[stylist] Workshop environment

Sun Jan 16 07:39:21 UTC 2011

looked like you did just fine Bridgit.
jc

At 12:30 AM 1/16/2011, you wrote:
>Judith and others,
>
>The venom in which you feel your piece was met with is exactly what I am
>addressing.  You have every right to voice your opinions, views and
>beliefs.  You also have every right to express those views in any
>manner--presentation--you feel is necessary.  As a group dedicated to
>writing and helping those who indulge in writing, we should not attack
>anyones writing because we disagree with the content.  We may
>communicate how a piece works for a general audience, we can address how
>language, structure, tone--all the basics--translate your message,
>certainly we can suggest changes or additions, but no one should create
>arguments based on the content that inevitably leads to a debate on
>Stylist.
>
>We did agree a while ago to include descriptions of our work so we can
>choose to read a piece or not.  I do not believe in censoring any
>subject, but I think we have to be adults and approach material with
>unbiased criticism.  We should not judge work based on our personal
>opinions and beliefs even if we strongly disagree.  This is how a
>diverse group should work.
>
>If Stylist had been established as a group for Christians, or Jews or
>women--you get the point--we would know (I would hope) what kind of
>material to post.  Some probably think we should only write about
>blindness.  Stylist is not this, though.
>
>I may read material that (content wise) I disagree with, but it is not
>my place to judge the writer (or the work( because of this.  A well
>written piece (or badly written, for that matter ) is not contingent
>upon subject matter.  I don't want to read Lolita because I find the
>subject disturbing, but the book is well written for all that.
>
>All I am suggesting is that we post any work we want the group to
>critique, but we can not dismiss that material because of differences or
>because it is contraversial.  Perhaps I am not communicating this
>correctly.
>
>Bridgit
>
>Message: 10
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:13:30 -0500
>From: Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net>
>To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Workshop environment
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>Bridgit and all, Usually when a person writes something it reflects an
>opinion.  Unlike other species, people have the ability to write, record
>and
>transmit opinions.  Often our writing reflects passionate opinions
>because
>that is what, as authors, we feel capable of writing about.  My opinion
>that
>the person guilty of murder and inflicting serious injury on others was
>an
>individual suffering from a serious mental disorder and not politicians,
>
>political parties or political organizations should not have been met
>with
>the venom that met it.  As a writing organization or list either we are
>open
>to the opinions that often make the difference between good authors and
>insignificant authors or we'll spend valuable time talking about
>irrelevant
>material in a complicated world where events influence the lives of
>everyday
>people.  Judith
>
>
>
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