Comments on: How to Make Readers Stick Like Velcro

By: Reesa

Reesa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:12:38 +0000

I started reading this solely because of the title. What you said was a big hook to my loop of a love of writing. Very humorous and very true!

By: Jun Loayza

Jun Loayza — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:33:57 +0000

My favorite tip is to "be wrong." It's so counter intuitive and so useful! I had the opportunity to interview Jonathan for FDTV You can check out the interview here Hope that everyone enjoys the interview and I look forward to feedback - Jun Loayza

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:06:35 +0000

Mary,
Thank you for subscribing to my blog and saying that you liked it…music to my ears…
I am just back from doing a workshop in Hawaii to make some money to keep going…it was too hot/dripping hot/ and the crisis the islands are in over food and petroleum is scary, scary….I think the island canary is dead and they are right at a brick wall. I was so overwhelmed I have come home very ill – trying to make sense of it all and all that I learned.
I will be putting some new info on my blog about my learning…
Traveling to do a workshop is not as much fun as writing….and I am not sure I truly broke even.

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:14:59 +0000

Hey, how about whacked out imagery?

Holy crow, the pic on this post cracks me up. Makes me want to ask if his parents had any children that lived.

Unique perspective on sticky, too. I’ll incorporate a few of these on my next post!

Cheers!

George

By: Jamie Simmerman

Jamie Simmerman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:42:20 +0000

“Say the same thing twice”, huh? I’ll have to think on that one. I might be able to think of a few situations where that might work. Thanks for planting the seed!

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:03:25 +0000

Hi Spaceagesage!
‘To traverse the terrain’ before we write about it -that’ a very important point. It a similar one to a point that I found arresting in the WTD interview with Steve Pavlina: that we have to put ourselves into our blogging.

I sometimes think that bloggers do that to excess. I recently read all about a blogger’s breakup with their partner. I would never do that because I would see that kind of exposure as unfair towards my ex.

And I’m not the kind of person who’s going to stream out a 24 hour handycam video of my life – dirty knickers and all.
…Even if it did make my readers stick like velcro :-)
(Jonathan: what an inspired post title!)

By: SpaceAgeSage -- Lori

SpaceAgeSage -- Lori — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:34:18 +0000

“Let them know that you’ve been there. You haven’t just read the map, you’ve traversed the terrain.” — This draws me to writings and blogs the most.

Great photo!

Lori

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:59:03 +0000

Hi Eugene! That’s a powerful quote by Orwell.

I think it’s true. For example, if I want to express to someone that I love them, I’ll do that very simply. I might just say, “I love you.”

But if I need to explain to a disappointed acquaintance why I didn’t ask them to my birthday party, it would get more complex, because I don’t want to hurt them.

So, I might not say, “Oh, Geoffrey – you bore to tears, and so I don’t want you anywhere NEAR my birthday party!” :-)

I might say something more long-winded.

In terms of writing an article, Orwells words might mean that we stick true to what we believe, and don’t pretend to be or believe anything else.

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:47:32 +0000

Hi Patricia!
I visited your blog and really liked it. I left a comment and subscribed.
Keep on writing!

By: Jonathan Mead

Jonathan Mead — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:05:03 +0000

@ Writer Dad: I often write with my wife in mind, when I write about personal development. It helps a lot because she doesn’t read self-help books or personal development blogs. It forces me to write for someone without assuming they know anything in regards to what I’m writing about.