tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post4470755378954770104..comments2024-02-24T08:17:41.032-08:00Comments on One Bite at a Time: We're Mad as Hell and We're Not Going to Take it Anymore (Or Something)Dana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-25667805088892430052018-12-28T07:49:24.804-08:002018-12-28T07:49:24.804-08:00Good points, Dale. My experience has been similar ...Good points, Dale. My experience has been similar to yours. Yes, there are assholes in the business and among the writing fraternity*, but I not only find them few and far between, but easy to avoid.<br /><br />*-- Apologies for the use of fraternity, but even a Roget's search failed to turn up a gender-neutral term for what I was going for. Suggestions welcome.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-52652788361690277492018-12-28T07:36:49.867-08:002018-12-28T07:36:49.867-08:00Dana, it does seem like a lot of people find it di...Dana, it does seem like a lot of people find it difficult to have a discussion anymore, like everything has to be a fight. Have they been watching too much television, social media, or whatever? Are we so fed up we're constantly uncivil and have to yell at everyone, on every point, all the time? Yeesh.<br />My fellow writer experience has been vastly different from Todd's observation. At conferences like Crime Bake, Bouchercon, Maine Crime Wave, and Killer Nashville, I've found fellow writers to be warm, welcoming, helpful, and supportive. I'm astounded at the generosity displayed. <br />My baseline is I assume someone is okay (even if I don't prefer their work), unless they do something to prove otherwise. I'm friends with agents, publishers, and writers big-trad and small, though as a Indie, I support views contrary to much of the trad industry, and others' way of making a living. YMMV I guess. Let's celebrate the good parts of the writing community!<br /><br />Dale T. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792295949745520240noreply@blogger.com