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Decshak
Good points. The Dan Brown thing is not a quandary to me. I couldn't write in that way even if I wanted to.
posted by
Azur
on February 11, 2006 at 1:33 PM
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We have to care whether or not the reader can understand what we are
saying, but we don't have to care about their opinion of our opinion. Recently, I've been realizing that some information is simply not going to be interesting to absolutely everyone. Therefore, not everyone will read it. But so what? "You can take a horse to water but you can't make 'em drink it" is kind of what I'm thinking. Although, writers such as Dan Brown, with his
The Da Vinci Code have found a formula for sucking readers into turning the pages of his book.... Ah me. What a quandary!
posted by
WindTapper
on February 11, 2006 at 8:03 AM
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I care what people think...
Some are witty or funny or have a nice reasoned way of expressing radical ideas. But that doesn't mean I write to please them. There's enough of that inner child who said radical stuff for its shock value to keep me laughing up my sleeve sometimes.
posted by
Pat_B
on February 8, 2006 at 4:16 PM
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Azur
Aw c'mon hoss, ya gotta care, sheesh, nobody else cares what I think
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 8, 2006 at 6:18 AM
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hehehe I love the ending but be honest....you don't "care" not mind....LOL
posted by
_Symphony_
on February 8, 2006 at 3:04 AM
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I'm sorry, you were saying??
posted by
majroj
on February 7, 2006 at 9:04 PM
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You know only last night
someone was telling me that the Master told his followers that he was going to tell them the secret of life.
He left them there and went off.
They pondered and pondered getting more and more excited
So when he came back they said "sooooooooooooo????"
He said the secret of life...
The difference between you and me???
IS
I don't care
heheheheh
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on February 7, 2006 at 8:06 PM
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Haha Azur!
Love your ending....but certainly get what you are saying!
posted by
ginnieb
on February 7, 2006 at 8:06 PM
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It Makes Complete Sense to Me
Depending upon the audience one writes and decide the importance of the audience opinion!! Clear message!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on February 7, 2006 at 6:28 PM
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