Sunday, November 1, 2009
Mark Twain's Quotes That Last More Than a Lifetime
I find Mark Twain’s statement, “An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency” to be very true to writer’s blogging experiences today. When a writer publishes her work on her blog, her intentions are not only to express her thoughts and ideas to her viewers, but to have the readers comment on what she has to say as well. Writers post pieces of writing to get their point across and other writers blog to get feedback from other writers so they can gain information to use in the future. By using the comments of the responders, they can improve their writing and understand how a reader interprets their writing. But most importantly, the writer feels a sense of achievement when he reads a response that includes a compliment for the writer. Each and every writer writes to be heard, but also writes to show their talent and hard work. And everyone likes to be complimented every once in a while.
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i partially agree with you on this. i think that SOME writers write to have comments back. i also believe that a compliment can help the writer feel more confident and more willing to keep posting online. i disagree with the fact that you just generalized writers, i for one do not care what anyone thinks of my writing. i write to get my point across, it does not bother me that it may not be socially acceptable, i just speak and write what is on my mind. let peope think what they want, i don't need any comment about my work
ReplyDeletei view blogging as a mental inspection. when a writer blogs, for the most part, he get feedback from his viewers. if the feedback parallels ( i do not mean agrees or disagrees with your argument) and it is evident that the viewer fully grabbed the ideas of your argument, the post was a success.
ReplyDeletesome writers feel that their posts need to be commented and reviewed, but that might simply be that they need to be comforted and feel the acceptance of blogging. i agree with nicole that bloggers learn a lot from the feedback they receive. i don't believe the feedback is a necessity, but more of a luxury.