Comments on: If a Writer Writes in a Forest… http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:54:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Friar http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Friar Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:08:45 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1631 From what I've seen in the blogosphere, there is NO CORRELATION between writing quality and the ammount of traffic. But, I don't think it's a weird karmic scheme of the universe like Melissa says. I think it's just one big popularity contest, that's all. One of the "Cool Kids" can post a few sentences or rehash the same old crap that's already been said umpteen times, and they'll get 80 comments. But a Lesser-Known Blogger can write a beautiful heart-warming original story, and no one will read it. Sigh. That's just the way it is. I try to accept it, and do my serious writing for myself. <em>Friar's last blog post..<a href='http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/how-to-suck-all-the-fun-out-of-your-kids-childhood/' rel="nofollow">How to Suck all the Fun out of your Kids’ Childhood.</a></em> From what I’ve seen in the blogosphere, there is NO CORRELATION between writing quality and the ammount of traffic.

But, I don’t think it’s a weird karmic scheme of the universe like Melissa says. I think it’s just one big popularity contest, that’s all.

One of the “Cool Kids” can post a few sentences or rehash the same old crap that’s already been said umpteen times, and they’ll get 80 comments.

But a Lesser-Known Blogger can write a beautiful heart-warming original story, and no one will read it.

Sigh. That’s just the way it is. I try to accept it, and do my serious writing for myself.

Friar’s last blog post..How to Suck all the Fun out of your Kids’ Childhood.

]]> By: Hump Day Reading for the Restless Soul — Write From Home http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Hump Day Reading for the Restless Soul — Write From Home Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:56:54 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1627 [...] If a Writer Writes in a Forest… at Punctuality Rules! [...] [...] If a Writer Writes in a Forest… at Punctuality Rules! [...]

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 --Deb Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:55:13 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1541 Interesting how things work, isn't it? (grin) Interesting how things work, isn’t it? (grin)

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Melissa Donovan Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:49:54 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1540 Yes, it sucks when you pour your heart into something and nothing comes of it. I chalk it up to some weird karmic scheme in the universe. To date, the most trafficked post I ever wrote was composed in about 15 minutes on a whim from a copyblogger challenge. <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/452707286/how-to-write-villian' rel="nofollow">How to Write a Complex Villian (Writing Exercise)</a></em> Yes, it sucks when you pour your heart into something and nothing comes of it. I chalk it up to some weird karmic scheme in the universe. To date, the most trafficked post I ever wrote was composed in about 15 minutes on a whim from a copyblogger challenge.

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..How to Write a Complex Villian (Writing Exercise)

]]> By: Lawrence Miller http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Lawrence Miller Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:02:53 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1528 Ofttimes my secret, hidden writing is of the most important and satisfying kind. It serves many purposes, but none more important and satisfying than the freedom it is capable of imparting. For this one man it is the great enabler. It sometimes gives me the strength I need to overcome obstacles I otherwise could not dream of overcoming. So, yes, when I write in secret in my hidden garden, it serves me well and gives me the strength I need to break out and show the world what I have wrought. Ofttimes my secret, hidden writing is of the most important and satisfying kind. It serves many purposes, but none more important and satisfying than the freedom it is capable of imparting.

For this one man it is the great enabler. It sometimes gives me the strength I need to overcome obstacles I otherwise could not dream of overcoming. So, yes, when I write in secret in my hidden garden, it serves me well and gives me the strength I need to break out and show the world what I have wrought.

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 --Deb Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:31:19 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1523 I tend to think that Really Good Writing is its own reward ... but that sharing it is even better. What's the fun of an award if you don't get to share it? (grin) <em>--Deb's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunctualityRules/~3/451405026/' rel="nofollow">If a Writer Writes in a Forest…</a></em> I tend to think that Really Good Writing is its own reward … but that sharing it is even better. What’s the fun of an award if you don’t get to share it? (grin)

–Deb’s last blog post..If a Writer Writes in a Forest…

]]> By: Joanna Young http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Joanna Young Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:49:08 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/12/if-a-writer-writes-in-a-forest/#comment-1514 For me, yes it counts, but probably because it's mainly driven by the need to have it written, rather than the need for feedback and validation. (That expresses itself in other ways!) If I can re-read it and get the same sense of impact, significance and meaning that I did when I wrote it, then yes, it counts. Besides, even if only one person ever reads it - that might be enough. That might still have changed something. <em>Joanna Young's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConfidentWriting/~3/451567422/' rel="nofollow">Inbox or FeedReader: The Results of a Reading Experiment</a></em> For me, yes it counts, but probably because it’s mainly driven by the need to have it written, rather than the need for feedback and validation. (That expresses itself in other ways!) If I can re-read it and get the same sense of impact, significance and meaning that I did when I wrote it, then yes, it counts.

Besides, even if only one person ever reads it – that might be enough. That might still have changed something.

Joanna Young’s last blog post..Inbox or FeedReader: The Results of a Reading Experiment

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