the writing style isn't your cup of tea, that seems an awful lot like an "I didn't like the story" type complaint, which you guys go to great pains to disclaim as a reason for deletions. I understand deleting a story because it doesn't tell you enough, but there are plenty of stories on this site that at least one person wouldn't find particularly scary, and yet are competently written. Not exactly. There was a story that was very pretentiously written that was later deleted because of the writing style and the purple prose used.

Empy stated, "It was filled with purple prose which didn't suit the concept/theme." He also stated, "A note to other writers, you can over-write a story and this is a perfect example."

I'm not saying the writing doesn't fit the concept, but it was just something that you might want to consider. If you want an easy answer, you really should just go to the Deletion Appeal or message Empy (if you haven't done so already).