you've been missing in action lately, glad to see you back :) and thumbs up for being so far ahead in your xmas preparations. I'm looking forward to more news about the signing when it's over.
I just read your article in the December issue of the Writer. That you included you started blogging on Live Journal made me curious to know if you still kept your journal up. Lo and behold, your website was very navigable with a link to your LJ and it is indeed maintained.
What a small world we live in today! I've been playing around with the concept of using Twitter to reach the as-before unreachable. ( example) This endeavor has been successful on a number of different levels, allowing for interaction only dreamed of; hence the reason your article and blog piqued my curiosity.
As for myself, I'm an aspiring writer. I currently work full time as a programmer and am going to school as well (see my profile.)
I write the occasional blog when I get the chance. At the moment, any serious writing (check out the tags that begin with "writing sample") and general blogging goes on my LJ. Political writing goes on my Xanga. I used to write movie reviews both for the school paper as well as my
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Re: Article in the Writer Magazinecyn2writeDecember 6 2010, 16:21:04 UTC
Hi, Tomas, so nice to meet you! I am still blogging, though I can't say I am very good at it. It's mostly just to let people know I am still alive, really. :)
Thank you for adding me. I will add you right back. Good luck with your writing!
Re: Article in the Writer MagazineschpydurxDecember 6 2010, 16:32:49 UTC
Thank you for the well wishes and reciprocating.
Blogging is something that you do because you want to do it, not because it's a good publicity tool. Though I don't have to say it (which, of course, means I'm going to say it anyway) if you're not passionate about blogging it will show immediately driving away readers who would otherwise consume those off-the-cuff insights blogging was intended to record.
I say it's better to write a blog post once a year that you really care about than post daily about drivel. Those who really care about you or what you have to say will stay loyal because they have an emotional investment in you and your blog; therefore, I think that blogging is a self-filtering tool separating the wheat from the chaff, and there's a lot of chaff out there.
March of the Wooden Soldiers is a fantastic film! I've seen it more times than I can count, but alas, it's not in my collection. I'll have to add it per your mention.
In Northern NJ they've played it from 9-11am on Channel 11 Thanksgiving morning for 40 years. Last year my father was so upset that they didn't play it that I went and bought him the DVD for Christmas. But wouldn't you know it-- it was on this Thanksgiving-- I guess people complained when they took it off!
I only saw Love Actually once a long while ago, but I remember loving it!
A thing becomes a tradition for a reason. As humans, we are creatures of habit and thus ritualize what we hold dear. Changing that ritual simply to increase profit is just wrong if you're not also simultaneously changing those who embrace the tradition in the first place.
I wish I could've gone to the signing! I'm about due for a trip back home to PA. I hope it was wonderful!
I'm chomping at the bit to go get my tree but I keep it up until after the new year (Husband's tradition--Russian New Year)and I don't want it to be a dried up mess by then. All our presents are collecting dust in the closet instead.
Maybe I will see you at the next one! I am not planning to do as many signings next year but I am sure there will be some...
We seem to keep up ours forever, too. Until the Epiphany. But for some reason the Christmas tree makes me sad after Christmas, knowing I have to do a bunch of work to take it down!
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and thumbs up for being so far ahead in your xmas preparations.
I'm looking forward to more news about the signing when it's over.
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My name is Tomas, aka schpydurx aka ProfessorTom.
I just read your article in the December issue of the Writer. That you included you started blogging on Live Journal made me curious to know if you still kept your journal up. Lo and behold, your website was very navigable with a link to your LJ and it is indeed maintained.
What a small world we live in today! I've been playing around with the concept of using Twitter to reach the as-before unreachable. ( example) This endeavor has been successful on a number of different levels, allowing for interaction only dreamed of; hence the reason your article and blog piqued my curiosity.
As for myself, I'm an aspiring writer. I currently work full time as a programmer and am going to school as well (see my profile.)
I write the occasional blog when I get the chance. At the moment, any serious writing (check out the tags that begin with "writing sample") and general blogging goes on my LJ. Political writing goes on my Xanga. I used to write movie reviews both for the school paper as well as my ( ... )
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Thank you for adding me. I will add you right back. Good luck with your writing!
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Blogging is something that you do because you want to do it, not because it's a good publicity tool. Though I don't have to say it (which, of course, means I'm going to say it anyway) if you're not passionate about blogging it will show immediately driving away readers who would otherwise consume those off-the-cuff insights blogging was intended to record.
I say it's better to write a blog post once a year that you really care about than post daily about drivel. Those who really care about you or what you have to say will stay loyal because they have an emotional investment in you and your blog; therefore, I think that blogging is a self-filtering tool separating the wheat from the chaff, and there's a lot of chaff out there.
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How do you feel about Love Actually?
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I only saw Love Actually once a long while ago, but I remember loving it!
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I'm chomping at the bit to go get my tree but I keep it up until after the new year (Husband's tradition--Russian New Year)and I don't want it to be a dried up mess by then. All our presents are collecting dust in the closet instead.
Merry Christmas!
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We seem to keep up ours forever, too. Until the Epiphany. But for some reason the Christmas tree makes me sad after Christmas, knowing I have to do a bunch of work to take it down!
Merry Christmas to you too!!!
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