tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276574.post113750958796880404..comments2023-04-26T07:21:13.977-04:00Comments on The Doncast: Bending the Truth in a Million Little Ways - New York TimesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07329040926365391153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276574.post-1137710498247153732006-01-19T17:41:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:41:00.000-05:00On the Million Pieces issue- fiction can change a ...On the Million Pieces issue- fiction can change a person's perspective and maybe even a person's life. And, as we all know that to be the case, there's no reason to market fiction (or embellished non-fiction) as something else. Let the work stand on it's own, instead of trying to sell more books by adding a "based on the shocking true story" subtitle. <BR/><BR/>As for blogging. . . It seems a great many people feel the need to justify their blogging because it is essentially absurd. Life is absurd, so blog your ass off and don't appologize for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276574.post-1137637460580498722006-01-18T21:24:00.000-05:002006-01-18T21:24:00.000-05:00Everybody got their somethin'!Everybody got their somethin'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276574.post-1137622479347815972006-01-18T17:14:00.000-05:002006-01-18T17:14:00.000-05:00interesting that 'H' would say that she blogs beca...interesting that 'H' would say that she blogs because of exhibitionism and to keep her relationships honest (because her friends/family read her blog) - I would have to say that I blog because the mundane is interesting to me - when you step outside of it, it isn't actually all that mundane - and no one who knows me knows where my blog lives - or even that it exists - so for me it is an outlet where I can actually be totally honest without fear of punishment from those around me. Also, at the risk of being another self depricating blogger - it's mundane and stupid, and I don't care - it's mine and I will put what I want there. Further, and Don and I have this very in common - my true love of journaling began in 10th grade (I think Don may have been in my class) and I type faster than I write, and my kids can't find my blog like they would a big chief sitting around the kitchen! Don pick on yourself all you want, but keep writing about the mundane things in your life - they are the sorts of things that make the rest of us feel like oh yeah, I'm not the only one that thinks that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276574.post-1137554985545706902006-01-17T22:29:00.000-05:002006-01-17T22:29:00.000-05:00Why does someone have to be doing something intere...Why does someone have to be doing something interesting to write a blog?<BR/><BR/>Without asking what lies behind all of your self-deprication regarding keeping your own blog, I'll just comment on why I keep mine. . . on my own blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com