Thanks for posting the video. Paolini says the worst criticism he received was for being a young writer and says it was hard to take because there is nothing he could do about it. This is an infuriating claim. No one criticized him for being a young writer. The criticism is either for writing like a beginning author or tacking complex topics with the understanding and insight of a teenager (little to none). In either case there is a lot he could have done. The most obvious is rewrites. Snarkbot Arya mentioned his final battle in Eragon was done quite a bit better than the rest of his writing most likely because he spent the most time on it. Had he been interested in writing a good story rather than just publishing his first manuscript he could have made the book quite a bit better with no other changes. Once he was professionally published he could have listened to his editor which would have helped in all areas. Avoiding topics he lacks the emotional maturity to tackle would be another good choice.
His harshest criticism as he describes it is for being young. Rather than maturely and humbly pick something he wished he had done better or subsequently learned he chooses to cast himself as the victim being unfairly criticized for something beyond his control. He may be married, bearded and pushing 40 but he is still an immature writer in all senses of the word and contrary to his claim that is his choice as he refuses to do anything about it.
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Date: 2020-08-11 07:17 am (UTC)His harshest criticism as he describes it is for being young. Rather than maturely and humbly pick something he wished he had done better or subsequently learned he chooses to cast himself as the victim being unfairly criticized for something beyond his control. He may be married, bearded and pushing 40 but he is still an immature writer in all senses of the word and contrary to his claim that is his choice as he refuses to do anything about it.