"A fine writer" is a matter of opinion. Having won several first place awards in a statewide press association competition (are those credentials acceptable to you?), my opinion is that the author's work shows little originality and not much insight. This is not to say she doesn't show promise as a writer. In a few years, with more experience, she may become a fine writer.
"A fine writer" is a matter of opinion. So is, "you are an a$$hole". Just an opinion.
I would rather when describing the works of someone to stress the positive, and seek to encorage, then to come off as a classless jerk.
Just another opinion.
No, they're not acceptable credentials, for the reason that statewide press associations are made up of members who publish headlines like "Connivance Store Owner Killed in Robbery Attempt. That one ran in a local newspaper this week.
How about: "Porn Trial Ends in Hung Jury,", which, although it gets points for a really awful double entendre, is subpar editing for a major metropolitan newspaper.
However, if you, or any other of Crawford's detractors, would care to post some of your literary attempts, I'm sure you would finally be given proper credit for those efforts.