tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post3745048342076898189..comments2023-10-08T07:21:56.107-04:00Comments on All Kinds of Writing: Writing is ... Arrogant ?Mellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-29099895813063068592008-01-17T11:29:00.000-05:002008-01-17T11:29:00.000-05:00I'll drink to that!I agree arrogance is human. I j...I'll drink to that!<BR/>I agree arrogance is human. I just refuse to connect it with the creation of art.Nienke Hintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006405722858209012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-28600332917712947032008-01-09T17:41:00.000-05:002008-01-09T17:41:00.000-05:00Nienke, to continue my devil's advocate role - arr...Nienke, to continue my devil's advocate role - arrogance is also human...<BR/>But no, I totally agree. I mean, I can also totally see Ryan's point in its absolute sense, but Absolute is best consumed in a Caesar ;)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-70611269923175948192008-01-09T12:13:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:13:00.000-05:00I think the arrogance doesn't lie in the writing o...I think the arrogance doesn't lie in the writing or the sharing of the writing but in the expectations of what the reader should or will think. Which, I suppose, is the same thing you said about being inflexible.<BR/>Remember, we're social creatures so we're meant to share. <BR/>Storytelling - in written, oral, and picture form - has been around since the existence of mankind. It's one of the things that makes us human.Nienke Hintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006405722858209012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-64217524066585207542007-12-31T11:00:00.000-05:002007-12-31T11:00:00.000-05:00Ryan, so according to you, speaking to other peopl...Ryan, so according to you, speaking to other people is arrogant, no?<BR/>Don't get me wrong, I can totally see your point, but you know about me and extremes - I don't like 'em.<BR/><BR/>Easywriter, I like your take on it. Of course, should one would choose to be a devil's advocate, one could say that while art may be a living thing, it's the desire of the artist for others to experience her art that is arrogant.<BR/>But I think that's enough out of that. I think I was (mis)led down a path I now see more clearly. Sometimes a dialogue indeed helps clarify things.<BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>So... writing, and the desire to share it, isn't arrogant. (Being inflexible with one's own ideas, though, may be ;)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-59549069510957360102007-12-30T16:02:00.000-05:002007-12-30T16:02:00.000-05:00Arrogant? No, although a writer may become arrogan...Arrogant? No, although a writer may become arrogant. Writing is like any other art form it's a living thing, something that resides inside of the creator demanding to be set free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-9747359868899055142007-12-30T14:45:00.000-05:002007-12-30T14:45:00.000-05:00That's even more arrogant. It's arrogant to think...That's even more arrogant. <BR/><BR/>It's arrogant to think that anyone would want to read something that you're not sure of and can apparently read anywhere else. Expecting them to add something to the topic is not only arrogant but demanding. <BR/><BR/>What makes one think they're even worth seeking a connection to? <BR/><BR/>Arrogance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-46153959418029697162007-12-30T08:47:00.000-05:002007-12-30T08:47:00.000-05:00My thanks, Johnny!Diddums!Oh, you have no idea how...My thanks, Johnny!<BR/><BR/>Diddums!<BR/>Oh, you have no idea how happy you've just made me. A whole new way of looking at it.<BR/>I like it!<BR/>Reaching out is much better than arrogance; knowing that in all probability someone(s) else(s) had already though about it vs. thinking you're (re)inventing the wheel.<BR/><BR/>So glad to be back.<BR/>This is exactly why.<BR/>Thanks :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-64129963157951941332007-12-30T05:39:00.000-05:002007-12-30T05:39:00.000-05:00It's possibly arrogance (or at least inexperienced...It's possibly arrogance (or at least inexperienced youth) if a writer imagines that the rest of the world hasn't already thought of and chewed over the very thing he's writing about.<BR/><BR/>On the whole, though, if someone is just reaching out, trying to express something that he/she is not 100% sure about, hoping for someone to come along and add something to the topic... I think that's something else.<BR/><BR/>'Seeking a connection' might be the word. :-).<BR/><BR/>Welcome back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-18627254526621896382007-12-29T23:10:00.000-05:002007-12-29T23:10:00.000-05:00Johnny Applethought.Johnny Applethought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-56896386017820948932007-12-29T21:50:00.000-05:002007-12-29T21:50:00.000-05:00I thought it was you!You just plant these seeds in...I thought it was you!<BR/>You just plant these seeds in my brain and enjoy watching them slowly take hold, don't you? :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-36685936648630846582007-12-29T20:26:00.000-05:002007-12-29T20:26:00.000-05:00Whoops. Anonymous? That's not like me.Whoops. Anonymous? That's not like me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-71703503262966054282007-12-29T20:25:00.000-05:002007-12-29T20:25:00.000-05:00Of course it was me who said that. Who else would...Of course it was me who said that. <BR/><BR/>Who else would?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com