Comments for Literature and the Web

Comment on Reversal of Fortunes? by Jane

Jane — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:28:56 +0000

Barnes and Noble is in trouble because their stores are dull and outdated. The majority of Barnes and Nobles bookstores resemble these cheap chain store supermakets like C-town. So people read the NY review of books and other sources and then order the books from Amazon. But I don’t think that e-books are the future.
PS I am signing up for your NYU course this fall.

Comment on Poetry Books online: The Perfection of Mozart’s Third Eye by Rhys Phillips

Rhys Phillips — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:25:39 +0000

i love poetry because it is a way of expressing my own feelings.:-`

Comment on Future–shock or stimulation? by test del amor

test del amor — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:36:33 +0000

Delmer Fitzsimons

Comment on A Perfect Novel for the E-Reader? by Sadako

Sadako — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:09:13 +0000

I’m finishing up this book, and have similar feelings to the ones you describe. I’ve got the hard copy one…I don’t trust Kindle and all that. Not yet!

Comment on Poetry Books online: The Perfection of Mozart’s Third Eye by Trinity James

Trinity James — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:47:26 +0000

I also like to make poems and read lots of books that is related to Poetry.**’

Comment on Poetry Books online: The Perfection of Mozart’s Third Eye by Earl Holiman

Earl Holiman — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:39:17 +0000

Valuable info. Lucky me I discovered your internet site by accident, I bookmarked it.

Comment on by KimW

KimW — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:14:26 +0000

Very interesting discussions

Also just saw an article on the New Yorker website about the iPad vs Kindle, and how this might affect book prices
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/04/26/100426fa_fact_auletta

Comment on Writer’s Block versus Writer’s Blog by Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:37 +0000

There used to be distractions, but nothing compares to the lure of the internet (I like your Siren’s hiss characterization). I set myself limits and usually discipline myself to do my writing first, then check e-mails, blogs, etc.

Comment on I hope to make this one… by Phyllis Wilson Moore

Phyllis Wilson Moore — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:20:13 +0000

I’m with Cat, reading a blog is more interesting to me than writing one.
I check your site regularly and will check your blog too.

Comment on Making a Living as a Writer and the Web by Cat Pleska

Cat Pleska — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:38 +0000

Back in college, while I was an English major, the teachers told me: there is no money in writing (they meant literary writing). I believed them. Since then, everything I’ve read and know confirms that, including my life. But I’ve had a decade and a half or more since college to come to terms with that. I don’t write literary pieces for money; I never think I’ll make more than a few bucks here and there–even if I get to a point that I publish a book. Many, many of my fellow writers hear me intone this over the years and think I’m some sort of “elitist” concerning my art. THey think this silently, but it eventually comes to light. They’re still holding out for the dream: it’ll happen. Maybe they are right. But the point to me is: I don’t care. That my writing gains some sort of readership, I care. But I’m a pragmatist, while still writing and putting it out there anyway I can. But response from readers is the true “cash” I love. I love writing, and no, I’m not going to say I don’t care if no one ever reads it: I do. I admit it! So be it.