tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post2855484998388156625..comments2010-07-23T10:34:51.006-07:00Michi Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893869459717457234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post-29637555889801776262010-07-23T10:34:51.006-07:002010-07-23T10:34:51.006-07:00

Oh, I know what you're talking about. I hate it, too. Sometimes, no matter what the subject, someone has to have a poopoo fest at everyone else's expense.

Ali Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005101151323964170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post-67777539009447132432010-07-22T20:28:03.849-07:002010-07-22T20:28:03.849-07:00

Alyssa, I've noticed that as well. It seems like the more 'professional' these writers are - big clients, books published, etc. - the more juvenile (and pompous and judgmental) they are in the forums. If that's what it takes to 'make it big' as a writer, I think I'll stay where I am! :o)

Michi Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893869459717457234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post-21240683095656968972010-07-22T20:03:05.585-07:002010-07-22T20:03:05.585-07:00

The main reason I go into forums is for job leads. I use to market in them but now it seems most forums have turned into high school so I avoid them at all cost for the most part. It is funny in the world of being a professional writer, no one feels the need to act as a professional.

Alyssa Asthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239497193206023769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post-50502771674787675792010-07-22T12:19:04.221-07:002010-07-22T12:19:04.221-07:00

I agree 100%. No time for other people's garbage anymore. They can think what they want about me. I. Don't. Care. If I spent all the time I waste on forums and Facebook just writing and posting articles (and marketing myself to new clients) I'd be a very rich woman right now - or at least making considerably more than I am. I've become so depressed lately with all the heat and

Michi Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893869459717457234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242184061876358202.post-78992687123164720032010-07-22T11:59:31.063-07:002010-07-22T11:59:31.063-07:00

That's why I'm hibernating. I made the mistake of being on the DS forums too much, and those people are just so negative! No matter what you do, they are going to bitch, moan, complain and flounce. I tried Gather, because someone told me they were very supportive, and the first article I posted, some guy decided to rip it apart and send me his critique in a private message. No thank you.

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