tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post4484069914511081772..comments2023-10-19T12:06:44.542-04:00Comments on Jon's Life. Or Other Odd People Doing Odd Things.: They say to write what you know...Jonathon Arntsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-8036219027184459722011-03-15T19:06:28.555-04:002011-03-15T19:06:28.555-04:00It's an oft stated axiom and I'm not sure ...It's an oft stated axiom and I'm not sure where it came from, but as I commented elsewhere yesterday where the same topic had been raised--if you do research on the topic then you know about it, right? You don't have to have been through the actual experience.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-74866148000881291802011-03-14T13:32:47.842-04:002011-03-14T13:32:47.842-04:00Fake it till you make it! That's my theme song...Fake it till you make it! That's my theme song!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-65319087314088073262011-03-13T21:35:19.357-04:002011-03-13T21:35:19.357-04:00I hear you, brother. I know nothing about confide...I hear you, brother. I know nothing about confidence; I have ZERO. Part of my problem is I spend too much time comparing myself to others. Another part is I find it completely unfathomable that anything I write is worth reading. But, if others have confidence in us, then I say write it for them, haha. When did our own opinions really matter that much? ;)Paul Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219724579550337686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-31089098211347334732011-03-13T18:26:14.993-04:002011-03-13T18:26:14.993-04:00I feel this way too.
I agree with Sara (and our w...I feel this way too.<br /><br />I agree with Sara (and our wise friend H), fake it til you make it.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-5493014816533189452011-03-13T15:08:04.008-04:002011-03-13T15:08:04.008-04:00LOL Jon, your post speaks straight to me--and I...LOL Jon, your post speaks straight to me--and I'm sure SO many other people. THe best piece of advice I ever got regarding writing what I know was this: You KNOW a lot. Your imagination and emotions let you KNOW lots of things, and the things you don't? Google! Research! Voila! You know :) <br /><br />Also, I don't think you should take your time. I think you need to dive in. I have a blog scheduled for a week or two from now, but it's basically about fake it til ya make it. Push yourself. Shove all those doubts aside and persevere. That might sound cheesy, but you HAVE to do it. You have it in you, Jon. That's one of the things that *I* know :)Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-3440619766187264372011-03-13T12:37:45.433-04:002011-03-13T12:37:45.433-04:00Well, there's what you know, then there's ...Well, there's what you know, then there's what you KNOW. (Like the kind of stuff you know in you heart, regardless of life experiences.) <br /><br />I never liked the phrase "Write what you know" until I started to look at it differently. I mean, I lived a pretty sheltered life. What did I know? <br /><br />Well, I knew that I day-dreamed lots of things and I got to know them with my heart. My soul. I wrote truths that were complete fabrication, yet completely true nonetheless. <br /><br />I am probably making no sense. Sorry. There is a book by Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings, (it's pretty old) where she talks about living a quiet existence on the outside, but a wild one in her imagination.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.com