Robin Hobb on Livejournal vampires

[nonionay]

Literary Pole Dancing.
And I'm doing it right now!

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I'm probably missing the point here...

[anansi133.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of Scott McCloud's defense of graphic novels. Pictures are an art form, and words are an art form, but put the two together, and it's a degenerate folk tradition instead.

I'm seeing some critical debate around old computer software: when will we have the tools to evaluate software for its historical interest? These day's it's considered as disposable as comic books once were.

Going to the college library used to be intimidating for me: how could I imagine that I might have something to say in writing that hasn't already been said here? When I got over myself, it was with the realization that these words were, in the big picture, no more significant than say, the Usenet FAQ archives.

The place where blogging makes the most difference these days, is the copyfight. The ones with the most control of the old media, are demanding the same status with the new media. Kind of like horse-buggy manufacturers opening a lawsuit against auto makers, for cutting into their business.

[mareklamo.livejournal.com]

@__@ Was that supposed to be tongue-in-cheek? Is she recovering from a blogging addiction?

[criada.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but it says, "rant" up in the url. She does have a point about Lj disctracting from actual writing. But sheesh. I'm glad I have a blog.

[awriter.livejournal.com]

What about people who write fiction on their blogs? :( Or what about people who use their blogs to write fiction?