Friday, November 26, 2004
NEWS! Blogger Takes Day Off
Have fun Ariala! Meanwhile, a radical idea emerges. UntoldOne has come up with a suggestion in his most recent post. Did you see it? Take a look and tell him what you think. In short, he raises the idea about separate blogging categories for published writers and aspiring writers. I am always keen...
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Show Or Tell? What Do You Expect of "Writing" Blogs?
Are we "on topic"? Or are there no rules? What sort of blogs should be included in "On Writing" category? Scriber has said many times that lists and jokes should go where they belong, away from the "On Writing" category. I agree but I now don't get worked up about it although I did in the past when...
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Thursday, November 25, 2004
Do Things Seem Clearer On Thanksgiving Day?
Can you suddenly see? I am not so very thankful for small things. They are of little consequence to my survival. It is like that analogy used by all those time management "gurus", clever salesmen more like. They take a big bowl and within it first they place sand and then they try to fit pebbles and...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004
I Don't Buy That Blogger vs Writer BS
Here we are all bloggers. We WRITE blogs. That discussion of bloggers vs writers is just pseudo-psycho-analysis. I just commented as much to MerryAnne, the humorist "blogger", also a writer and radio-playwright. Some blogs are written well. Some are abysmal. Some are not well-written but are...
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"All I Wanta Do Is Have Some Fun"
I can't forget when Sheryl Crow sang this on a TV show. It was years ago but I still remember what happened that night. Crow was introduced and started up on the song. I was enjoying it - it is an easy song to like - and she seemed to be getting into it - or so I thought. But suddenly she raised her...
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Dear X
(A letter to a blogger) Thanks for writing to me. I should explain that recent post. Please don't worry. I am OK. Really. I know that I am quite a good writer, er.. that sounds a little arrogant, but anyway here goes....I know I am good but what drives me mad is that I never get any feedback which...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
THE DETOUR
WHO THE HELL DO I THINK I AM? I have the presumption to fill a blog day after day and call it writing. I look back at the words poured like cement into pre-assigned spaces and now they all look the same. It's as if I had covered a section of desert with unrelenting grey stuff. It is all filler...
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Monday, November 22, 2004
Why Here? Why Now? Why Write? Why Blog?
The motivation runs deep, very deep. Yet, much that I write is functional, factual and simply provides information. It is work and for that I am paid, rarely receiving complaints, and am often re-commissioned - all of which are powerful motivators. But none of that brought me to writing. They are...
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Sunday, November 21, 2004
I Have To Write. Period. Do You?
The money, from Blogit or anywhere, has no bearing on that need. Since June when I left my very good job my earnings have been meagre but they are building up slowly. However, I don't expect to make a regular income again anytime soon, if ever. My other half is also a creative type, a writer among...
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I'm Just A Soul Whose Intentions Are Good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell) The Animals - 1965. I think my previous post was misunderstood. But I suspected that might happen when I wrote that headline. It was intended to illustrate a certain brand of...
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