Writing Excuses Episode 22: Doing the Unpopular

[mbarker]

Writing Excuses #22: Doing the Unpopular (Aka When DoYou Do Unpopular Things?)

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/07/writing-excuses-episode-22-when-do-things-that-are-unpopular/
The ABCs of unpopular writing. Tell the reader ahead of time (foreshadow!) the unpleasantness. Consider compromising to make good salable art, not just art. Good

Comments

[gsemones]

As always, thanks for doing this!

[mbarker]

You're quite welcome -- and thank you for letting me know someone is reading them.

[webbiegrrl]

Michael, I always read these posts. I've just never commented. Forgive me for being remiss in my appreciation :-) I definitely do not like having to listen to a podcast when I COULD just read your summarized transcription :-D So thank you thank you thank you.

-sry

[mbarker]

No problem. I like to think there's this vast quiet audience out there, and in my magic mirror, I see . . . always nice to hear from people but I decided long ago to write postings because I want to. Learned that on Bitnet, which indicates how long I've been at this.