Comments on: Conflicts and Contradictions http://capturingchaos.today.com/2008/12/30/conflicts-and-contradictions/ Wrestling words and ideas into submission Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:05:46 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: catana http://capturingchaos.today.com/2008/12/30/conflicts-and-contradictions/#comment-48 catana Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:11:42 +0000 http://capturingchaos.today.com/2008/12/30/conflicts-and-contradictions/#comment-48 I'll pass on the meme and accept the compliment, with thanks. I’ll pass on the meme and accept the compliment, with thanks.

]]> By: catana http://capturingchaos.today.com/2008/12/30/conflicts-and-contradictions/#comment-40 catana Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:12:12 +0000 http://capturingchaos.today.com/2008/12/30/conflicts-and-contradictions/#comment-40 Appreciate the support, John. I know that writing crap is often part of building a career; I'm just frusrated because that's not even what I'm trying to do. My limited energy is constantly drained away by the need to conform to what pays rather than what I want to write, and the result is that I often don't do either. As for the pandering, it has several uses, one of which is an "if crap is what you want, crap is what you'll get" attitude that makes me feel a bit better. Letting off steam, really. It also forces me to look more deeply into why I can write three pieces of crap in one day with hardly any effort, but often can't turn out one good article a day. I may write about that when I've worked my way through it. Appreciate the support, John. I know that writing crap is often part of building a career; I’m just frusrated because that’s not even what I’m trying to do. My limited energy is constantly drained away by the need to conform to what pays rather than what I want to write, and the result is that I often don’t do either.

As for the pandering, it has several uses, one of which is an “if crap is what you want, crap is what you’ll get” attitude that makes me feel a bit better. Letting off steam, really. It also forces me to look more deeply into why I can write three pieces of crap in one day with hardly any effort, but often can’t turn out one good article a day. I may write about that when I’ve worked my way through it.

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