Comments on The view from here literary magazine: An Audience Full of Surprises

Not at all, Stella. That would be too much of a l...

2008-05-30T10:24:00.091+01:00

Not at all, Stella. That would be too much of a loss. Maybe we should console ourselves with knowing that most writing---almost everything that appears in print---attracts no feedback whatsoever. The occasional letter if lucky, but rarely even a review.

Mike - My taste is pretty eclectic, but it's fun w...

2008-05-28T14:40:39.963+01:00

Mike - My taste is pretty eclectic, but it's fun when you show up with videos I wouldn't think of. But I won't give you extra work :)

Paul - I wish I'd written it that way. I'm beginning to think that if I can't condense it into 17 syllables, then I probably shouldn't bother.

You've hit the nail's head:it's impossible to gues...

2008-05-28T10:50:43.803+01:00

You've hit the nail's head:
it's impossible to guess
what works and what won't.

Seriously, you have hit the proverbial nail on the head, Stella. It's difficult to guess which posts will generate the most feedback, although lack of feedback isn't necessarily an indicator of lack of interest. Not everyone wants to comment or to comment all the time. And with that, I'll step back into the silence (and take my haiku with me).

Stella - I spend to long on Youtube as it is! So I...

2008-05-28T09:45:36.570+01:00

Stella - I spend to long on Youtube as it is! So I'll leave it to you to decide if you want to add a soundtrack to your posts!

On second thoughts, I'd better check your taste in music! What kind of thing do you like?

Mike - Ahh, the early 90s. Nice! Maybe I'll try to...

2008-05-27T21:37:11.054+01:00

Mike - Ahh, the early 90s. Nice! Maybe I'll try to find music for every post? Or would you like to do the honors? That way I'll surprise you (ha ha) and give you a legitimate excuse to wander around YouTube.

Kathleen - Exactly, although I doubt my 400-500 word posts will be the type to keep you up at night. But it certainly poses a challenge ;)

Chance is the thing, I guess. And other people's a...

2008-05-27T14:18:26.289+01:00

Chance is the thing, I guess. And other people's attention is even more fickle than mine. But any response, mine to my writing or anyone else's, is mostly subjective.
Style and form count, of course. But often, if I find something tedious to read now, it will keep me awake all night when I peruse it six months hence. Or, vice versa.

Great article as ever Stella. Here's some music ...

2008-05-27T10:27:04.258+01:00

Great article as ever Stella.

Here's some music to accompany it!