I was really trying to keep out ot this thread and discussion furthermore because I am able to see where it would lead me but now I really must say your last post is quite arrogant. What exactly is it that you are after? Do you want to hear saying us that your writing style is better? I don't get it, sorry. I love Isaac's writing style because it IS great. Now comes Mrs. Goldenheart and says, sorry, you are wrong, it is not great, because I am a journalist and I know what is great and what's not. Lots of us, most of us are grown-up and are able to put down the fan glasses if necessary. If Isaac is able to catch us with his blog and making us return for the next entry, well, he can write.
What on earth is wrong with you, LE? Why do you call me arrogant, just because I tried to put things into consideration? Where did I say my writing style is "better"? I did not. I even said I don't claim to have a great writing style, it takes years of learning. And I'm not willing to take your insult just because my profession allows me to put things into a different perspective. Yes this is a fan forum but it must also be allowed to utter criticism. To be really honest, it worries me that MK fans become passionate followers of someone who just entered our fan circle one year ago, never participated in any discussions, never traded bootlegs, never made silly comments about Mark's hair or whatever. He decides to do something strange - follow MK for the entire tour, which is great, and he writes about it, which is fine - but then he publishes it in book form, signs them and send them out to his fans who admire his writing style, and he enjoys being famous. Sorry, but I do have a massive problem with that, and they way fans admire him in such a naive way. I said it it before - twice - it's fine if you like Isaac's blog but it is NOT a measurement for great writing just because YOU or others say so. Mind you, I know other fans who share my views about Isaac - they are just not on this forum anymore, for which I cannot blame them - and for the record, they are not journalists.
I would never have brought up the term "journalistic" but "literary", because journalism is not automatically covering everthing that is written and published - even if most publishers and magazines today want to make us believe that.
See, here lies the problem. As I've said before - maybe you should read my posts more carefully - This is just not true. Journalism is indeed a term that covers officially published written things. There are qualilty standards every mag and publisher has, which is a good thing. Because if there weren't, every idiot could come and say hey, I've written some great blog, I must publish it in book form or whatever, it's great writing. Do you want to read a newspaper everyday which contains nicely written stories, subjective and full of prejudices?
The basic roots of human communication is narration, from the earliest days at the fire. Blogging is just one of many other forms that used to be street ballads or epic in the past.
I don't argue with the first part, but the second part... Well, you can exaggerate everything, can you.
Mark once talked about the "printer's ink" that you have to have in your vein, and for me that's it: There are so many young people out there trying or wanting to be a journalist because they think wow that could be a cool job and I won't have to get up too early in the morning, and there are others who WANT to write - I think Isaac is part of the second fraction.
Sorry, but that's just plain ridiculous. You want to know how my working day looks like? I work up to ten hours every day, I have appointments in the evening and I often have to work at the weekend. Working twelve days in a row is not unusual. But I don't complain because I love my job. Isaac is just a self important jerk who blogs and entertains. Of couse he wants to write. But to compare it with the motivation of my colleagues is just inappropriate.
So could you please stop telling us what's wrong and what is right when it comes to I like or I like not. And how could ds1984 not be subjective, this is a fan forum, when I am not allowed to utter my subjective opinions I see no sense in it anymore. And reading your last lines implies you feel yourself as an expert in good or bad writing - or as an institution that detects "natural talent"?
Again, nowhere did I tell anyone what's right and what's wrong, or even that I am an institution? Again, why on earth would I claim to be that?? And again, being subjective is fine, but you also have to be open for criticism. Which I think you and quite a few others here don't seem to be, otherwise you wouldn't call me arrogant etc. You would have thought about what I wrote about Isaac, no matter if I'm a journalist or a garbage man or whatever. It's a pity this doesn't seem to be possible. For me, this discussion is over. Go on and read Isaac's blurps if you wish, I will ignore further praises of his "great writing", and naive fanboy comments.
