I decided to wait a bit before commenting upon the whole "Disney acquires Marvel" thing. I had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to it, I will admit, and I scowled and fumed a bit. But I decided not to go off half-cocked. I thought I'd wait a while, read some articles, and let it settle into the old brain somewhat.
Okay, here's the thing. I'm not an avid researcher of things Disney. I don't scour the internet looking for information that will support one view of Disney or another. Despite that, however, I seem to have developed a mental picture, both of Walt Disney the man and Disney the corporation, that is not particularly appealing.
Why do I have the impression that Walt Disney was a racist? Why do I have it in my head that he was interested in what the Nazis were doing in 1930s Germany? Why do I have the sense that Disney employees are overworked, underpaid, and subject to near-tyrannical rules and regulations?
Did these notions just appear unbidden in my head? Have I been reading the wrong websites? Have the opinions of many ill-informed readers and writers simply overwhelmed our current zeitgeist?
Or is there something to it? Read the rest of this entry »
Getting the Words Out There
September 20, 2009 in Blogging, Business, Internet, Writing by faltarego | No comments
Seven, they say, is a lucky number. I hope that's true, because I've now been doing this blog for seven weeks. It's still in the experimental stages, still finding its feet, but I've been enjoying the process and have had fun playing with the tone, format, and length of the posts. It's an evolutionary process, and feedback from readers has been an important and helpful part of it.
A blog with no readers is really no blog at all, and I'm grateful to everyone who has read my posts, especially to those who've taken the time to comment. Feedback is essential for a writer, and I've been fortunate to have received some very supportive comments.
I think the next stage in the evolution is to try and widen the audience. This has been running around in the back of my head for some time, now, of course, but I've been more focussed on getting into a routine and establishing my topics.
But now, methinks, it's time to delve into the realm of self-promotion. This is something I've never been entirely comfortable with, but it's also something that would seem to be necessary for anyone who wants to get their writing "out there." I know there are tips and tricks for getting a blog or website noticed, and I've read a few here and there, but I want to make sure I'm doing the right things, and doing them for the right reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
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