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Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

Marcus — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:11:35 -0000

You can quote me. But I have no authority whatsoever.

Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:47:04 -0000

Can I quote you? You know, like in the next domestic "discussion" over here on the East Coast? (the part about always being right)

Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

Marcus — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:44:21 -0000

Andre, you make me laugh. I don't worry about grammatical correctness in blog comments. In fact, I don't worry about prescriptive grammar at all. For me grammar is a tool for rhetoric. That's all. Sometimes I want sentences to read like I'm too excited to punctuate them. If the reader isn't slowed down or confused, I'm not sure it matters.

L.L. you're right of course. You always are. Writing is just risky. That's why I've been in a funk lately. Too much to do, too much to risk, too little time, too few resources.

Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

andre — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:50 -0000

Per my last comment- when I comment hastily, I run the risk of putting down a string of words masquerading as a sentence.

Sorry about that, Mr. Editor. :-)

Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

andre — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:13:30 -0000

Very thought provoking!

I agree with LL as well - everytime we write, we are taking the "risk" everytime we "expose" our writing to readers. We run the risk that someone will think it's subpar or disagree with the content.

Properly viewed, that can be a very good thing for us - it keeps us humble.

Re: Not Sure What To Write About? Make Sure It Stings.

L.L. Barkat — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:24:26 -0000

I wonder if there is such a thing as writing that doesn't take risks. What I mean is, no matter what we write, someone's going to say something about it. That right there is threatening. Risky. What if it destroys what we think about ourselves? Risky, risky.