tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post5053681361422415215..comments2023-04-11T12:54:49.880-04:00Comments on The Defiant Marshmallow: It's Not You, It's Me*The Defiant Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-38000971407453794902011-04-18T15:52:40.511-04:002011-04-18T15:52:40.511-04:00To Nicki, dbs, Onion, Nicole: thank you all for th...To Nicki, dbs, Onion, Nicole: thank you all for the input and advice. I suppose we all feel funny sometimes about writing, and what makes us feel good or bad with it. Good advice on writing a lot, keeping everything, and going back to look at it periodically, even the things unpublished.<br /><br />I'll keep all of your advice in mind. Thanks!<br /><br />The deadline is a good motivator for me too, by the way, Nicole.<br /><br />W.A. Marshmallow is meeting with "The Maestro" on Wednesday to talk about his future in music. <br />As for "creepy", i was just wondering why the man suddenly took such an interest in him and wants to mentor him. Perhaps I've lived too long in a world of creepy people who have less than good motives and shouldn't be concerned. I just find him a little eager to help out.<br /><br />I guess I need to get used to the fact that the boy is actually talented enough to warrant this kind of attention from major musicians and not be too suspicious at someone taking an active interest in him. Networking is good, and this conductor studied under Leopold Stokowsky, so he can certainly help out with a young musician. <br /><br />He just smiles creepily though. Yuck.The Defiant Marshmallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-67750219019774196192011-04-17T22:44:12.017-04:002011-04-17T22:44:12.017-04:00Yes. Yes to Nicki, and The Onion and dbs.
And ye...Yes. Yes to Nicki, and The Onion and dbs. <br /><br />And yes to publishing one piece of green snot. I do try to publish regularly. For me it's a matter of giving myself a deadline (I work best that way) so that I put something out there in the hopes that practice, if not making perfect, makes better. Also, sometimes the green snot is good for the reader, even if it's not so great for the writer.<br /><br />You have a talent that should, like W.A.Marshmallow's, be practiced. But maybe not in Dubai with icky creeps.Nicole Leigh Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042126240711460836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-62172200986985752882011-04-17T16:29:36.631-04:002011-04-17T16:29:36.631-04:00I don't press submit on everything I write (wh...I don't press submit on everything I write (which might be surprising considering how much drivel I do press submit and publish). When I get that feeling you're experiencing, discouraged, I save it. And the last time I checked I had about 100 pages of it. Sometimes though, I will go back and part the weeds and find a strawberry here and there. Even better, sometimes I go back and read something I wrote and it is only then that I finally understand what I was attempting to communicate.DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-30958446268362758782011-04-16T22:51:03.919-04:002011-04-16T22:51:03.919-04:00Also, I spelled Nicki wrong. I went with the Princ...Also, I spelled Nicki wrong. I went with the Prince version, my bad Nicki. ;-) <br /><br />See, i am a goof.The Onionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003018180927573923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-84589759460744020202011-04-16T22:49:49.980-04:002011-04-16T22:49:49.980-04:00I am totally in agreement with Nikki. My blog is g...I am totally in agreement with Nikki. My blog is gobshite. It's just a lot of useless drivel that allows me to put it out there somewhere besides Facebook. Once in a great while, I even strike gold...er, or fool's gold. Then I feel pleased that people like what I had to say. <br /><br />Like Nikki, I purge it all out there and then save the draft. I look at it a little later and think "woah. edit." But beyond basic editing, I kind of go with it. It's a layer, right?<br /><br />All bloggers are told they should write about. But most of us have no idea what about. ;-) <br /><br />www.alotoflayers.blogspot.comThe Onionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003018180927573923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-83060881667951420582011-04-16T13:10:20.767-04:002011-04-16T13:10:20.767-04:00I don't think I'm the person to answer thi...I don't think I'm the person to answer this question, because my blog is like this technicolor vomit-inducing purge of everything left in my brain at the end of the day.<br /><br />I write all day, every day. I write everything from travel articles to op-ed pieces to jewelery descriptions, whatever I have to do in order to pay my bills at the end of the month. I write pieces I'm stunningly proud of and I write pieces that make me wince as I hit the "submit" button. I am consumed with grammar rules, sentence structure, punctuation, and prepositions. So my blog is like this safe haven for my weary writer head to rest at the end of the day. I can write about rabbits. I can write about clogs. I can write about Muppets, tequila and dogs. <br /><br />(I can also leave Dr. Seuss-themed comments on my friends' blogs.)<br /><br />Because of that, my blog will never be "big." It will never be "successful." It has no theme. It has no goal. It barely has a web presence. But it's like a playground. An escape from the have-tos and the "responsible writing." Some months I barely post. Some months I post every day. But that's what works for me, and that's what makes me happy. I won't post something if I'm not happy with it...but The Loaded Handbag has pretty low standards.<br /><br />So I say do what makes YOU happy. What stresses you more: to have a silence on your blog for a few weeks, or to post something you're not happy with? <br /><br />AND...I vote you post just one thing you're not happy with. Pick the best of the "Worst" and post it. The positive feedback you'll receive (and I know you, so I know it'll be worthy of positive feedback) may give you the inspiration to pour back over those green-snot pieces.<br /><br />-------<br />I'm really happy for W.A.Marshmallow, but can you define Icky? This whole thing is so intriguing. Dubai? World Stage? Dish Network? I DEMAND TO KNOW MORE.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830994879944216241noreply@blogger.com