tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455216065351371692.post2081221477272550356..comments2024-03-20T06:35:39.421-07:00Comments on hidden experience: a comrade in bloggingMike Clelland!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11369575898695154728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455216065351371692.post-52708303471056240622011-03-17T11:55:40.689-07:002011-03-17T11:55:40.689-07:00Damn it, man. Avril is a chick name. Not that th...Damn it, man. <i>Avril</i> is a chick name. <i>Not that there's anything wrong with chick names.</i> <b>Arvin</b>. <i>Battle worthy. Carnage worthy. Friendship.</i> Go figure. S'alright, my friend. It trips a lot of people up.<br /><br />I'll never be a <i>good</i> blogger because I don't have a singular mission or quest. Even the Zazzle thing - it isn't about <i>selling</i>, which is kind of hard for people to believe - and, in fact, commerce makes me very uncomfortable. I can write ad copy and tag lines and design logos <i>all day long</i> (although I find it wearying). Ain't that how life goes.<br /><br />For <i>this</i> subject, in <i>this</i> capacity, I write <i>solely</i> for expression - and share it <i>solely</i> because it's Part of The Deal. It's doubtful I'll ever feel comfortable with the sharing part. I'm not exactly a <i>people person</i>, at least in terms of dealing with an unseen public.<br /><br />MAD was awesome. As an adolescent misfit, perfecting the art of <i>Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions</i> - ironically enough - kept me from getting my ass kicked. The only other magazine to ever win my affection is <i><a href="http://harpers.org/" rel="nofollow">Harpers</a></i>.Arvin Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227311488775593004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455216065351371692.post-47671880593187070922011-03-17T09:08:26.885-07:002011-03-17T09:08:26.885-07:00Avril,
Thanks for the kind words.
My writing st...Avril,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br />My writing style was formulated by two life experiences. One was a career in advertising. That means short sentences, say ONE thing, and it's encouraged to be folksy and informal.<br /><br />The other was MAD magazine, with more short sentences - and lots of exclamation marks!<br /><br />Peace,<br />M!Mike Clelland!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11369575898695154728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455216065351371692.post-44762148691258765242011-03-16T21:19:20.522-07:002011-03-16T21:19:20.522-07:00Thanks for the shout-out, Mike.
I started rattlin...Thanks for the <i>shout-out</i>, Mike.<br /><br />I started rattling down this road no trepidation, but my blind spot was not anticipating the difficulty of <i>sharing it</i>. With <i>Hidden Experience</i> you show how it's done, critics be damned, with a level of humility and sincerity I can only aspire to, and I'm truly grateful the work you've done here.<br /><br /><i>Onward!</i>Arvin Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227311488775593004noreply@blogger.com