"So write, Elissa Bassist. Not like a girl. Not like a boy. Like a motherfucker."

[sdwolfpup]

So I actually stumbled onto this blog post through a parenting blog I read regularly (Raising My Boychick, in case you're interested), and I found it really inspiring, as a vidder. I thought the writers and vidders (and other artists!) on my list might enjoy it as well. Some personal highlights (replace 'writing' with 'vidding' and you'll see

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[china_shop]

If I get wrapped around the twin axles of 'this has to be the BEST VID EVER' and 'I am the WORST VIDDER IN HISTORY,' I get stuck, every time.

OMG, this is so timely for me, you would not believe. THANK YOU!

[sdwolfpup]

I'm glad you found it helpful! It certainly shook some vidding sparks loose in me.

[bop_radar]

Ohh, I like this A LOT! Thank you very much for sharing.

[sdwolfpup]

My pleasure!

[winter_jasmine]

"Writing is hard for every last one of us-straight white men included. Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig."

This one is going on my wall :) Awesome.

Also makes me think of the miners in Chile...

[sdwolfpup]

Aw, yes, those poor men.