Comments on: I am giving up writing because … #24 http://www.unreliablewitness.com/2008/11/27/i-am-giving-up-writing-because-24/ Frequently pretentious since 1971. Clearly ambiguous since 2000. Completely and utterly incomprehensible since 2006. Warning: may contain synonyms. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:15:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: An Unreliable Witness http://www.unreliablewitness.com/2008/11/27/i-am-giving-up-writing-because-24/comment-page-1/#comment-4073 An Unreliable Witness Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:44:15 +0000 http://www.unreliablewitness.com/?p=463#comment-4073 Jess - That'll do nicely. So much more of an individual payment than American Express. Ani - I have already been submitting my writing to commercial publications. But <i>You and Your Garden</i> magazine sent my masterpiece back with a curt 'No'. Lore - Communication is dead. Fortunately responding to comments is still alive and kicking. God, I love the internet. Jess — That’ll do nicely. So much more of an individual payment than American Express.

Ani — I have already been submitting my writing to commercial publications. But You and Your Garden magazine sent my masterpiece back with a curt ‘No’.

Lore — Communication is dead. Fortunately responding to comments is still alive and kicking. God, I love the internet.

]]> By: Lore http://www.unreliablewitness.com/2008/11/27/i-am-giving-up-writing-because-24/comment-page-1/#comment-4071 Lore Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:34:42 +0000 http://www.unreliablewitness.com/?p=463#comment-4071 If you reach, let's say, # 250, the book is done. Believe it or not, it would be easy to find an editor (i.e., money). I see it already: "250 reasons to quit writing". With a preface by Slavoj Zizek (google him, in case:) who will explain why communication *and* virtual communication are dead. If you reach, let’s say, # 250, the book is done. Believe it or not, it would be easy to find an editor (i.e., money). I see it already: “250 reasons to quit writing”. With a preface by Slavoj Zizek (google him, in case:) who will explain why communication *and* virtual communication are dead.

]]> By: Ani http://www.unreliablewitness.com/2008/11/27/i-am-giving-up-writing-because-24/comment-page-1/#comment-4069 Ani Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:02:27 +0000 http://www.unreliablewitness.com/?p=463#comment-4069 Yes, I agree. Stop giving away your special and unique talent for free. From now on, you should only submit your best writing to commercial publications and use your blog to alternately promote those who publish you and whine (in your most irritatingly nasal voice) about those who don't. Yes, I agree. Stop giving away your special and unique talent for free. From now on, you should only submit your best writing to commercial publications and use your blog to alternately promote those who publish you and whine (in your most irritatingly nasal voice) about those who don’t.

]]> By: Jess http://www.unreliablewitness.com/2008/11/27/i-am-giving-up-writing-because-24/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 Jess Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:51:13 +0000 http://www.unreliablewitness.com/?p=463#comment-4067 Will you take three pretty buttons and some pocket lint that I've thoughtfully shaped into a globulous monster? I also have a gum wrapper, a few expired bus transfers and a single silver paperclip if the aforementioned payment isn't quite enough. Will you take three pretty buttons and some pocket lint that I’ve thoughtfully shaped into a globulous monster? I also have a gum wrapper, a few expired bus transfers and a single silver paperclip if the aforementioned payment isn’t quite enough.

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