Comments on: When You Start Throwing Adjectives Around, the Trouble Starts http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mapelba http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-200 mapelba Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:20:11 +0000 http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-200 Oh, validation, publication, adjectivication, what I need is medication and I can forget the whole thing. Oh, validation,
publication,
adjectivication,
what I need is
medication
and I can forget the whole thing.

]]> By: Jess http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-174 Jess Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:07:15 +0000 http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-174 The only adjectives you should worry about right now are those in your manuscript :P. The only adjectives you should worry about right now are those in your manuscript :P .

]]> By: kathryn http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-168 kathryn Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:26:26 +0000 http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-168 The problem with this culture (and any other which puts the power of print in the hands of the few) is that we equate "published writer" with "good writer." It's the ultimate validation, but it's not the only measure. There are thousands of good writers in the world. They just need to find their audience, and we typically only do this through publishers. And of course, good writers don't necessarily get paid, unless they're published. It's a tough vocation! The problem with this culture (and any other which puts the power of print in the hands of the few) is that we equate “published writer” with “good writer.” It’s the ultimate validation, but it’s not the only measure. There are thousands of good writers in the world. They just need to find their audience, and we typically only do this through publishers. And of course, good writers don’t necessarily get paid, unless they’re published. It’s a tough vocation!

]]> By: Simple Blog Writer SBW http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-165 Simple Blog Writer SBW Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:10 +0000 http://mapelba.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/when-you-start-throwing-adjectives-around-the-trouble-starts/#comment-165 Yes, beware of the adjectives. The big, scary, overdone, rotten adjectives. You got it right. Write. SBW Yes, beware of the adjectives. The big, scary, overdone, rotten adjectives.

You got it right. Write.

SBW

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