tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post4556002551670339718..comments2024-02-18T09:27:38.027-08:00Comments on Casey's Just Sayin': Seven Deadly Blogs or The Peeping Tom Sees AllCasey Freelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01258967374124497696noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-17117147809244057172010-02-11T16:35:10.131-08:002010-02-11T16:35:10.131-08:00I like those, but they don't end with the '...I like those, but they don't end with the 'shun' sound. :) I like your T.O.L. notion because I think we all do that on our blogs from time to time. Unless you're a know-it-all, which you or I are not.<br /><br />Thanks!Casey Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258967374124497696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-24924306159743969502010-02-10T23:58:34.818-08:002010-02-10T23:58:34.818-08:00How about wondering, exploration or enquiry? Migh...How about wondering, exploration or enquiry? Might you even be doing a little of one of these in your post? Perhaps we sometimes post to investigate an inkling, a notion or a hunch; testing our intuition by putting it out there for others to mull over and comment upon much in the manner I'm doing now. I guess it's the modern global equivalent of thinking out loud.<br /><br />It's always a pleasure to read and cogitate over your writing!<br /><br />Cheersbignoseduglyguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647869504583284845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-90509364080001036062010-02-09T18:29:37.297-08:002010-02-09T18:29:37.297-08:00Love the comment, Kate, thanks for reading.
I don...Love the comment, Kate, thanks for reading.<br /><br />I don't really agree with my reasons either. It started out a cool idea, but pretty much fell apart halfway through. Still I like the poetic sound of the reasons. <br /><br />Maybe the eighth reason could be self-exploration.Casey Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258967374124497696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-68018938949233216432010-02-09T14:17:35.382-08:002010-02-09T14:17:35.382-08:00Hi,
I am not sure I agree with your seven reasons...Hi,<br /><br />I am not sure I agree with your seven reasons: <br /><br />Observation, Confession, Expression, Protestation, Exultation, Depression or Cracking Jokes.<br /><br />What about improving yourself to see how people respond to your writing. From a personal note I write partially to find my own style - what is easiest and what people like most.<br /><br />Interesting post and beautiful picture.<br /><br />Kate xxKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940810066436848209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-34238567672917086362010-02-09T06:14:59.083-08:002010-02-09T06:14:59.083-08:00Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Wendy. Most a...Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Wendy. Most appreciated. <br /><br />Yeah, I totally get what you're saying and comparisons are inevitable. We do it in this household constantly, more with movies than anything because my love watches movies like most people go to church and analyzing them after is an actual past time under this roof.<br /><br />My only point was that even though, when viewed from a distance we can find the same theme or story line, the small nuances make it worthwhile.<br /><br />As a fiction writer, if I compare, I lose the magic. I can't write that way.<br /><br />Again, I really appreciate the comment. I hope you'll come back.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />SLCCasey Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258967374124497696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-48252462999351945272010-02-09T05:55:57.161-08:002010-02-09T05:55:57.161-08:00"But this is like saying that there are only ..."But this is like saying that there are only seven story lines and that when we fiction writers create a new piece of work we are just copying one of those."<br /><br />... that's true in a way. There truly are only so many scenarios that we can use to write. Most of our fiction follows the same hero myth stories we humans have been telling since the beginning of time. <br /><br />People find similarities in stories all the time now. (Avatar and the story of Pocahontas, for instance...you can see it here http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/04/lol-james-camerons-avatar-is-disneys-pochontas/ or Forrest Gump and Benjamin Button... see it here http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/benjamin-button-forrest-gump/) <br /><br />When people tell their personal stories (as in a blog post), it becomes something else in our mind, somehow more real than if some town folk were performing a play although it isn't dissimilar to that very thing. And yet the similarities we find when reading someones blog are not ones we exploit like fiction comparison, they are ones we relate to; we see our own stories in those of others; we identify.<br /><br />Perhaps, we shouldn't be trying so hard to find our place in the blog world. Maybe, in fact, we are looking to hard for something that is right in front of us.<br /><br />Write the post, Spencer. Categorize the blogs and see where it takes you. It might take us somewhere too.wendysitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057592190702092286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-5127187338730152652010-02-08T06:39:48.269-08:002010-02-08T06:39:48.269-08:00Yuck, the big B P S. Would like to put it in a dee...Yuck, the big B P S. Would like to put it in a deep grave and bury it.<br />For me, blogging has to be fun. Even writing a "sad" post is in itself the fun of writing it.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125956713394458825.post-52537758914440648592010-02-08T04:55:39.342-08:002010-02-08T04:55:39.342-08:00Yep, we choose our own path to the Perfect Blog. H...Yep, we choose our own path to the Perfect Blog. Ha ha ha! Oi, when's the next Wookie adventure?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092709336682168145noreply@blogger.com