Comments on: The Best and Not-so Best

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:57 +0000

I'm getting the hang of it, Amie. The trouble is I use a LOT of Word's features, and they're scattered around that tab system they have. Inserting a symbol took me a few minutes to FIND them again. 😉

By: Amie

Amie — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:46:32 +0000

Lori, I lovelovelove Office 2007. It does take a bit of getting used to, though.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:23:55 +0000

Mridu, I understand. And I've taken the same position. I'll help them if they want the help. If not, party on.

By: Mridu Khullar

Mridu Khullar — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:11:33 +0000

My best decision was to take ownership of my ideas and my work. That is, instead of thinking, oh, I'll send my idea to an editor and wait for him/her to decide whether it's good enough (sometimes waiting for months), I sent my pitches to multiple places and gave it to the editor who offered the best deal. I think I'm going to take much more control over situations going forward.

My worst decision was the same as yours. I didn't talk about it too much-- just a simple blog entry-- and yet I got vilified and told how I'd been "given" opportunities in life that these poor people didn't have. I too, want to inspire people to achieve the best they can, but I have understood now that not everyone wants to achieve the same level I do, and some are happy writing for $2 an hour, and that's their decision and choice. It's not my place to judge that or to convince someone that my way is better. If they're happy doing what they do, more power to them. But I'm no longer going to express my opinions on how they could be doing better.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:35:35 +0000

I think your decision to leave Broadway was a good one, Devon. Brave, too. It's always tough leaving behind a sure thing. But it's when the door is closed that the windows open, right?

Thank you for saying that. I'm not one who cares to get into heated battles with people over opinions. My problem is I assume everyone else can also argue their point but not take it personally. Wrong! Lord, the things that were said! It's regretful that new writers may have lost the message in all that.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:29:46 +0000

Best decision for me was to withdraw from the wardrobe union, so I don't have Broadway as my safety net. It makes me take more risks as a writer.

You expressed your desire to inspire quite clearly. Those who are obsessed with their commitment to content mills don't WANT to be inspired. They'd rather stay in a comfortable, underpaid slot than work on their craft and take the risk of growing as a writer.

They are not worth your time