tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post8926625970318570362..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Middle-aged Thoughts on The Craft -- c.anne.gardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-26990798969534067172011-02-14T15:14:52.369-06:002011-02-14T15:14:52.369-06:00This is a great blog (and a great post!).
I thin...This is a great blog (and a great post!). <br /><br />I think a blog with a focus on POD is pretty good, especially when you branch out in calling big publications to task like this. Love the post, love the blog!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038641035312522709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-71596640330369228692011-02-10T15:26:40.922-06:002011-02-10T15:26:40.922-06:00I think the writer was trying for a sweeping gener...I think the writer was trying for a sweeping generalization. As a species, we like to have things neat and tidy, compartmentalized, all our ducks-in-a-row kinda thing. We put music, books, movies, etc. all into classifications we call genres. But as you know, there are plenty of people who are exceptions to the "rule," so much so that the rule isn't really a rule at all. But it helped her meet a deadline.<br /><br />My experience as a stay-at-home <i>Dad</i> is somewhat different than Brandy's (though it certainly has been good for my writing). I can't write with the kids hanging on me, but I can get other stuff done to free up my nights for writing.DEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266406676643270732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-1606387900058679262011-02-10T12:51:54.628-06:002011-02-10T12:51:54.628-06:00Speaking as a woman with a kid, the best thing I d...Speaking as a woman with a kid, the best thing I did for my writing was to become a stay at home mom. Up until then, trying to balance work and family just wasn't working. I was simply too stressed to write consistently.<br /><br />Being a stay at home mom and writing are so intertwined for me, sometimes I can't write without my daughter around to bother me when the clicking of the keyboard stops :D.Brandy HUnthttp://sites.google.com/site/brandyhuntebooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-45034339793061240002011-02-10T09:31:41.250-06:002011-02-10T09:31:41.250-06:00Exactly Sarah. I know what she was trying to say a...Exactly Sarah. I know what she was trying to say about women writers bllooming later than men and getting a raw deal from the publishing industry, but her argument was flawed and biased. There are many men in the same situation. Not everyone is a writing genius at 20; in fact, most writers at that age are far from even mediocre. And to say that one demographic has an advantage over another is utter nonsense for the innacuracy of the statement alone.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-34228338552973440602011-02-10T07:02:17.062-06:002011-02-10T07:02:17.062-06:00Not all gay women are childless, so I'll have ...Not all gay women are childless, so I'll have to disagree with her reasoning.<br /><br />Why do writers hit their stride when they do? There are probably as many reasons as writers.Sarah Ettritchhttp://www.sarahettritch.comnoreply@blogger.com