http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/General comments about the writing life (probably more like general moans).hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/186576It looks as if my son (who will be eight next week) is turning into an eccentric creative genius. We were walking to the supermarket today and as we went he insisted on writing a story in his notebook. This meant I had to stop walking every few minutes for him to add more to it, although he did...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/185284Why is it that a lot of people don't take writing seriously as an occupation? Although I stopped writing professionaly once I had my second child, up until then I was able to make some decent extra money through freelancing and it helped a great deal in terms of boosting the family income. There...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/184789The other day I came across a blog on another site in which someone was criticising Blogit, saying they couldn't understand why anyone would pay to read blogs when there were thousands of them available free all over the place. Several people had left comments agreeing with the writer and one...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/184416When I am working on my website I often wonder whether I should remove some of the stuff I've posted on there. Although I'm happy with the majority of stuff I've written, there are a few pieces that I know are definitely below my usual standard. Writing humour comes naturally to me, but sometimes...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writings/183237Some time ago I took part in a heated conversation on a writers' forum. The original post was from a contributor who insisted that no one could call themselves a writer unless they were paid to write. By this, she didn't mean receiving the odd cheque for penning a poem, she was talking about...