Boy there’s a LOT of truth to that.
I read a lot, and I mean a LOT. The level of pure crap out there is astonishing. You could save a ton of money by reading fan fiction on internet chat boards written be smitten teenage girls about ‘Twilight’ and get the same level of quality.
And I guarantee you that it’s the rare writer that does not think he’s God’s gift to the written word. Quite the disconnect from the actual quality of their product.
Ay-MEN! Every time I see the crop of new "contemporary fiction," I think, "Oy! How does so MUCH of this DRECK make it into print??"