tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post3480884463631216530..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Seven Easy Steps To Pretentious Writing:Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-75420281386178673072011-08-28T22:47:22.141-06:002011-08-28T22:47:22.141-06:00OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
I was laughing out so loud that ma...OMG!!!!!!!!!!! <br />I was laughing out so loud that ma sis came in to check on me!<br />It's really funnny! I'm gonna forward this to Shakespeare right now. That guy bugged me in high school with his stupid writing!!!Faseeha Harthimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857493440229278940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-67819562569982134412011-03-08T19:19:58.728-07:002011-03-08T19:19:58.728-07:00Love, love, love this!Love, love, love this!Witless Expositionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455282931743006892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-36271298655462994782011-03-08T16:28:05.657-07:002011-03-08T16:28:05.657-07:00"Supposedly, he has editors (and a whole team..."Supposedly, he has editors (and a whole team actually) that goes over his writing. And not one of them told him that this was just "It was a dark and stormy night" with different words?"<br /><br />Ha ha! Loved the entire post, but, this comment is a pretty darned good burn.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-35978225619193381002011-03-08T11:10:39.642-07:002011-03-08T11:10:39.642-07:00I admit I break into some pretentious writing now ...I admit I break into some pretentious writing now and again...though I have never thought of throwing in the word "ping". Now I really want to.Charlie Pulsipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877018077937978788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-55476951802766420412011-03-08T10:58:13.337-07:002011-03-08T10:58:13.337-07:00I like the approach. I'll get some practise at...I like the approach. I'll get some practise at this :-)Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-70529046460567378432011-03-08T07:44:44.033-07:002011-03-08T07:44:44.033-07:00Hi, Michael. There's a lovely blog award waitn...Hi, Michael. There's a lovely blog award waitng for you.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-26539049594966939952011-03-08T06:56:47.245-07:002011-03-08T06:56:47.245-07:00step eight: send to The New Yorker, where it'l...step eight: send to The New Yorker, where it'll have a better shot than most of getting published. funny--liked!<br /><br />and hey thanks for kind words [posted on Munk's blog] my own blog and drawings. would love you togGimme a follow there at the Studio Nightshade--very open to advice and response to the pics. This whole self-portraiture work in cheap colored pens is all new to me. JFJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163744586139509536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-27842590688556611202011-03-08T03:31:10.864-07:002011-03-08T03:31:10.864-07:00Ha! That was awesome!Ha! That was awesome!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-66825649862174696582011-03-07T20:40:13.771-07:002011-03-07T20:40:13.771-07:00...that was fun:)
The perfect to finish off a cru......that was fun:)<br /><br />The perfect to finish off a crummy Monday evening...with a smile.<br />Well done,<br />ELElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-30340274873580453112011-03-07T18:37:10.429-07:002011-03-07T18:37:10.429-07:00This is hysterical! I was laughing so hard by &quo...This is hysterical! I was laughing so hard by "add something technical," I could barely make it through the rest. This reads like a primer in author intrusion.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-2331955334083047192011-03-07T18:24:39.907-07:002011-03-07T18:24:39.907-07:00Hahaha, this was a great read. Thanks :)Hahaha, this was a great read. Thanks :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-63890038533291586382011-03-07T17:34:17.884-07:002011-03-07T17:34:17.884-07:00I'm sure they did at one time. They just don&#...I'm sure they did at one time. They just don't anymore lol.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-20434039304306432362011-03-07T17:16:05.488-07:002011-03-07T17:16:05.488-07:00I had to look up pretentious. XD My head is starti...I had to look up pretentious. XD My head is starting to hurt so I'm not thinking very straight.<br /><br />My best friend looks old timey language (though even she would beat her head against the wall if she had to read something like that poem). We were reading through my collection of Grimm fairy tales and she was like, "I wished people really talked like this." XDBrooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-86758124784359142792011-03-07T16:41:57.608-07:002011-03-07T16:41:57.608-07:00The poems were awesome, but I think the baby pictu...The poems were awesome, but I think the baby picture trumps them all!<br /><br />It is sad that people actually speak text/IM in books. AND it's definitely depressing that someone could think they'd get away with the "It was a dark and stormy night" just because it was twice as long and used different words. :/Devin Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778910287345364738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-51368635856452482222011-03-07T15:10:23.498-07:002011-03-07T15:10:23.498-07:00RT Interfaced Sandwich girl sounds like a pretty a...RT Interfaced Sandwich girl sounds like a pretty awesome name for something geeky. My meme senses are tingling.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-60617140597187577272011-03-07T11:14:49.200-07:002011-03-07T11:14:49.200-07:00Pretty funny. It's a bit sad though that so ma...Pretty funny. It's a bit sad though that so many people actually write like this. I picked up a best selling novel last year and half the dialogue was IM speak. It drove me crazy. I can only read OMG and LOL so many times before I put the thing down.Alyson Burdettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-37303084577102836982011-03-07T10:49:50.136-07:002011-03-07T10:49:50.136-07:00I come across this kind of writing all the time on...I come across this kind of writing all the time on internet posts. For example, a well-known writer of internet fiction that I frequent (and who gets a lot of attention from devoted fans) started his most recent work with, "The blue flicker of lightning on the horizon lit the night, the air thick and humid, unrelieved by the offshore thunderstorm."<br /><br />Supposedly, he has editors (and a whole team actually) that goes over his writing. And not one of them told him that this was just "It was a dark and stormy night" with different words? Like seriously? It's terrible writing and it's pretentious to think that we as readers won't notice.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-13141897491598485612011-03-07T10:40:09.596-07:002011-03-07T10:40:09.596-07:00OMG Grandifloras
Doth B
Damask err
Viola ping
Azur...OMG Grandifloras<br />Doth B<br />Damask err<br />Viola ping<br />Azurite tener azucar<br />Ambrosial<br />Thus<br />Thou<br />RT interfaced<br />Sandwich girl<br /><br />Yeah. I liked this. especially: <br />Thou<br />RT interfaced<br />Sandwich girl<br /><br />I think you're on to something.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-65605411216495932442011-03-07T10:33:20.601-07:002011-03-07T10:33:20.601-07:00Very impressive and funny. Loved it.Very impressive and funny. Loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-44186432020413539042011-03-07T10:07:07.687-07:002011-03-07T10:07:07.687-07:00LOL I'm lovin' it. I think some people bel...LOL I'm lovin' it. I think some people believe that the only good writing was 200 years ago, not realizing that anything written 200 years ago was written to the taste of THAT time period, not this one.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-51048144920307389682011-03-07T08:32:14.377-07:002011-03-07T08:32:14.377-07:00That's hilarious. I hate when you need a dict...That's hilarious. I hate when you need a dictionary and thesaurus to read a book. Usually it's not worth it.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-51802501972599585362011-03-07T08:30:41.708-07:002011-03-07T08:30:41.708-07:00This was awesome!This was awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-45670992839751349112011-03-07T08:23:17.692-07:002011-03-07T08:23:17.692-07:00Okay. That made me laugh up a riot! :)
I gave you...Okay. That made me laugh up a riot! :)<br /><br />I gave you a shout-out on my blog.David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32874721946157007172011-03-07T07:51:10.659-07:002011-03-07T07:51:10.659-07:00In different languages, too - Muy impressivo! :o)In different languages, too - Muy impressivo! :o)D. U. Okonkwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900694425526387930noreply@blogger.com