tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195123052738023817.post3689676576862869939..comments2023-03-23T04:31:18.279-05:00Comments on The Written World of C. Amethyst Frost: Are you a writer if you're just pretending?C. Amethyst Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00696235473443500221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195123052738023817.post-74797108128287068772012-07-12T03:51:46.585-05:002012-07-12T03:51:46.585-05:00That's a very interesting post C. Amethyst Fro...That's a very interesting post C. Amethyst Frost!<br /><br />I agree that writing, as much as it is your passion and way of life, can always benefit from constant practicing and experimenting with ideas, because you never know what may come out of it.DorChihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587817901655132745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195123052738023817.post-78215971490440347402012-07-09T20:57:46.253-05:002012-07-09T20:57:46.253-05:00@linneann - In every writer's heart, you'r...@linneann - In every writer's heart, you're point about passion is absolutely spot on. But from a reader's perspective, there's seemingly no difference. People don't give it much thought. If someone's name is on a book or an article, the reader assumes that that's the author. How do we true writers defend our territory? And you're mostly right about technical writers. I am also a tech writer (day job) and I put very little passion into it. It's mostly about organizing technical information into the proper format.<br /><br />@Sandy - Thanks for stopping in from Linked In. I've found it to be a useful resource for like-minded writers. Yes, sadly, there are many "authors" who have never put pen to paper. If you've ever done freelance writing, you've seen just how many shady clients are looking to put their name on someone else's work. I once rented out an article through Constant Content on a topic in which I had expertise. The man who rented it removed my byline and put a bio of himself at the end. Another client who rented the same article informed me and I made the plagiarizer pay me the purchase price. (At CC, you can rent your articles to multiple people for their websites. But they can't change anything unless they pay a larger fee to own it.)<br /><br />Aside from feeling a little slighted by these authoring cheaters, I also do not understand why anyone would want to call himself a title that he didn't earn.C. Amethyst Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696235473443500221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195123052738023817.post-12729025645743808472012-07-09T20:24:39.436-05:002012-07-09T20:24:39.436-05:00I guess I'm naive. I've heard of ghostwrit...I guess I'm naive. I've heard of ghostwriters, of course, and I also realized that some writers have staff who "flesh out" their stories, but I had no idea that someone would hire a writer to do their work and then set themselves up as experts--based on what the actual writer had written! That's nuts!<br /><br />FYI: I found you through LinkedIn's "New Authors Need Marketing Ideas - Got a Blog/Site post it here" group.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195123052738023817.post-54500219785038569302012-07-09T20:12:18.691-05:002012-07-09T20:12:18.691-05:00Having a story doesn't make you a writer. In m...Having a story doesn't make you a writer. In my opinion, passion has more to do with it but you also have to have talent which not every writer who has passion does. It's difficult, I think, to define the word "writer" because of the varying genres. Technical writing, for instance, might be more of a craft than an art. Good post and thoughts of food for thought. I'm not sure there's a definitive answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com