Things Not To Do...
Jul. 8th, 2009 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
megwritesWhen I become a professional, I will remind myself not to berate my blog/LJ readers for not commenting enough when I post on a certain topic. Because that seems like a terrible way to Make Friends and Influence People. It could be that people don't respond because they have nothing to say or people were busy with their lives (you mean people don't spend all day reading your blog? the hell you say!) or because what you wrote on the topic isn't terribly interesting or comment-worthy.
I just don't know that making someone feel beholden to say they felt sorry for not thanking you enough for spewing a few paragraphs about your job on your blog like every other jerk on the interwebs who posts about their jobs is the way to garner fans or earn respect. Just sayin'.
I'll work on the being more positive/less snarky thing tomorrow.
Until then, have a link about about the romance genre and scholarship. Because it's only trashy unless you got a degree from Harvard. Although the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books gals got a mention and that's always a good thing.
Best quote of the article:
It's the "Snap" that really makes it work, I feel. Because I agree. You just got schooled, interwebs.
And for the record, I feel the same way. If you think writing, reading, enjoying, or otherwise studying the romance genre makes someone less intelligent, I will be more than happy to give you some evidence upside your head. The knuckle sandwiches are free all day.
I just don't know that making someone feel beholden to say they felt sorry for not thanking you enough for spewing a few paragraphs about your job on your blog like every other jerk on the interwebs who posts about their jobs is the way to garner fans or earn respect. Just sayin'.
I'll work on the being more positive/less snarky thing tomorrow.
Until then, have a link about about the romance genre and scholarship. Because it's only trashy unless you got a degree from Harvard. Although the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books gals got a mention and that's always a good thing.
Best quote of the article:
When Tan tells people she reads romance novels and blogs about them, "I can see it in their eyes that their opinion of my intelligence is just being revised downwards."
Today's twist: "I feel embarrassed for them."
Snap.
It's the "Snap" that really makes it work, I feel. Because I agree. You just got schooled, interwebs.
And for the record, I feel the same way. If you think writing, reading, enjoying, or otherwise studying the romance genre makes someone less intelligent, I will be more than happy to give you some evidence upside your head. The knuckle sandwiches are free all day.
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Date: 2009-07-08 06:39 pm (UTC)Seriously??
Is the moon in a phase of ca-ca or something?
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Date: 2009-07-08 06:42 pm (UTC)I believe the moon is always in this phase, which may indicate it's not the moon, but people who are in a phase of ca-ca.
But yeah. Strike me dead if I am lying even one little bit.
What is it with pro-authors losing their shit all the sudden and doing the wacky? Did professionalism go away?