Thursday, October 14, 2004
Unpublishable Truths: The Best Of Blogging Is Off The Cuff
Newspapers commission bloggers now to go to events or cover certain topics but they don't seek coverage of news in a conventional sense. They want bloggers to keep their ear to the ground, to capture the atmosphere, to run the titbits of anecdotes for which there is no place in the print edition. It...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Do You Write About What You Know?
I learn new stuff every day as a journalist. I can't complete a story or even start until I know enough more than enough to fill the space. As soon as it is done I forget 90% of what I have learned. When I read my articles back I am often impressed because I can't believe I knew enough to write the...
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Of Heaving Breasts And Secret Longings
It was a desire suppressed for too long. She had to know. Did they have a future together? Could this man give her the one thing she truly wanted. Was it all a dream? She had never dared to take this step before, to risk everything - her reputation, her life, her livelihood and all for one man. She...
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If My Babies Were Taken I Couldn't Bear It
I don't lock up my husband or children. My other half is free to pursue his dreams just so long as he allows me time to pursue mine. Nor am I a molly-coddling mother who wraps the kids up in cotton-wool. They have to learn step-by-by step to make their way. Wolf-Girl's post today asked people to...
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My Head Was Turned By The Idea Of Being No.1
Slap me if I do that again? Please? What was I thinking? The trouble with being No.1 is that you have to be eternally polite to the people who put you there so that they won't ditch you. Another part of job is to post lists mentioning bloggers on a regular basis. I used to do that stuff but I don't...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
I Don't Get Pop Philosophy. Am I Thick?
Psychology for the masses, inspirational writing - call it what you will. It is so popular but for some reason I can't get into it. To me it just seems to take forever to get to the point - to do what? To state the bleeding obvious. I mean it usually comes down to the same few messages - be...
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Monday, October 11, 2004
Who Lost My Funny Bone?
Taking yourself too seriously can damage your health. Somebody has to be the serious one, the thinker. That one isn't me. I can't abide worthy, pompous writing or people who know it all. And yet inane internet jokes don't do it for me either. My best friend sends them to me all the time and I find...
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Naivety
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Sunday, October 10, 2004
Your Writing Speaks Volumes
I feel unworthy whenever I post about blogging. My previous long post, the one before the "Bug" post, was fine, nothing wrong with it and based on a recent accurate observation. However, in my eyes the content of that post does not justify sitting at the top of the pile for a day or so. My "noisy,...
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Bugs
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