Thank you
I love this blog. It is all about the writing. It is not about being good for my career, (anyone who knows me knows I have never been able to do careerism), it is just about the need to write.
There is no one here to tell me I am being libellous or striking the wrong tone. I can just get on with communicating, telling the simple stories with my life. I can shade my words with all the passion, humour and resistance spirit I cannot fit into my published work. This is David Southwell writing, not David Southwell as an author with the job of writing the 101 on parapolitics.
I am in control here. Unlike my books, I am totally responsible. The mistakes are all mine. If you have a problem with what is written, you can take it up directly with the boss. This in itself is one of the beautiful things about blogging, the direct feedback relationship it allows between writer and reader.
One of the pleasant elements springing from the nature of that relationship for me recently has been receiving so many messages of goodwill recently. I am very touched and very grateful. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to wish me a quick recovery. I promise I will try to get back to making regular dispatches as soon as possible.
There is no one here to tell me I am being libellous or striking the wrong tone. I can just get on with communicating, telling the simple stories with my life. I can shade my words with all the passion, humour and resistance spirit I cannot fit into my published work. This is David Southwell writing, not David Southwell as an author with the job of writing the 101 on parapolitics.
I am in control here. Unlike my books, I am totally responsible. The mistakes are all mine. If you have a problem with what is written, you can take it up directly with the boss. This in itself is one of the beautiful things about blogging, the direct feedback relationship it allows between writer and reader.
One of the pleasant elements springing from the nature of that relationship for me recently has been receiving so many messages of goodwill recently. I am very touched and very grateful. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to wish me a quick recovery. I promise I will try to get back to making regular dispatches as soon as possible.
Labels: Blogging, Careerism, TIA, Writer-Reader Relationship
9 Comments:
I'm so glad blogging agrees with you.
I want to take this opportunity to offer a very special thank you to the HTML Fairy who has earned a guaranteed place in the acknowledgements of every book I ever publish for making English Dreaming, English Rain possible and who I will forever be running to with my blog problems. Thank you Mary Ann.
Well that's a big question answered! I always wondered why you wrote a blog and no not because it's bad!! But because you must be so short of time to bother yourself with something so trivial as blogging. Trivial for a professional that is.
Anyroads personally long may it continue!!
I enjoy reading your blog very much. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
It is so nice of you to share these glimpses of your life. I so much enjoy the pictures you paint with your keyboard in my mind.
I hope you are around for a long time and I hope you are feeling better.
I am VERY sorry to hear that you are dealing with some health issues. I greatly enjoyed your podcast with Greg, and getting familiar with your writing via this blog. For the "other" side of David, I immediately ordered Secrets & Lies.
Hope you start feeling better sooner than later.
Your description of "the blog" is exactly right. I can see it when I read blogs, the freedom taken and authority shown in each writer's posts. I'm glad you do take the time to "release" over here; it is certainly a pleasure to read. :)
More PVs coming for peace of body and mind.
Take care of you and you know...we'll be here enjoying what you have to offer as you have it to offer!
Sending healing thoughts your way...
I enjoyed your recent conversation on Occult of Personality, was nice to get your perspective on things.
I plan on purchasing Secrets & Lies soon. Take care of yourself and get well soon David.
Peace, Joshua
I hope this finds you feeling better.
You offer what has to be one of the best descriptions I have ever seen for why a writer blogs. Thank you for sharing.
And thank you too for your comment on my blog, which lead me here. I will be looking for your books and will definitely be returning here to read your blog, you have a very vivid and captivating writing style.
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