http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/18/writing-advice-from-a-blogger Comments On: Writing Advice From a Blogger by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Well, other than poets. That's just an Epic Fail in terms of making a living.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:30:02 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by realjournalist]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:30:25 -0700 The Stranger
Snark is fun but reading what she wrote even better.

Posted by Fred34]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:17:40 -0700 The Stranger beer.com is not a world that I want to revisit anytime soon. My advice for her, and her correspondent, is to NOT SUCK.

The actual fact is, we live in a GOLDEN AGE of non-fiction, journalistic writing. The work being produced in books and magazines, and even a few blogs, is better than it's ever been before.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:30:31 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Gomez]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:28:07 -0700 The Stranger xo
Posted by fauxxxe]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:23:37 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jocelyn]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:17:37 -0700 The Stranger
We (as in, young-ish writers) need more of what Susannah Breslin at The Reverse Cowgirl wrote (advice like "Stop churning out the same boring fucking copy that your peers are dutifully filing like a bunch of self-congratulating monkeys and find out what "beyond the pale" really means.") and less hand-wringing over the state of industry conventions.
Posted by SeaExile]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:03:48 -0700 The Stranger
I really enjoyed what she wrote. But then again, I am not a frustrated writer, so I don' take it personally.


Posted by Keekee]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:47:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Tim Appelo]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:10:15 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Tim Appelo]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:10:11 -0700 The Stranger Quite frankly, as a "technical professional" who knows how to do things like program in real computer languages I hated the "Tech Boom" of the 90s. All it did was divert money to lots of obnoxious GenXers with little or no talent other than grandstanding who would 'leverage' the least little bit of javascript into the latest stock scam.

Posted by Lithium]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:54:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by josh]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:43:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Holy Roller]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:26:48 -0700 The Stranger Posted by FreudianShrimp]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:25:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by ajohn5x]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:21:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by SeaExile]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:46:48 -0700 The Stranger
I don't get paid to write, but I do get paid - and will continue to get paid for the foreseeable future, which is the important part - partially because of my ability to communicate clearly in writing. And I gained both those skills and exposure to people who would hire me for them by writing a lot (both blogging and fiction that will probably never be published), but whatever. Bemoaning the fact that you probably won't make money off your blog is shortsighted, in my opinion, as is defining "a writer" as only someone for whom that's their sole income. And obviously financial incentive isn't the only reason to be a writer, otherwise The Reverse Cowgirl wouldn't still be online, right?
Posted by SeaExile]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:45:20 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jaymz]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:37:59 -0700 The Stranger
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Posted by gnossos]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:37:44 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Mr. Poe]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:33:17 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:33:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by McGee]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:30:45 -0700 The Stranger Posted by ProfessorBeard]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:25:54 -0700 The Stranger shrug of pubic hair? Is it like a shock? More or less than a lock? Similar to a hillock?
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