tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post6757567710847406738..comments2022-03-24T04:08:30.071-04:00Comments on The "Getting Out There' Blog: PhoenixSteve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-38717808203810051552012-08-31T12:54:48.926-04:002012-08-31T12:54:48.926-04:00Did I never have you in my blogroll? Man, I apolo...Did I never have you in my blogroll? Man, I apologize. I just noticed. Fixing it.<br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-14365509374650955582012-08-31T08:58:58.404-04:002012-08-31T08:58:58.404-04:00TJ,
I truly thank you for taking the time to comm...TJ,<br /><br />I truly thank you for taking the time to comment. As usual it's an insightful and well put together piece. I'm considering another one of those 'captured moments' as the subject of my next post, but haven't done anything with it yet. But soon...<br /><br />Stee ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-26602875011510202602012-08-26T19:02:20.966-04:002012-08-26T19:02:20.966-04:00Swamp, my pieces usually take about six hours from...Swamp, my pieces usually take about six hours from start to finish. Sometimes more. I do almost no re-writing...just a swap of a word here or a different punctuation there and always watching for spell check and so on. But I still find mistakes later and usually change them but not always. But it is six hours of fast work and as many posts as you see on my site there are almost that many more that never got past the first page.<br /><br />Your last entry didn't suck. I know how you feel, though. Some of my stuff I just put out there so folks will keep coming back. <br /><br />One clear fact is that the more I ride, the more I write. But, as I have said, I need new roads to explore and tell about. I've used up all the routes within fifty miles of here and now I am working on putting together gear for overnight rides, with camping. It will make for some good new material, because I hate camping. If I wanted to camp I would just go ahead and be homeless. <br /><br />That you want to improve as a writer is laudable but not surprising. From what I can tell, you are always seeking improvement and growth in all your endeavors and that is how it should be. For me, The Trailer Park Cyclist is a kind of definition and celebration of why I am here and it has been a real lifesaver at this point in my life. I think about stopping all the time but I honestly can't imagine life without my Booger and all the great people I have met and will continue to meet because of the sharing of my life on these pages.<br /><br />Good writing is a mark of human excellence and not only does it improve the quality of life for the writer, it also has a dramatic effect on those around him. Writing is how we organize our thoughts and it is how we tell other people who we really are. You are a better man for your work here and I hope you will continue to share your trail riding experiences and also, maybe, dip your toe in the frigid waters of self-revelation and what the ticking inside your head sounds like.<br /><br />All the best moments in our lives are experienced alone. Your magical vision in the forest was yours, a moment of acute clarity and light and by sharing the story here you enriched the lives of your readers and thus, through the telling, your own.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-3713627389150259052012-08-20T09:28:23.767-04:002012-08-20T09:28:23.767-04:00Dan,
Thanks, I appreciate that. It actually took...Dan,<br /><br />Thanks, I appreciate that. It actually took a LOT longer to put together that short naration than it usually does for a post.<br /><br />Steve ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-58463386492623726672012-08-18T00:21:41.480-04:002012-08-18T00:21:41.480-04:00Awesome! Gave me goose bumps. I could very easil...Awesome! Gave me goose bumps. I could very easily picture the scene from your excellent description. Well done.Daniel Weisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637437742446611544noreply@blogger.com