Tag Archives: Writing

Comments in moderation

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When I sign in to WP to create a blog post there are comments waiting to be moderated. Most often they are spam- enlarge this, shrink that, make money this way or make money in half the time it takes you to read this. Junk. There was a time when I got some decent spam. I mean it. They used obscure text as subject lines. I found myself mining them for long forgotten words or wacky twists and turns of a phrase. I never opened them. I just swiped the value I could from them before I hit spam button and sent them to spam prison.  They go to prison, right?

Spammers just don’t live up to their predecessors. It is a very disappointing turn of events.

Occasionally I ask for things and don’t get what I wanted. Someone asks me for something and I fail to respond accordingly. We have expectations that are dashed beyond hope. Then we have to figure out what to do all over again.

Sigh. Double sigh, Sighing one more time for effect. Or is it affect? Never mind.

Creation is a messy thing. It doesn’t always end up as high art. Spammers and friends disappoint with a mediocre response. A piece of writing is flat. A photo looks terrible. Like Michelangelo I chisel at a piece of stone hoping to release an angel.

Today may suck. Tomorrow may be better. Or not, but I keep chiseling. My angel needs to get out. And spammers… give me something worthwhile. I mean it.

Writing Business

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I am working on a new blog. It is not a blog for writing but it requires lot of it.There is also the planning & the design of the blog. I have been added lots info before I officially release it.  I want it to have at least 20 articles so there is something there for people to read.

I have this blog site. Someone set it up for me and now I am learning how to edit the different pages besides making sure I add something almost every day.

Then I have 2 sites I write for on a consistent basis. Also there are articles sites I submit work to for more coverage. Writing is something I do but I don’t always get to write what I want. There is fiction story I have not touched in a month. Working full time and trying to keep up with it all is daunting.

I have proposed a project a day. Last night I spent it on one blog. I tested out templates, searched for photos and finally decided on colors, fonts and a photo.

Writing is a business. That means there are things you must do to keep it alive. I don’t know of anyone discovered and pulled from the ranks to stardom.  You must carve out your own path, keeping to it everyday so that you don’t lose momentum.