Saturday, December 25, 2004
A Warning To Blogging Friends And Others
This wasn't what I planned to post today. I have long debated if I should give my time to blogging. I love the forum and the instant gratification of instant reactions to my writing. I read and learn and I have made a few friends. But lately the experience has been soured by those who like to make...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
What Drives New Readers, Writers And Bloggers Away?
The thing that drives most bloggers and readers away may be the very thing that some of you like most about it. Anyone who reads me knows I must give an analogy so here goes. Until last year I took an annual vacation in the same place most years. Each time I would see some of the same people, many...
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TIME Snubs Bloggers
Time Magazine apparently had bloggers (as a group or entity) on the shortlist for its person of the year title. It was interesting that bloggers ended up on the list but best that they were not chosen. The Time award is often mistaken as an accolade but it is really all about who had the most...
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Monday, December 20, 2004
The Phone Never Starts
This is no urban myth. Cellphones drive some people crazy. A former colleague of mine, distinguishable by the enormous chip on his shoulder, would always complain about the people using cellphones on his commuter train. I always thought he needed to get over it because trying to fight this was like...
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
I Heart Men
Perhaps I am greedy but my other half is not enough and nor are pen-friends. I need more men in my life. Not for sex but for friendship. I don't understand why people so studiously cut out all members of the other gender just because they are married. What is that all about? For years I spent my...
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
Another Book Deal Worth Squillions. How Can I Contain My Envy?
Can you imagine a $1.9m book deal? I read Sassyass64's post about Barack Obama's mega book deal and Mihail Lari's post about bloggers getting book deals. Wouldn't it be amazing to make that kind of money for writing? But really I don't know what the fuss is about. It's only money. These deals are...
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Friday, December 17, 2004
It Was Touch And Go
Last night a story danced about in my mind. It seemed to matter at the time. There were characters, none of whom are to my knowledge real people. But they were real. There was a women who I spoke to briefly and our eyes met and there was understanding. Later I was in another room, an upstairs...
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
I Almost Kept On Walking
I didn't write a word, not since Sunday. Not here, not anywhere. On the first day it felt strange not to write here and then after that I didn't much care. When I got back I didn't sign in for a long time and thought it might be best not to sign in again - ever. I have a writer friend who I tell...
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Saturday, December 11, 2004
I Sensed A Big CHILL In The Air From The Moment They Wanted Me Out
Have you ever felt that chill wind when someone wants you out of their way? Out of their face? It could be because you are good and show them up. It could be because they want to give the job to one of their boys. Or, it might be that one day you said something which revealed a truth about them that...
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Friday, December 10, 2004
Do You TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY Want To Spend Your Life WRITING?
Tell me so in your blog. Tell me about it. Even better than that don't tell me why, show me? When you're done - let me know because I want to read it. Or, if you have already done so tell me today. I have blogged too much lately. I don't mean in the past few days, I mean over the recent weeks. I had...
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