Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 28 2018
Please don't tease, mock, beg, annoy, or poke with a pencil
One of the best things about doing a blog is the way you can choose what to publish. You create, you execute, you publish. But I've found that having an archive of blog entries can come with issues. I get emails from people who want to update a link or information I wrote 8 years ago. The blog entry is mine and it was for its time. It's not always meant for the current time. That's why it's archived.
Another issue that comes up is people wanting some link removed from an entry I did years ago, either because it's no longer relevant to them or they don't want their company mentioned as old news. I remove the link for them, but it ruins the look of the entry and I usually mention that they asked to have it removed. I don't like changing the look. That's why it was simply archived as it was in the first place.
A third issue arises when some other writer wants to get their name out there and they offer to write a new entry for me, which they usually call an article, with their more recent (or comprehensive) creation. No, thank you. The entries here are my own. They come from my mind, however good or bad that may be. If you want to make a name for yourself as a writer, you're wasting your time and mine if you submit material here in the hope of being published on this blog.
Please don't offer to rewrite, update, improve or correct this entry. If you still think you should, read the preceding three paragraphs. Thank you.
posted at: 09:39 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
One of the best things about doing a blog is the way you can choose what to publish. You create, you execute, you publish. But I've found that having an archive of blog entries can come with issues. I get emails from people who want to update a link or information I wrote 8 years ago. The blog entry is mine and it was for its time. It's not always meant for the current time. That's why it's archived.
Another issue that comes up is people wanting some link removed from an entry I did years ago, either because it's no longer relevant to them or they don't want their company mentioned as old news. I remove the link for them, but it ruins the look of the entry and I usually mention that they asked to have it removed. I don't like changing the look. That's why it was simply archived as it was in the first place.
A third issue arises when some other writer wants to get their name out there and they offer to write a new entry for me, which they usually call an article, with their more recent (or comprehensive) creation. No, thank you. The entries here are my own. They come from my mind, however good or bad that may be. If you want to make a name for yourself as a writer, you're wasting your time and mine if you submit material here in the hope of being published on this blog.
Please don't offer to rewrite, update, improve or correct this entry. If you still think you should, read the preceding three paragraphs. Thank you.
posted at: 09:39 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry