tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post5678332945865859413..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: So it begins...Marilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-78799721235801597392008-06-17T16:22:00.000-05:002008-06-17T16:22:00.000-05:00Thank you PC about the bees. Now that would cause ...Thank you PC about the bees. Now that would cause quite a commotion I believe.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the evil night monsters, I lost a bird on Thursday night. Caught a raccoon the next day...problem solved until the next phone call.birdzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457723862958219121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-62611846417969732092008-06-17T12:04:00.000-05:002008-06-17T12:04:00.000-05:00My sister and I used to send each other emails qui...My sister and I used to send each other emails quite often and I had a few ohno's when I sent it to the wrong person. Nothing much horrible was said and all but one understood. I had merely said I didn't care for how she did her contests and I got back this scathing reply even though I had apologized profusely more than once.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-71669818993088053392008-06-17T10:50:00.000-05:002008-06-17T10:50:00.000-05:00But will PM write a letter of complaint about the ...But will PM write a letter of complaint about the seeming lack of complainers in the bunch?<BR/><BR/>(I guess we're just lucky to have polite Playfriends...)Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-44904225155193018402008-06-17T10:43:00.000-05:002008-06-17T10:43:00.000-05:00Brava, PC. You handled yourself very well and wit...Brava, PC. You handled yourself very well and with courage. I don't think I would've responded. the e-mail would have bothered the heck out of me though. I tend to dwell on things, especially when I think someone has an issue with me. Pleaser personalities... who knew?Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-50056199572706073162008-06-17T10:40:00.000-05:002008-06-17T10:40:00.000-05:00So I guess this makes me the rabble-rouser of the ...So I guess this makes me the rabble-rouser of the bunch? <I>skulks away silently</I>Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-85200291947774600012008-06-17T10:35:00.001-05:002008-06-17T10:35:00.001-05:00'Zilla, I can't help it if the sound of a phone ri...'Zilla, I can't help it if the sound of a phone ringing brings out the coyotes. <BR/><BR/>And, hey, I'm backing you on the bees, remember?Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-66768750879239701042008-06-17T10:35:00.000-05:002008-06-17T10:35:00.000-05:00Nope, I'm not much of a letter writer. Whatever t...Nope, I'm not much of a letter writer. Whatever the problem, it would have to be major to get me to do that. <BR/><BR/>Like SP, I avoid confrontation whenever possible but threaten/degrade my kids, husband or other family and you'll have a fight on your hands. <BR/><BR/>Zilla, it isn't her fault that the creepy crawlies come out only when she's on the phone :-) <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-49127535014227825442008-06-17T10:10:00.000-05:002008-06-17T10:10:00.000-05:00I don't think I've ever emailed anyone like that. ...I don't think I've ever emailed anyone like that. I go out of my way to avoid confrontation, if at all possible. If provoked, sure, but I'm not going to pick a fight.<BR/><BR/>I've never received an email like this, at least not that I recall. Most people's opinions of me don't matter that much.<BR/><BR/>You handled it well. Maintaining the professional tone is hard, but sometimes its the best way. It catches the troll off guard and makes them have to respond in kind with examples and facts to back up their case. That usually knocks the wind from their sails.Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1194146981104868762008-06-17T08:45:00.000-05:002008-06-17T08:45:00.000-05:00I would never send a complaint email to an author ...I would never send a complaint email to an author or a website owner. It'd have to be pretty egregious, and commas just aren't that serious to me. *g*<BR/><BR/>I accidentally sent an email to someone in which I complained about her. PC was the intended recipient of the email, but I sent it to the wrong person. It was minor, and I did apologize, but I was a bit embarrassed to have made the mistake. (No, not to any writer friends! Totally unrelated to writing.)<BR/><BR/>I ranted about apostrophes once on my blog. Someone I know peripherally (again, not a writer) took issue with my rant. I was not gracious, I'm afraid. :) There was a bit of a meow thing on her part, and I have no time for that. It was complicated and stupid and I probably shouldn't have said anything. But she doesn't visit my blog anymore and there's no more catfighting. :)Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-38300863215358503342008-06-17T08:30:00.000-05:002008-06-17T08:30:00.000-05:00No, I've never sent a questioning email. I haven'...No, I've never sent a questioning email. I haven't received any because at this time I don't have anything out there for them to question. *sigh* But if I ever do....I know someone to call for the answer. :)Sherry Werthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411488573654323096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-42717888655720071402008-06-17T08:21:00.000-05:002008-06-17T08:21:00.000-05:00I've never emailed someone about a problem on thei...I've never emailed someone about a problem on their site (though it is seriously tempting with authors who have typos...)<BR/><BR/>If I do have to confront someone by email (which I try not to do), I'm very careful about how I word it. Anything written doesn't carry inflection, and I want everything to have a professional tone about it, so I spend quite a bit of time with word choice and such. I think constructive criticism with lots of concrete examples is best.<BR/><BR/>PC, on the other hand, writes flawless complaint letters. I called on her expertise recently when I felt compelled to complain to the chapter president and contest coordinator of a very poorly executed contest recently. I felt like the result was professionally disapproving in tone, with lots of examples (not rumors) to back it up. Thanks, PC, for helping me complain with style and integrity. ;)<BR/><BR/>AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-80204058253093303812008-06-17T07:50:00.000-05:002008-06-17T07:50:00.000-05:00I've only gotten one negative email and never resp...I've only gotten one negative email and never responded because I wasn't going to argue the point with her. I need all my energy for the important things happening in my life. :-)<BR/><BR/>It was great seeing everyone this weekend!Rhonda Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282645541260334424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-30872911520020324612008-06-17T07:46:00.000-05:002008-06-17T07:46:00.000-05:00No, I would never do that. robertsonreadsNo, I would never do that. <BR/>robertsonreadsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-58981973808894489022008-06-17T07:44:00.000-05:002008-06-17T07:44:00.000-05:00My previous supervisor was horrendous regarding yo...My previous supervisor was horrendous regarding your situation. His main goal in life was to simply discover the tiniest of discrepancies (more than half the time he was wrong). But would he admit his faults... well I can not truly express my feeling on that here.<BR/><BR/>On a most likely unrelated issue, I despise when certain people seem to bring a plague of terror against the esteemed farm animal. A simple phone call generally brings down a wrath of death. A visit to the homestead, I feared, would bring the entire farm down in flames.birdzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457723862958219121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-29923918256936683022008-06-17T06:36:00.000-05:002008-06-17T06:36:00.000-05:00Honestly, I try not email anyone with a criticism ...Honestly, I try not email anyone with a criticism (unless specifically asked to do so---and no one has asked...LOL).<BR/><BR/>PC; I think you handled it outstandingly. I would've fallen prey to at least one snarky comment.<BR/><BR/>PM; good luck on writing; I'm writing but its not pretty...*sigh*M.V.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680136284255619758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-67957010346486575452008-06-17T06:26:00.000-05:002008-06-17T06:26:00.000-05:00Looking forward to checking out your site, PC...wh...Looking forward to checking out your site, PC...when these revisions are done. Me? I would've probably just ignored the email. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-12892990893359818172008-06-17T00:26:00.000-05:002008-06-17T00:26:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm up late tonight forcing myself to write ...Yeah, I'm up late tonight forcing myself to write something. Anything. Per La Nora, I can fix crap but I can't fix a blank page.<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, a big author blogged once about how she hated passive voice and gave a number of examples. "Can you spot the passive voice?" she asked.<BR/><BR/>Chicken that I am, I commented anonymously and said "I could if there was passive voice in those examples." *sigh* She confused weak verbs with passive voice. She either ignored the comment or never checked back because there was no reponse. <BR/><BR/>If I've received negative email, I've totally blocked it out and can't remember it.<BR/><BR/>I think you handled that situation very well. And so did the person who emailed you to begin with. Bravo to you both. I've seen some pretty darn fugly flame wars on the internet when egos get out of hand<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.com