Comments on: Bloggers as Literary King-Makers

By: Zac Rawlinson

Zac Rawlinson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:49:26 +0000

well someone said that the pushchair is the death of creativity, but no – you were right, I don’t see my gorgeous, wonderful son as an evil time suck – just literally had to go. In fact, he’s spurred me on to blog, perchance to write more. So it is an evil time suck, or catalyst? Finally, I usually have nothing but contempt for those types who denigrate attempts to create and blogging is just that, so fuck them and the horses they rode in on…and probably slept with.

By: nancyrawlinson

nancyrawlinson — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:07:26 +0000

Though there seems to be the implication here that your baby is an evil time suck — which I’m sure is not what you intended to say at all — good points, Z, as usual…

By: Zepharaya

Zepharaya — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:55:40 +0000

All writing must be a good thing in some form, even as a form of mental effluent, blogging is at least using words. There may not be too many ’serious’ writers blogging, but how many classic writers were engaged in other ‘evil time sucks’? Orwell got the idea for room 101 from the conference room where he had to endure tedious meetings at BBC Broadcasting House. My point is…have to go, baby’s crying…