I'm not so sure that it's because professional writers are really getting any worse. I think it's more that editor/publishers are getting more than
a little lax. Baen especially seems to be suffering from this. I mean... just take a look at some of Travis S. Taylor's books, hell just look at the
description. (The Quantum Connection). If that isn't a self-insert fanfic (a badly done one) I'll eat a boot.
As for Ozzalos, he's not so bad, sure his descriptions are pretty tedious, but by now, when reading a lot of stuff with overdone prose, what amounts to a
giant wall of text about someone's sexiness or badassedness just translates to 'Setsuna's hot' or 'Ranma's badass' in my head. I
won't say that he's an awesome writer or anything, but he certainly offends my sensibilities a lot less than a lot of other fanfic writers out there.
a little lax. Baen especially seems to be suffering from this. I mean... just take a look at some of Travis S. Taylor's books, hell just look at the
description. (The Quantum Connection). If that isn't a self-insert fanfic (a badly done one) I'll eat a boot.
As for Ozzalos, he's not so bad, sure his descriptions are pretty tedious, but by now, when reading a lot of stuff with overdone prose, what amounts to a
giant wall of text about someone's sexiness or badassedness just translates to 'Setsuna's hot' or 'Ranma's badass' in my head. I
won't say that he's an awesome writer or anything, but he certainly offends my sensibilities a lot less than a lot of other fanfic writers out there.