Are writers the least appreciated of artists? I feel like the

>>8951167
>>8951181

the publishing industry exacerbates this. typically, your run of the mill reader is not trying to learn about or explore themselves but are instead looking for the same kind of entertainment that theyre used to but only through a different medium.

"literary fiction" authors typically have to work day-jobs, with obvious exceptions, while people like e.l. james are obvious hacks but live lives of luxury.

http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/authors/e-l-james-net-worth/

this shouldnt be surprising. the commodification of culture made this inevitable.

>>8951167
A pretty painting can hang on your wall and give generations joy and pleasure timelessly.

There isnt the same immediacy of beauty with words, I cant hang a description of a landscape on my wall.

Also, language is most accessible, everyone operates and has a grasp of language, and thinks in words, etc, so there is a low entry barrier, where as visual arts requires physically displaying a skillful spiritual movement of heaven and earth

>>8953141
>language is more accessible than the visual
not even close

plenty of people can barely read

>>8953141
>t. doesn't write

>>8953464
>>8953474

I guess its all the same then. As a little kid can likely both write a whatever crappy little story and finger paint, and take a camera and make their stuffed animals move around. So really all arts should be respected equally.

I suppose its just that, the visual arts offer immediate sensual pleasure, while writing requires effort. So the art that does the work of pleasing you for you, is appreciated more

>>8953464
I forgot we were referring to the mongolian peasants who congratulate OPs brother on his passion for graphic design more than his own experimental novella

>>8951167
nope
J K rowling, john green, stephanie meyer
the list goes on and on and on

but you guys close your eyes to ya, you guys refuse to accept it

>>8953464
>>8953474
>>8954019
>>8954035

The average person would be able to write a 'decent' story (my diary desu) before they would be able to create a decent painting or film