Hey folks. Given my last with Molly, my recent post to rigsy may have been misconstrued. It was tongue-in-cheek and meant to be somewhat humorous. I've sworn off personal attacks. I promised.
That said, writing for pay is a major pain in the arse, the degree of suffering being in direct proportion to the character of editor or attorney you're dealing with. However for a year I had carte blanche writing the outdoor page of a small town newspaper. No editorial control at all and that was pure pleasure even though I was getting paid for it. On May 17, 12:34 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to assume then, that you do nothing for pay since in your own > words it would be a prostitution of your morals. How then, may I ask, > do you earn a living? Or were you born with a tarnished silver spoon > in between your gums. > > Have you ever considered that writing what someone else wants you to > write for pay may be akin to prostitution, but writing what you want > to write and having it published and being paid for it is kudos as > well as gaining a wider readership? > > On May 16, 6:52 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Me. Who refuses to write for publication/prostitution. > > > On May 16, 8:16 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > dang...ure getting intoxicating! know any good female authors? hahaha > > > > On May 16, 8:31 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If my mind cannot sleep with an author, why read him? > > > > > On May 16, 7:16 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Many of the self help books you mention are poorly written or > > > > > hopelessly out of date. The effective self help book or group of > > > > > tapes will be entertaining as well as informative. Many also have a > > > > > religious aspect which offends some people. I enjoyed Zig Ziegler > > > > > tapes when I was young but I don't recommend him now as he is > > > > > certainly out-of-date and he also has a religious theme. He told > > > > > funny, allegorical stories. The basic goal, I think, of most of these > > > > > types of books(besides to make the author money) is to give the reader > > > > > a way to create order from chaos. And to whenever possible; keep it > > > > > simple. > > > > > > dj > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:04 AM, pol.science kid > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an > > > > > > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books of > > > > > > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the point > > > > > > of > > > > > > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer > > > > > > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the self > > > > > > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to > > > > > > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to apply a > > > > > > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to > > > > > > happinesss... ridiculous.... > > > > > > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but that > > > > > >> was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was > > > > > >> about > > > > > >> 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his > > > > > >> philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical... > > > > > > >> why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i > > > > > >> noticed > > > > > >> that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the > > > > > >> thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was developing > > > > > >> myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth process, i > > > > > >> deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of > > > > > >> mostly > > > > > >> large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from > > > > > >> reading > > > > > >> the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my approach, > > > > > >> but > > > > > >> thats ok...its my life...right? > > > > > > >> On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >> > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls... > > > > > > >> > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > >> > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. I'd recomend it. > > > > > > >> > > On 14 May, 17:41, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > ill get back to u on that once i have determined what > > > > > >> > > > subject u are > > > > > >> > > > talking about > > > > > > >> > > > On May 13, 8:16 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > >> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > > What books and authors on the subject do you recommend and > > > > > >> > > > > why?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > >> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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