Comments on: Forty Days and Forty Nights

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:35:55 +0000

Thanks for the history. It’s nice to see someone’s development over time. It’s very encouraging. I just launched my blog yesterday, so I am right in the awkward phase. I appreciated reading your post for a vision of the future.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:12:25 +0000

Hey hey, Writer Dad. A newsletter is a great way to get people to visit old posts. If you send out a weekly mailing with tips, information, motivation, etc., you can throw in links to old posts that might be pertinent to what you're writing about that week. I get quite a few hits to old posts on my home and garden this way. Good luck! Lindsays last blog post..3 Questions to Answer Before You Buy a “How to Make Money” System…

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:57:39 +0000

Rita: I should go back and read your older posts. I read “A Tale of Two Kitties,” but that was only because it was reposted. I can’t imagine ever not cringing on my old stuff, at least a little. I bought a book of Oscar Wilde quotes (for a dollar!). I didn’t know until then about his end. Very tragic.

Emily: Unbelievable. Someone made it fifty-seven deep. That must make you feel amazing. You’re not boring at all, Emily. It’s easy to see that you have a sweet heart.

Daniel: Thanks Daniel. It’s a true compliment to know that you were in my head, for even a second. Thanks.

B. Wilde: KittyTown hits most things right on their head, including me. I’m hope you enjoy the compilation. Please let me know if you have a particular favorite.

By: B.Wilde

B.Wilde — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:42:25 +0000

I must say that your sister really hits it on the head. You started out and have maintained your style and approach. Your blog is different because you are a creative writer and you're very good at it. I envy your talent to use expressive words that coordinate so well together. Thanks for taking the time to put these together. This will give me a chance to look over some of your former work that I've missed. B.Wildes last blog post..Brief Encounters with Miss Addie

By: Daniel Richard

Daniel Richard — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:41:15 +0000

Heya Writer Dad, I sure do love your blog entries. It's definitely a fresh read and I particularly liked the way you can write using descriptive words that allows me to imagine myself in the same thought that you have while writing. Haha. Great content! See you again man. Daniel Daniel Richards last blog post..11 Traits You Need To Getting Things Done With a BIGGER SMILE!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:09:45 +0000

I'm glad I've been around to read it all. I am not always good at diving into archives of blogs I find. Some, I have taken the time but most it's just impossible. It is a weird thing, I think, that there can be so much that people who find me today won't know or read. I do have a plugin in my feed that pops up 5 related posts to the current post. Those give people a glimpse into past posts and they get a fair bit of traffic each day. I checked my sitemeter for the first moment in a few weeks today. I happened to see that someone started at page 1 and had made their way back to page 57!!! I was astounded that someone would just keep going and going. I have to remind myself sometimes that I am not as boring to others as I am to myself :) As a final note to my babbling, it feels like I've known you much longer than it has been. You've done a magnificent job reaching out and showing us who you are each day, Writer Dad. I'm sure happy to have found you back when I did. Emilys last blog post..How Often Do You Grocery Shop?

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:43:58 +0000

Writer Dad,
Trust me, you DON’T want to have an end like Oscar Wilde’s, who was 46 when he died (poor) having being sentenced to hard labor in Victorian England, after it was disclosed that he was a homosexual. Imagine how many more brilliant quotes – and works – we would have from him, had he been able to live his life in peace.
As for me and my blogs, there’s a big part of me that likes my OLDER posts better. They may not have gotten many comments (or few), but the writing was crisper and they were, in some ways, more satisfying. I’d say I, too, smile at them, but with few exceptions, I don’t cringe…
:-)
Rita

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By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:02:23 +0000

Rita: Thanks, I’m glad that you HAVE been here since the beginning. How do you feel when you go back and read your old stuff? I both cringe and smile at mine, as I’m sure I will in two months at the stuff I’m writing now. I’m sure my end will be less worthy of a feature film than Mr. Wilde’s, but I wouldn’t mind being half as quote worthy.

By: Rita

Rita — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:46:24 +0000

Writer Dad, As you know, after an email chat we had, I went back and read every post you've written. If I may make a recommendation to readers: read them. The beauty of the words hasn't changed: the confidence of the author has, in a way that shows no level of bravado. You could mix them up, and you'll still get "Writer Dad." Instead of a magazine artice this weekend, or a chapter of a book, read the "Writer Dad Journal." You'll be both glad that you read it, and upset that you weren't there at the start! And Sean, though I love Oscar Wilde, may you come to a better end than he did! Rita Ritas last blog post..Top 10 Movies to Watch this Weekend

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:32:09 +0000

Ari: I’m totally with you. I never publish a post just to meet my deadline. I know that everything I write is part of my own personal forever. I too try to write for the ages, and not for a flash in the pan front page. Thanks for the kudos. It means a lot coming from someone as mathematically elegant as yourself.

Barbara: It truly is. I like sitting down with only a vague idea of what I’m going to write. It feels so much more genuine to me than doing it by outline. I let my day, and my readers, help to lead me where I think the writing should go.

Evelyn: Thanks Evelyn. Consistency is important if I want to keep climbing.

Matthew: Being consistent about your deadlines is a great start. There’s nothing wrong with overwriting either. You just need to get good at trimming the fat. Great advice that really connected with me, though I’m not sure who said it, was put your readers first. Have mercy on them. Make your words accessible.

Jamie: It feels foreign, but even when it makes me cringe, there’s a smile behind the wrinkle because I know that if nothing else, I’m probably just a bit better than I was the day before. Sometimes that makes all the difference.

Guitar Dad: I understand what the crusty guy is saying, but I have to agree with you. The wincing makes us better, even when it’s hard to look at. I think it’s like actors who can’t see themselves on screen. I think that would be a lot harder for me than simply reading the words. I don’t know that I could watch myself.