https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Antipodean3801/As some bars are for drinkers this blog is for writers - and talking about the process of writing. But ther are probably no Hemingways or Naipauls on Blogit. So self-effacement, perhaps, is the key...hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Antipodean3801/629826As writers we often talk about the power of the written word. However, what about the power of the spoken one? Are we actually writing down our thoughts and opinions to be mused over silently, or to be read aloud to an engaged audience. It seems to me the difference is considerable. When I draft,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Antipodean3801/629515I've decided to maintain this second blog for a couple of reasons. One is because, otherwise, I'm constrained entirely within the fictional character of Dingo, who is the anti-hero of Suicide Watch. Although I love him, I sometimes yearn to record an opinion of my own, and to construct a sentence...