venomous blogs
I'm surprised, and a little depressed, to read how much venom there is in some people's blogs. In polite circles, it just isn't done to slag off other people's poetry and views : what thappened to tolerance, eh?
Okay, you think someone's stories, comments or poetry's rubbish, but do you really have to say so? I've had enough stuff published to have become armoured to adverse and destructive comments, but for someone new to writing, or blogging, it must be extremely hurtful to be the butt of the sort of cynical comments that I've read here.
I'm sure it must make some novice writers wonder if it's worth going on with their writing : and that can surely not be the purpose of such humiliating comments, can it? Or is it? Although I'm far from being a world famous poet/author, I'm always willing to offer reasoned and objective critiques of other people's work, so if anyone's interested let me know.