tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post1370392573936973119..comments2024-03-27T05:41:49.609-04:00Comments on Ask And Ye Shall Receive: This Is Why Writers Have EditorsLove Biteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560398644345169431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-40509182647787736112008-04-01T10:54:00.000-04:002008-04-01T10:54:00.000-04:00You know when a good band, instead of releasing a ...You know when a good band, instead of releasing a new record, puts out a compilation of B-sides and outtakes? That's what this seems like to me. She does write well, but this is like scraps and leftovers. The quad "meh" is the only rating that fits. Good one, nutter.Professor Bootyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08017404355948080905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-57413325962289926272008-04-01T09:06:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:06:00.000-04:00I agree about the text message typing... I don't u...I agree about the text message typing... I don't use it either. And I don't chat with people on IM who use it. LOL <BR/><BR/>But seems to me that the main problem here is not understanding the difference between a personal diary/journal and a blog. This reads like a diary. I get a list of what pretty much everything she did today, which (sorry Wendee) really doesn't interest me. <BR/>Now, there's nothing wrong with using your blog as a personal diary. And perhaps your friends enjoy reading what you did, and that's fine. But sorry, you can't expect anyone who doesn't know you to be interested. <BR/><BR/>Now, if you'd pick ONE thing you did and write about that... give some humor, some sarcasm, some ANYTHING... just something besides a diary entry... then perhaps it'd be something I'd enjoy reading. But unless I know someone, I really don't want to fight my way through their daily diary. <BR/><BR/>As a writer, Wendee should know to write for her audience. I'm just not sure who her intended audience is in this case.Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194686635071552460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-68912802341146140082008-04-01T05:38:00.000-04:002008-04-01T05:38:00.000-04:00I don't begin to consider myself any sort of exper...I don't begin to consider myself any sort of expert on blogs. I only know that I love reading them. I love all kinds and read them religiously. Because I know that I'm not the world's greatest blogger myself, I can overlook almost anything. <BR/><BR/>However, there are a few things I just can't deal with on any blog. If it takes a template more than a few seconds to load, I'm closing that blog before it's ever finished getting to me. <BR/><BR/>AND writing in text talk. That makes me want to stab someone in the heart with a ballpoint pen. I can't deal with it. No matter how wonderful a blog promises to be I cannot force myself to read beyond the first abbreviated word.<BR/><BR/>I will never know if I like this chick's blog because I didn't get past the first two posts. You should never read a blog that makes you want to feed the author to the sharks she's writing about. I know it's extreme, but yes, my hatred for text message typing is just that strong. (I don't even use it for my own text messages on my phone.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-72603526723330519672008-03-31T23:29:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:29:00.000-04:00Is this we've devolved into? "Meh meh meh meh to y...Is this we've devolved into? "Meh meh meh meh to you"? <BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to "I know you are but what am I"?<BR/><BR/>Ms. Holtcamp: read what's on your blog RIGHT NOW with an unbiased eye and tell me that there's something for a reader other than yourself; there isn't. If there was, I'd have found it.<BR/><BR/>Did you not WANT a critique? Or were you more expecting to be feted upon as the "professional writer" that you are? You got your review, it SHOULD'VE been helpful had it been heeded, but instead you're going whine that, because I found tripe on the front page, that I should've kept digging until I found a nugget worth mentioning?<BR/><BR/>You must have some ties in the writing business: have another writer look at your blog HONESTLY and tell you what they think.<BR/><BR/>Dun dun DUNNNN!<BR/><BR/>[scary-music interlude]<BR/><BR/>They'll say the same thing as I did, just probably not as humourously.<BR/><BR/>Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to figure out a way to get some sleep now that I know you've "lost all respect for what [I] claim to do"...Nutjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745385677391142219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-55436069547869103972008-03-31T23:07:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:07:00.000-04:00Wish someone would point out the interesting posts...Wish someone would point out the interesting posts... save me time looking for them.Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194686635071552460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-42616171636960818012008-03-31T22:37:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:37:00.000-04:00You guys are completely full of shit. Why don't yo...You guys are completely full of shit. Why don't you actually go back and read some of the earlier posts like you claim you do in your FAQ. You obviously did not do anything more than read some of the latest posts. Sheesh. Whatever. I lost all respect for what you claim to do. Obvious total hogwash. I thought you would actually have read from the BEGINNING like your FAQ says. The template is my own photos and not everyone knows how to do HTML just because we're writers and bohemians. So get off your high fallutin high horse and do something worth writing about. Meh meh meh meh to you. That's an angry MEH to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222740854325977352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-60419219141230488192008-03-31T13:38:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:38:00.000-04:00Ay yi yi! I'm not sure there are words to describ...Ay yi yi! I'm not sure there are words to describe how painful reading this "blog" is. My daughter has more literate and entertaining IM conversations.Love Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560398644345169431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-17166843261855307072008-03-31T12:35:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:35:00.000-04:00Couldn't agree more, Nut.Right off the bat it stru...Couldn't agree more, Nut.<BR/><BR/>Right off the bat it struck me that she defines "bohemian" as: "A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life." But she's chosen to use the standard Blogger template. That doesn't wash with a bohemian in my dictionary. Find something that actually expresses your individuality, your uniqueness, your artistic self. <BR/><BR/>Sigh. <BR/><BR/>I had high hopes for this, but it seems to be another of those blogs that's not really meant for an audience. In which case, why open it to the public? <BR/><BR/>This could be a really interesting blog full of experiences and insights that most of us don't come close to getting. If she's a professional writer, attach this blog to a professional website and take it seriously, consider the audience, make it interesting and engaging. <BR/><BR/>Also, edit! Most of these paragraphs are entirely too long and full of needless information. <BR/><BR/>I'd love for her to refocus her blog and resubmit in a few months, because it has potential.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.com