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 Thoughts destined to be washed away by the tides of life. |
| I’ve had some reviews recently. First, I will apologize for not responding. Soon, soon. Unless it’s been more than six months. Then it would be embarrassing to remind people that they've written a review on a piece that they don't remember having read. No need to point out how forgettable my writing is. So I just want to say that I will eventually get around to thanking all of you regardless of how enthusiastic you were (or were not ) when you read the piece that you reviewed. Many members belong to one or more of the encouraging reviewing groups here at WDC and some groups require suggestions as part of a review in order for it to qualify. Luckily, for the people who review my writing, I leave a lot to be suggested. The bulk of suggestions though, tend to refer to my lack of a line count or word count and definitely highlight my resistance to using drop down menus. I honestly do see the benefits of including word counts and line counts and even organizing notes about the prompt and the piece itself under a drop-down menu, but that still doesn't mean it's going to happen. Here's my process: I sit down. I drink some coffee. I write something, probably something I was supposed to write several days ago.. I drink more coffee. I post what I wrote and if there's no more coffee, then I run away and I don't come back for a very long time. Usually. I have a lot of other things I have to do. It's not as if I don't appreciate these suggestions, I do. They're actually very good suggestions. I'm just not sure I'm organized enough to be capable of following any of them - and I'm sure that I'm far too lazy. However, there is an upside to not taking these valuable suggestions: it gives the next reviewer something to remark on in his or her review since it's not going to get any better. I suppose it might also be a bit self-serving because it lessens the need to critique my actual writing. And if there's anything I dislike more than counting words in the lines of my drop-down menus, it's criticism. |
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