I'm a bit bushed.

[Neville Briggs]

I take your point Hully. ( I think I know the point Yes I have a bit to say, if you look at my posts you will see that I have frequently said that my sermons are aimed at me as much as anyone and also I have said that I struggle to reach the standards that I believe should be aimed for.
Hopefully if I criticize it is in the spirit of analysis for constructive and encouraging advice, and the person who gets the harshest criticism from me is me.

If I have to wait until I am a high achiever before I make comments then I'm afraid I'll have to give up commenting.

I've got several that I am trying to work up at the moment but it takes time.

[Neville Briggs]

Don't be too sure Marty

[Bob Pacey]

Pop one of them purple pills Nev always brings them up quicker ???


Nev your comments apart from one I can recall are always constructive and I'm sure most appreciated.


Cheers Bob

[Hully]

I agree Neville - DON'T STOP ! !.....I am asking for MORE not less ! !....

I applaud your bravery and vigil in challenging us to make better work - I just want to see some of yours ! !

....and stay AWAY from the little purple pills.....

h

[Stephen Whiteside]

I feel I should play devil's advocate a bit, Neville.

I'm not sure I agree with you.

Conscious efforts to sound 'poetic' are, I feel, going to fail. I think you should just write want you want to write, and let everything else look after itself. The important thing is that you care about what you are writing, or write what you care about. Passion. That's the thing. Nothing else much matters. A sense of engagement with your subject matter.

If it comes out as a simple yarn, or a joke, or a bit more philosophical, or something that sounds more literary, so be it. That is all of secondary importance. The important thing is to feel some emotion - some strong emotion - while you are actually writing. It might be happiness. It might be sadness. It might be fun. It might be painful. It doesn't matter. As long as you feel something while you are actually writing, everything else will look after itself. Conversely, of course, if you concern yourself with style ahead of substance, it probably won't work.

[Terry]

I agree with you Stephen write with passion and the rest will come by itself
and with experience your poetic skills will slowly evolve over time as well.

Terry

[Neville Briggs]

Thanks Bob, Hully. I sort of thought I might have been going on too much and not living up to it. Better not encourage me too much.

I think you have missed the point Stephen.

[Stephen Whiteside]

No I haven't.

[Maureen K Clifford]

Hully - that description in your first paragraph is IMO the root of the argument/discussion and a perfect explanation.

It is a different mindset that distinguishes the bushies/country/small town folk from the townies, and like the bush the boundaries are being pushed back further and further every decade. I have found that country people who may now live in suburbia still maintain that mindset - but it is not as forthcoming with townies who are more inclined to keep themselves to themselves and don't choose to be so involved with others that they don't have in their circle of friends.

[Bob Pacey]

Maureen I lived for six years in the town of Moura and found that is was hard to keep up with the social life from both town and country folk, some of the best years I remember, the whole town supported almost every function held and of course home rugby league games were a big event.


The town was and still is a good blend of what I call town and country and has a different vibe than towns that are established by the mining companies like Glenden ect.


Met a lot of people i had not seen for years out at Beef week brought back some great memories.


Cheers Bob