Do people write what they really think or do they write what is most likely to be "liked?"
I'd like to hear people's opinions... About Which is most important? Writing things that will likely result in being "liked" by people so people keep reading your posts and you become popular and you keep your job and maybe become very successful or putting your more real, down-to-earth, and honest but controversial and/or counterculture viewpoint out into the universe even if it's not appreciated in your lifetime and might ultimately cause you to lose your job and any following?
I write from my heart, some people will like it and some people will hate it. But if you are not true to yourself then writing becomes a job not a passion for readers. My first book, Through the Eyes of a Mother was down to earth and honest, raw emotion. This book hit top seller on the first day, because of this I continue to publish my writings.
by 2uesday 13 years ago
One has to wonder if some of the great writers and poets of the past had been given access to the internet and other means of communication - would the great works they created have come into existence? Or would they have been so concerned and disheartened about ratings, search engines, etc. or...
by Anusha Jain 13 years ago
Should people write when they are depressed? Or, should sadness be described in the retrospect?When a person is depressed, s/he is sometimes biased towards negativity. Do you think writing in such state of mind can spread negativity/sadness/depression in readers? And even for the author...
by Dan W Miller 8 years ago
I have created a pitiful 29 hubs in four years. But I'm a lot more active on facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Search. You people MUST LIVE ON HERE! How in the world do you find subjects for crying out loud? You must be just writing for writing sake. In order to write something, I have to FEEL IT,...
by H P Roychoudhury 14 years ago
Is it true that all people write on hub pages only for money?
by Baileybear 15 years ago
I just had a family member accuse me of being "unsafe" and "attention-seeking" because I have real photos up. I am aware of identity theft and like being anonymnous, so haven't used my real name. I write personal memoir about topics with stigma. My reasons are...
by sandra rinck 14 years ago
Most people who call themselves 'believers' are closet atheist because they don't want to get in futile arguments or disowned by their own parents or lose friends over not believing such things. They often don't feel like they are allowed to not believe and they keep quite about it because they...
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