tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482087969985747940.post1583067141759898932..comments2023-07-05T21:01:31.915-07:00Comments on The Snarky Writer: CoexistLindsay Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249931435021464536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482087969985747940.post-67288815922756502062009-06-10T21:22:48.155-07:002009-06-10T21:22:48.155-07:00Hi Bob,
I had to look up the word perusable... I d...Hi Bob,<br />I had to look up the word perusable... I don't think it was used correctly but the root was, because you certainly are reading with an eyeglass. No, I certainly do not gravitate towards Fox News, though it would please my dad (I'm already too much a liberal for having gone to college), and to be honest I'm not sure where I gravitate, if I'm gravitating. <br />And if I'm being honest, I may as well say my blog title is not the first I could come up with, but not the best, either (as I've had pointed out to me on several occasions) because it's not accurate. Thank you for your suggestion: I actually thought of that a while ago, but now that I have a paying job (hallelujia!) it's hard enough to keep up one blog, much less two. I'm terrible at naming things, and since I do love sarcasm and love the word snark I picked my title. Unfortunately for accuracy, I'm much more snarky when speaking than I am while writing. I'm also scatterbrained and think of a million things while writing, so my "journalistic integrity" as you so kindly call it is not so much me training myself for journalism school as me playing devil's advocate with myself and trying to cover information that exponentially increases as I write. My mind is a very busy place and I'm trying to find a balance between saying what I want to say and not saying too much that people give up reading.<br />So I've come up with the idea to let my readers rename my blog for me. I want to do this before I buy a website for my blog and the name sticks, so I'm giving you the heads up before I make the contest official. Don't ask what you win. I may say an iFeast.<br />I do appreciate your comments, Bob. You're pretty eloquent yourself and seem to have a cool sense of humor. Thanks for the video; I don't have sound on my laptop, but watched it anyway and I can't wait to hear what she says! I'll decide after I hear it to send it to my mom or not. Oh... poking the badger is never a good idea.Lindsay Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249931435021464536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482087969985747940.post-58153321442492210192009-06-06T21:24:37.933-07:002009-06-06T21:24:37.933-07:00Hi!
I wrote a blog comment about a month or so ago...Hi!<br />I wrote a blog comment about a month or so ago, and since you invited continued perusable, I have done so. At the time, you indicated that, as an aspiring journalist, you gravitated towards a fair and balanced approach (although not in the mold of Fox, one hopes), and, perhaps, here in lies your dilemma. Your title tag line proudly proclaims a penchant for pernicious prose (here is an alliterative gift for you), but there is a real disconnect between snark and sarcasm on the one hand, and journalistic integrity on the other.<br />May I be so bold as to offer a solution? Write two blogs. The first one being your current approach which is close to that of a columnist – it has a viewpoint, but it also includes information and background that both supports your position and allows room for opposition. Your other blog, would follow what I have a hunch, is in your heart and spirit. Since you mention sarcasm twice in your tag line once in your bio (two if you count the Irish/Italian DNA) in addition to being a self-proclaimed Snarkaholic, it feels very much to me, a total outsider, that your two sides are in a bit of a conflict.<br />I write a blog about accessing creativity, and I also have many thoughts about how you could go about this (anonymously if you are afraid of affecting a future journalism career). If you are interested in establishing a dialogue, drop me a line (e-mail is on my blog). If not, that’s fine, and I’ll continue to be a slightly provocative thorn in your side – every writer needs to be irritated. Don’t forget, all pearls come from one very annoying grain of sand.<br />Good luck, Bob<br />Oh, by the way, you might want to send your mother this link:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkeKKszXTw<br />Or maybe notartquest1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12041335296170184698noreply@blogger.com