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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 21, 2014 11:46:49 GMT -5
I've just finished giving my blog a facelift and reorienting it toward readers' interests. I'll probably continue to sprinkle in some author-interest stuff, since I'm genuinely interested in those topics, but I'll try to keep it in check (before it was almost entirely oriented toward authors). the-active-voice.com/ |
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Post by Suzy on Feb 21, 2014 11:51:07 GMT -5
Interesting post, Becca. Food for thought there. I'm going to share it on my FB page.
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 21, 2014 12:09:48 GMT -5
Thank you, Suzy! I liked your post as my real self, then realized that might be sort of weird and unliked it. Good lord, I'm over-thinking things!  |
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Post by Suzy on Feb 21, 2014 12:13:04 GMT -5
oops, it's hard to be undercover, isn't it?
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 21, 2014 12:18:18 GMT -5
oops, it's hard to be undercover, isn't it? Heh, heh. Yeah! |
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Post by Daniel on Feb 22, 2014 10:12:34 GMT -5
Yay! The Active Voice is active again!
Nicely written post.
Tweeted.
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 22, 2014 19:26:13 GMT -5
Yay! The Active Voice is active again! Nicely written post. Tweeted. Aww, thanks so much, Daniel!  |
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 24, 2014 23:10:07 GMT -5
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Post by Suzy on Feb 25, 2014 2:59:33 GMT -5
Great post, Becca! And the other one. I commented and shared and tweeted yours.
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 25, 2014 3:07:42 GMT -5
Great post, Becca! And the other one. I commented and shared and tweeted yours. Aw, thanks Suzy! And good morning! I'm just back from teaching, heading to be in a sec. |
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Post by Suzy on Feb 25, 2014 3:09:27 GMT -5
Good evening! I'm about to have breakfast and then get stuck into a few hours' of lovely writing; tea in my blue mug and a slice of toast with marmalade at my side...
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Post by Becca Mills on Feb 25, 2014 3:25:04 GMT -5
Just had a late night bagel. Enjoy your tea, toast, and writing. I'll be back in seven hours or so. |
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Post by Suzy on Feb 25, 2014 3:27:44 GMT -5
Thank you! Sweet dreams!
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 12, 2014 10:15:38 GMT -5
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Post by Suzy on Mar 12, 2014 12:55:29 GMT -5
Very strong post, Becca. I don't read dystopian but I found that very interesting.
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 12, 2014 12:57:49 GMT -5
Very strong post, Becca. I don't read dystopian but I found that very interesting. Thanks, Suzy! |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 12, 2014 13:49:05 GMT -5
It made me think about the hero in my WIP. He's a war correspondent and he is trying to raise awareness about the war in Syria. Very few people know that this is one the greatest humanitarian crisis in modern time. One hundred thousand people have died in this war since it began, a third of those civilians. How many know this? Not many. It's quite shocking how little we care, isn't it?
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 12, 2014 14:38:20 GMT -5
It made me think about the hero in my WIP. He's a war correspondent and he is trying to raise awareness about the war in Syria. Very few people know that this is one the greatest humanitarian crisis in modern time. One hundred thousand people have died in this war since it began, a third of those civilians. How many know this? Not many. It's quite shocking how little we care, isn't it? Exactly, Suzy. I hear a lot of news, since I have the radio on when I commute. Last week I heard a seasoned war correspondent say that the situation for the civilians in a particular Syrian city -- Homs, I think -- was the most desperate he had ever seen. Thousands of people with literally NO food, not even a scrap of tree bark, and no way to get out. And no one can seem to do anything to end the conflict or bring in relief. With the Russians on one side and the west on the other, and with Islamic extemists moving in, it's like the Cold War all over. You think about it too much, and a kind of exhaustion sets in. You start thinking that human beings are never going to stop doing this. A way of making ourselves *unable* to do such things starts sounding not too bad. |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 12, 2014 14:49:27 GMT -5
It maybe too much to comprehend. So we don't try. It's too big,too unbearable. We turn our minds away because of that.
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 12, 2014 15:12:37 GMT -5
It maybe too much to comprehend. So we don't try. It's too big,too unbearable. We turn our minds away because of that. I think that's right. Too big, too unbearable, and too frequent. |
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