blamebrampton | Hallelujah and saints be praised!

YES! I love being first on a poll - 100% agreement. My opinion is GOD! lol

brammers, can you teach me how not to use emoticons so much? i feel as if my statements on the interwebz will be misunderstood unless i have some kind of smiley face attached to them :( <-- SEE! gaaaaaaaah.

craft writers leave out steps because they believe them to be obvious, while readers do not

sounds like one of my mum's recipes! heh ;)

An Brammers essay on writing would be super-helpful, because I feel like I am closing my eyes, taking a running leap and hoping for the best when I write. If it includes a section on something like outlining, or plotting a story BEFORE you write it, I will... well, I will use it next time I start a story. *looks at flaily drafts in file* *buries face in hands*

Gardening question (since you offered): I have dry but poorly drained heavy clay soil that apparently eats bulbs. Now that a professional has cleared all of the weeds and self-sown trees out of it, it is a big garden - what do I do with it? (Apart from setting up my sun lounger.)

many craft writers have sniffed far too much craft glue

In the days of duplicator fanzine publishing we used to blame a lot on sniffing too much correction fluid...

And speaking as someone who, when asked at school to write instructions for mowing the lawn, submitted 10 pages starting with instructions on the correct height to set the mower blades, I could probaby use some ideas on brevity.

I think a post on cable knit jumpers would be fascinating as well.

And now, off to catch up with European politics. What were they thinking in the Netherlands?

I don't know what they were thinking!!! Since finding news that takes place outside our country and doesn't involve something exploding and/or being destroyed in a very physical unpleasant way is exceptionally hard because it does not end up on the only news I accidentally see when I leave my TV on late at night. XD

I ticked everything because I am feeling indecisive today.

Our garden kind of looks like a jungle right about now. There is this massive hole in the middle and the grass is getting too long and overgrown and the spikes in the bushes are trying to take over the world. I feel a bit like... what's his face? The one that does the whole jungle adventure thing for just for kicks? ...can't remember. Anywho, come summer and it's getting the grooming of it's life.

I feel your pain with the craft editing :-) I do technical editing of knitting patterns, and while I am more choosey now about who I work with I saw some really boggling patterns when I worked on a mag. My favourite has to be the cardi where the pattern bore no relation at all to the knitted garment, and there was no way on earth that as written the sleeve would have fitted into the arm hole. Oh happy days.

On the gardening front do you have any tips on how to get rid of mare's tail / horse tail (no idea what the real name is I'm afraid), short of napalm or moving house?

I shall go back to being a dreadful lurkity lurker now.

PS. Are you on Ravelry.com?

All of the above? =P

Though, I must admit, I find you talking in the 3rd person to be charming and quite amusing. =P

Hmm, not sure about the Netherlands, but I am still baffled by what the people of the England are doing electing BNP councillors - The town next to where I live now proudly has one.

As the only gardening I do is virtual, I have no further questions. But I would definitely be interested in an essay on writing from you. Would be nice to read from the perspective of someone who knows what they're talking about, rather than bumbling around in the dark, as I do!

Now most people think that editing craft would be easy, after all, you are making a thing, and the instructions for that thing are very easy and obvious. The problem is threefold: firstly, craft writers leave out steps because they believe them to be obvious, while readers do not. . .

When I teach technical writing, my class does an in-class assignment that dissuades them of the belief that instructions are simple to write. I give them 15 minutes to write directions for making a peanut butter sandwich for someone whose culture doesn't have sandwiches or twist-top jars. Then either I or the most literal (read smart-ass) student in the class will try to follow those who volunteer to read those. I bring in bread, a knife, and peanut butter. In one case, the student couldn't even open the jar; the writer didn't say to hold the jar while unscrewing the lid. (In interests of full disclosure, I must admit I stole this activity from someone else). It usually gets the point across.

As far as the poll goes, I selected the first two. I like reading writers who talk about writing. Plus, it gives me one more source I can send students to.

At last, I can get stuck in and clean the house, beta fics, write and read (and [info]suttonwriter and [info]wemyss , the two of you are at the top of my list for essay reading!

Are you talking about reading some of my stuff? If so, thank you in advance.

Hmm, need a poll option for "Amusing, because everything Brammers writes invariable is."

And now, off to catch up with European politics.

For the sake of your long happy weekend: don't. I'm afraid the Netherlands result will still look good compared to what is going to happen in several other countries, mine included. *gags*

So now you have me intrigued - you need to send me an email (communication - my god what's that!) telling me about what you are doing these days post Bulletin.

I guess I didn't pick up on this before but it sounds like you are in publishing? Books, magazines, or newspapers? If I am too nosy, feel free to ignore. I would love to read anything you write about writing! And also about working in publishing, about which I know little and am curious.

Yay, essay for me!!

And now, off to catch up with European politics. What were they thinking in the Netherlands?

What did they do? The only thing I've heard about the Dutch today is that they thoroughly shamed the UK in the Twenty20 cricket. Bastards.

What were they thinking in the Netherlands?

Some of us were not thinking at all, it appears. The weird thing is that the far right got four seats, central right has five, and the left has eleven seats. The other five seats are scattered. They'll have to work together, which is not something the PVV is capable of. Generating a lot of hot air, yes, saying something constructive, no.

I honestly don't fear the PVV getting to power in the Netherlands. No other party will work with them, they'll never get half of the votes at the next election and even so that 'coalition' will fall in a month. It'll be like after the death of Pim Fortuyn; a lot of votes, a lot of noise, but nothing real or lasting.

I'm not worried. You'll eventually sign up to some fest or other. :D

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