WRITING: The Charm of Commenting
Loved this article by Kirsty Logan at the Pank Magazine Blog on her experience with joining the Fictionaut group:
Some of it is genius, some of it is crap, and some of it is probably amazing if I could only understand it. I read Fictionaut more avidly than I read any other magazines or websites, and I feel more connected to it; maybe because I feel like I know these writers.
It’s a lonely calling, this writing business, and it’s ego-bruising more often than it sets you flying, but the support of other writers is something that keeps one going sometimes. Kirsty says it well:
Because that’s what I love best about all this social media – the blogs, the status updates, the trackbacks. I love when people comment on one another’s words. I love dialogue. I love that people are responding to the thoughts of others.
On top of this, I found two messages today in response to my own commenting on there:
“Thanks for your comments on my story. I always look for your picture in the comments column, and if I don’t see it in a day or two, I delete the story!”
and
“Susan, your comment makes writing the story so worth it!”
That for me, as a fellow writer, is one of the best comments I could get back.
March 9th, 2010 at 4:55 am
I’m so glad you liked the article, Susan!
I believe that this sort of dialogue is the best thing about this shiny new internet age. Well, that or online Scrabble…
March 9th, 2010 at 7:51 am
It’s kind of neat that stories inspire other stories, and challenges come up out of the blue that keep us all writing. Love the quality at fictionaut, though I wonder if it keeps me from reading the lit journals since so much is available right there.