tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post6274941455818974317..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Oh, here's where we differ.Ragnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-60111306687101390242007-12-13T22:00:00.000-05:002007-12-13T22:00:00.000-05:00Ragnell, you're awesome. Fantastic post.Ragnell, you're awesome. Fantastic post.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-39040606469109490172007-12-12T18:47:00.000-05:002007-12-12T18:47:00.000-05:00I agree Ragnell :) I give tons of positive review...I agree Ragnell :) I give tons of positive reviews and I nitpick like mad. XD Being feminist is just part of me. I also have issues with continuity errors, characterization, etc.. etc.. :) nething that detracts from my enjoyment of something xD And I write it into my review :] It's not like I exist SIMPLY to hate things xD I dun think "feminist" fangirls are ANY differentt han any other fan who reads stuff and parses it by what they enjoy and what they dun enjoy. :]Ami Angelwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263018434610100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-21667860506493955082007-12-12T01:43:00.000-05:002007-12-12T01:43:00.000-05:00Dude, were you here when The Sinestro Corps Specia...Dude, were you <I>here</I> when <I>The Sinestro Corps Special</I> came out?Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-53737177234316297902007-12-11T12:39:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:39:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm not suggesting you tone down your criticis...Oh, I'm not suggesting you tone down your criticism: it's important to point out the bad stuff; and hey, it's your blog, you do what you want.<BR/><BR/>I'm just pointing out that positive feedback for the people who get things <B>right</B> is at least as important as negative feedback for the ones who get things <B>wrong</B> if your goal - and the goal of other feminist comics bloggers - is to change things for the better.<BR/><BR/>To riff off of something you said earlier: say you're a writer who writes a good story with a strong female character and no one praises you for it. <B>You</B> think you did a good job, but there's still that nagging doubt that you didn't do as good of a job as you suspect; or that your target audience didn't appreciate your writing. A few pats on the back go a long way towards encouraging someone to keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>So I guess my question to you is: have you hugged your favorite writer(s) lately? :-)Ferrous Bullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707719932073719083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-24199383270414660872007-12-10T23:56:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:56:00.000-05:00Jeff -- (That was a joke about the first LOEG trad...Jeff -- (That was a joke about the first LOEG trade, actually.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks. It is iced over here like you wouldn't believe. The leafless winter trees in my neighborhood look like the leaves just turned white right now. A lot of them (and power lines) were taken down by the last couple days.<BR/><BR/>(And I may have swung Wednesday off, actually)Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-54228602961973008592007-12-10T22:07:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:07:00.000-05:00"Sergeant? Throw this smelly little lesbian over t..."Sergeant? Throw this smelly little lesbian over the side."<BR/><BR/>Did that actually happen to you?<BR/><BR/>BTW glad you're ok. Heard the weather down there was well, rather frightful...<BR/><BR/>Hopefully you don't have to work Wednesday afternoon. I know you'll be waiting with anticipation.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208838155213185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-43141407025565608072007-12-10T17:43:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:43:00.000-05:00Not Ragnell, but am a professional writer (journal...Not Ragnell, but am a professional writer (journalist). What I like and what I need to hear as a writer are two different things.<BR/><BR/>Also, "Why can't you just be nice?" is a defense people are supposed to grow out of after someone criticizes the grammar in their first fanfic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-45236382410448879972007-12-10T17:41:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:41:00.000-05:00Matthew -- I've given it a try from time to time, ...Matthew -- I've given it a try from time to time, but anger is the better motivator.<BR/><BR/>Ferrous -- Oh, I'm sure they hate it. I have four qualifiers to that answer, though.<BR/><BR/>1) I sometimes praise on this blog. You've seen it. There are plenty of positive sites done by positive people out there. Many creators have message boards that act as a sort of cult for them, or their personal websites and the commenters there. They get praise at the conventions from the tons of cheering and autograph hunting.<BR/><BR/>They also get money. Money is the nicest bit.<BR/><BR/>2) In the meantime, I pay money. When not was worth it to pay money, I have paid the money. When it was not worth it to pay the money, I tell people that.<BR/><BR/>3) I'm not heartless, I know how much it sucks to have someone trash your hard work. It also sucks to be enjoying something, paying for something, and then having it ruined by someone adhering to a bullshit misogynistic cliche. So while I can empathize, I can't be entirely on their side on this one.<BR/><BR/>And if you'll notice, even though I'm a minor internet writer a lot of successful regular published professionals <I>tear up</I> other people's stuff on their websites. Sometimes they're wrong about what's wrong, sometimes they're right. They're doing this as a reader, though, so its in their rights.<BR/><BR/>That is a part of being a writer. Your stuff is out there to be reacted to. Its a risk, and their can be great rewards, but that's what takes guts.<BR/><BR/>4) There's a much worse option than being an employed writer who gets trashed a lot.<BR/><BR/>There's being an unemployed writer who gets praised a lot.<BR/><BR/>Because in the first one, you can tell yourself you're good because you get the job. People are telling you your weak spots. You can listen to them and improve or ignore them as just being wrongheaded, petty, confused or just someone with different tastes.<BR/><BR/>However, as a writer who is unemployed there is always that possibility you are surrounded by people being nice to you. There's a possibility that you just aren't talented and nobody has the guts to say so.<BR/><BR/>At least with the money coming in, <I>someone</I> thinks you're talented. And its someone who counts.<BR/><BR/>With the other option, you might be awesome and just unnoticed but there's always the dreadful suspicion that no one wants to tell you you're not talented.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-24532796022102269012007-12-10T17:01:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:01:00.000-05:00As a writer, ask yourself which you prefer to read...As a writer, ask yourself which you prefer to read: criticism of what you're doing wrong; or praise of what you're doing right.<BR/><BR/>Now ask yourself if you think the professionals like to read the same things about their work.Ferrous Bullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707719932073719083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-45897967904476499622007-12-10T15:56:00.000-05:002007-12-10T15:56:00.000-05:00Some times I like a new costume. ;)Kyle is my fav...Some times I like a new costume. ;)<BR/><BR/>Kyle is my favorite Lantern, a lot of people heap crap on me for that -- the same way I like Terry from Batman Beyond more then Bruce.<BR/><BR/>If you want to continue this conversation, comment on my blogspot about anything and I'll make a Green Lantern topic.<BR/><BR/><B><I>Always follow your dreams,<BR/>LIAM GRAY</I></B>I will not live in fearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239156765961116075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-43071615876544181332007-12-10T15:08:00.000-05:002007-12-10T15:08:00.000-05:00Wahhh Wahhhh. A medium not writen for me sometimes...Wahhh Wahhhh. A medium not writen for me sometimes annoys me. Wahhhhhhhh.<BR/>Wahhhhhhhh.<BR/>Why dotn you just go watch my little pony raggy? Youd be so much happier.Rational Mad Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835818807164881354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-79273843010182143282007-12-10T10:50:00.000-05:002007-12-10T10:50:00.000-05:00Well said. Of course I love my comics...I wouldn'...Well said. Of course I love my comics...I wouldn't get them otherwise, and about 90% of the time, I enjoy them enormously. For the most part, I try and be positive when I blog, and if I love something, I'll say so. <BR/><BR/>But there is that nagging little 10% of the time, when something just isn't right, and everyone...EVERYONE regardless of gender should have right to say so.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-83818539453048312502007-12-10T09:52:00.000-05:002007-12-10T09:52:00.000-05:00Well, I understand that. And I never thought that ...Well, I understand that. And I never thought that this blog was a constant sink of negativity or anything like that anyway. So I'm not suggesting that you should change anything.<BR/><BR/>But I would like to point out that it can be fun for people to read about the positive side of things too, especially if the writer has something interesting to say about just how this or that comic is good.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.com