tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post4006759190658845208..comments2023-12-23T08:33:56.895+00:00Comments on JuliaCrossland: Loving SummerJulia Crossland Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09882769819060746645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-30752554928471819682014-08-03T23:51:38.564+01:002014-08-03T23:51:38.564+01:00So fresh, so holidays, so calming... I like the ne...So fresh, so holidays, so calming... I like the new look of your blog and I am glad you post a message as I like to read from you.<br />MissMiss https://www.blogger.com/profile/06560945424028136284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-41671676808491742492014-08-02T09:18:16.504+01:002014-08-02T09:18:16.504+01:00I know what you mean when you say 'the fatal g...I know what you mean when you say 'the fatal game of comparison' when you check out other people's work. It's the same with writers. I've just finished my first novel, but when I compare it to some debut novels I have recently read (Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Lousie Walters and The Collected Works of A.J. Fikry for example) mine pales into insignificance. Yet I am proud of myself for having achieved it, love the story, the humour, the real characters portrayed, and that's what I have to keep in mind when I submit it to publishers. It's MY writing, and so what if it won't set the world alight. I loved the writing of it, and the follow up is started now too, irrespective of whether or not I sell the first. It's the joy of making, creating that's important.Edwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096921570548041500.post-86176382260527805082014-08-01T23:20:27.218+01:002014-08-01T23:20:27.218+01:00I do like it a lot. It's very succinct and it ...I do like it a lot. It's very succinct and it has a meaning which I understand. On the other hand I think it is a shame that so many handmade artists and creative are putting their blogs and branding into the hands of others now, when before they did their own. I liked the unique feel that artists bring to their own work and it seems too much now like people are aiming to be like the generic look of the high street stores. <br /><br /> 'I made it' seems in danger of becoming pejorative as everyone wants what they have made to look factory made. Handmade is not the same as homemade. There is nothing wrong with either and both are better than manufactured. We are beginning to lose that individuality I fear. Etsy is phasing out people's shop banners (or might be) and people are choosing generic computer graphics over representatives of their own work to sell it. Handmade has become all about the brand too, rather than actual creative expression a lot of the time. Everything has to be the same, have a theme etc. to fit 'the brand' . I can't deny I am a bit sad about that as I dislike brands intensely. I don't even generally like to eat them, never mind look at them or wear them. It is why authors have to keep writing about the same thing instead of feeling free to explore and express their creativity. They say (marketing and advertising people) that we (the consumer) expect it and want it. I really don't.<br />FionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com