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| "Some of our greatest successes are our little successes that we haven't looked at arightly." ---Shawn C. Bailey--- |
| "The key to happiness lies not in making our dreams come true, but in shaping reality to look as much like our dreams as possible." ---Shawn C. Bailey--- |
| What do you do to help visualize the places and/or characters in your stories? Do you draw sketches, use maps, or use some other means? |
I've read comments of others in this community which echo my own disappointment. As much as I enjoy knowing that my writing entertains, informs, and regales the minds of my fellow poets and writers on WdC, and as much as I appreciate your meaningful input and occasional accolades, I wish my "real world" friends and family would also show some interest in my writing. Outside of my home here at WdC, I feel like Jen and Kira, "I love them all, but there's no one here like me." One of the worst insults I ever receive comes from people who mean well. I've had several people tell me I'm a "great writer" or a "great poet". When I've asked which of my works they like best, they can't seem to remember anything about my writing. At some point, they admit to having never read any of my work. I see that as an insult. It's patronizing, like an adult who scarcely glances at a young child's drawing and declares them to be the next Rembrandt. I rarely get truly negative reviews and comments on my work from members of this community, but constructive criticisms are very welcome. Similarly, when a fellow WdC member gives one of my items high praise, they generally explain why they think it's so good. I can't understand what the folk 'out there' think they're accomplishing by meaningless praise. I'd rather have one review by someone who has actually read one of my poems and tells me, "I had a hard time understanding it because the words you used are too archaic and outside my vocabularly" or "It's too dark and depressing", than one word of praise from someone who 'doesn't want to discourage' me. Thank you, my WdC friends and family, for being both honest and 'not discouraging' --- and for putting up with my extreme wordiness. |
| I feel you there. It's hard to ask that of friends and family when they may not really understand what it is you are doing or really have any interest in the craft. Just know that they are doing what they think is helpful because they probably do care about you. But I myself really only have a handful of friends who appreciate the art and have the creative fortitude to give me meaningful feedback. So, I understand the struggle too. You are more than welcome to message me any time and share thoughts or any work. I'm happy to read. |
| A week or two ago, I promised (or threatened) to write a review of an older (1972) movie, Winter Kill, with Andy Griffith. I just finished posting it to my port. This is my first ever attempt to write a movie review. I'm nervously self-conscious about it, so for now I have it restricted to Preferred Authors+. "Review --- Movie --- "WINTER KILL""  |
| In kindergarten, there was a boy who would throw a fit every time it was 'art day.' He'd throw jars of paint at the walls and chalkboards when he had these tempura tantrums. |
🌖 HuntersMoon  - Bren's favourite colour and her nickname are both Purple. She loves that purple and pink swirl! |
| If a couple shares a romantic evening and a bottle of wine, and during the evening conceive a baby, could that be called 'in vino fertilization'? |
| Sometimes, Life imitates art. Other times, Life irritates artists, including writers. Such is the case here today. My work on a small project for our grandbaby is being slowed by the misplacement of my staple gun, and we have several chores and other tasks all begging for our time. That's why I'm behind on the "quick and easy" movie review I mentioned in response to an earlier Newsfeed. I spent some time last night rewatching the movie and taking notes. Hopefully, I'll have the review in my port by Wednesday morn. |
| That turn of phrase made me giggle... I think a lot of people could relate to "Life irritating artists." Sorry you've got a lot of things interfering with your creativity though, I hope things become less irritating soon! |
SandraLynn  - Sometimes, Life inspires me to work harder toward learning to use swear words. I have always had friends and family who've had a much larger swear vocabulary than my own. |
| I recently became aware of 'disappearing WdC accounts.' Then, last night I had a frustrating experience which might shed some light on the issue. I tried several times to login to my WdC account. I typed my username, then typed my password and each time I got the standard 'that's wrong' message. I typed my password more carefully each time. I knew I was typing my password correctly. I complained to Bren that my account had fallen victim to hackers and I would almost certainly lose everything in my account. Then, I spotted the problem. I was indeed typing the correct password, but there was no 'l' in my username. I had been trying to log in as 'humbepoet.' When I corrected this typo, the login proceeded perfectly! So, I stopped complaining about hackers and started complaining about my phone. This is one, just like our previous one, is fraught with glitches, like refusing to add a letter no matter how hard or softly I tap the key and no matter how many times I tap it. Sometimes, I notice and can correct. Other times, I send odd and incomprehensible texts. The letter dropout issue affects everything including usernames. I'm sharing this experience because I think it might help others. It seems that we look so hard at correcting a password entry that we don't notice an error in our username. |
| I've had a few attempts at logging in on the laptop, wondering why I'm being asked to try again and then noticing I've got something like davveryan as my username. In general it's a good idea to double-check for username errors before trying again with multiple password attempts and, on some sites, risking getting locked out. I just wish I could remember to follow my own advice.  |
My first job in high school was helping out the IT department at the company my mom worked at. One of the first things they taught me was that 80% of technical problems can usually be attributed to user error, or addressed by resetting/restarting the device. And sure enough, in the many years since, whenever I have an issue with something now, I'll remember that and double check and — sure enough — it's usually because I'm doing something wrong (like the wrong username/password), or it goes away when I restart the device.  |
| Is this true? One type of regurgitational object in outer space is called a "queasistellar emesis source."  Nyah, nyah! See, sis!! I told ya it was fake!  |
Interesting Historical Fact: Sales of Beatles albums skyrocketed in (I believe) 1964 when John Lennon asserted that The Beatles are more popular than God. People were buying the records just to burn them. Interesting Hysterical Fact: The same thing happened to The Rutles when Ron Nasty made the same assertion and went on to say that God had never had a hit album. Many fans burned their Rutles albums. Many more burned their fingers while attempting to burn their albums. It was all actually a dreadful mistake. Ron, during an interview with a slightly deaf journalist, had said, "The Rutles are now more popular than Rod." At the time, Rod Stewart's career still lay years ahead and it's true that he had not yet produced a hit album. "Fact Checkers" didn't exist in those days or the misinformation and confusion would certainly have been much worse. |
| I'm terribly disappointed in myself or circumstances, one 'r t'other. Life is keeping me hopping like a first-time fire-walker. So, I've only been able to come home to WdC for short visits each day. Today, most of my time has been spent deleting emails (totalling about 1% of my email alottment) regarding an apparently former member who seems to me to have been filling up the Newsfeed with garbage. Meanwhile, I want to answer emails from some of my WdC friends, and update some items in my port. I think I need to switch to a week with 8 36-hour days! My greatest disappointment perhaps, involves my intent to enter the Dark & Twisted Romance Contest. I started writing a short(-sh) story for that contest, but things continue popping up and keeping me from getting any writing done. Hopefully, life will settle down soon. |
| I just opened a previously "Private" item, "Why I Can't Be" , to Preferred Authors and higher. It has been in my port for some time. I've nae clew to why I decided to let anyone read it, nor to why I just chose to do so. I'm in an unusual mood this morn, I guess. I might make it "Private" again, maybe soon. Perhaps I need a black zigzag on my orange shirt? |
To what extent do you ask your family and friends outside of WdC for their thoughts about your writing? How supportive and helpful are they? Do they seem pleased that you ask their opinions or do you think they feel imposed upon? |
ßlυҽყҽʐ 🤍  - I've read some of your work. No writer can ever be a stranger to one who reads his/her words. |
THANKFUL SONALI 18 WDC Years!  - I'm sorry to resort to humour, and I definitely understand patronizing responses. The pointless, old stock reply, "That's nice" reminds me of adults who look at a three-year-old's crayon scribbles and, failing to recognize the child's subject, simply fall back on, "That's nice!" Though they might say it with enthusiasm, it's hardly a helpful response. I'm also minded of Mr. Bean, who upon first seeing the painting Whistler's Mother, studies it appreciatively and comments, "Nice frame!" |
Humble Poet PNG still humble  - "Nice paper! I like the texture and I love its pastel colour!" "What did you think of my poem? I spent six hours writing those fourteen lines." "Oh, I just skimmed it over. It looks good. I might glance at it again later. At least you found something to do to pass the time." (Thought: "Yeah. I don't have the energy or focus for anything creative like working with finger spinners or fidgits.") |
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Mine works like that too, and it drives my friends and family crazy! (They say that's the way my mind fails to work.) I'm glad to know I'm in good company.
For some reason I'm reminded of a quote I read many years ago. I don't even remember the source.
"Nor need the soldier be so idle as to try to paint the precise colour of his valour on his standard. The enemy will find it out."