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Hi Andy,
Yeah, I really do think that the occasional combative email could be taken as a good sign. All I think it means is that your writing is making people not only think, but feel as well.
To write something that makes people think and disagree with you is not much of a challenge. Disagreement is a cerebral, logical, and simple reaction.
But to write something that provokes a person to feel an emotion so strongly that they lash out against you is something very special. And I must sat that you, Andy, for better or worse, have this special skill. You write from the heart, and therefore, you are able to strike through to the hearts of your readers. Sometimes they laugh heartily and repeat what you wrote to their friends and family, and sometimes they get so angry that they take the time out of their lives to tell you about it.
Either way, people are feeling your writing very deeply.
I don't think a lot of writers can do this.
Your writing is purely honest; from the content to the syntax, you seem to be writing from the heart. I also really respect the fact that you don't jump into the cracks to avoid making statements that could potentially be misinterpreted. You are upfront, and seem to have the ability to share what you feel, and to make people feel it too. I think this is a very special attribute to have......and one that makes folks like me read your writing everyday.
Keep in mind that the occasional things that people insult you for could be the very same things that I laugh about and enjoy most in your writing.
You also seem to be able to write the experience of travel very purely and honestly. It is my opinion that you publicly write some things that other travelers only dare to think quietly to themselves. I mean, I know what goes through my mind while having to needlessly fight through a crowd to get a piece of fried chicken. I really admire the fact that you do not shut down and bottled these feelings up, but rather share them as as an inseparable part of the traveling experience.
To read about the true, honest, unabashed and unashamed life of a traveler is why we read hobotraveler.com.
So, in point, I really do believe that the combative emails that you occasionally receive are are a sign of your success at being a writer . .. .a sign of success that you are making people feel what you write. Whether their feelings manifest themselves as being supportive or harsh is impertinent.
People are listening. People are feeling. This is always a good sign. Celebrate!
Walk Slow,
Wade from Vagabond Journey
Hello Wade,
I have read your comments a few time, very good and clear.
I have never rated my writing on how much I made them feel. I know that is the goal, but I have a goal of call to action, or do this, not to be angry. So the idea I did the goal by making them Angry evade me, I have the goal to make them feel.
Never, thought of it as anger, or thinking of getting angry at me is accomplishment.
Anger is fear, or lack of feeling safe, a threat, lack of faith that all is ok. I tend to ramble, blogging is fun, I talk to myself and WYSIWYG.
I do not like to edit, so What You See Is What You Get - WYSIWYG
Honest people make people angry, amazing thing I learned a long time ago. If you really want to insult a person, tell them the truth.
Thanks for a great blog .. keep it up cause we are loving it!
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