tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post3659317675041264281..comments2023-10-25T12:08:54.896+02:00Comments on Doodles of a journo: Learning on the jobTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13875207633073348136noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-71851120450810849062010-09-21T12:42:08.382+02:002010-09-21T12:42:08.382+02:00Thanks, all. Hahaha... someone thinks I sound wise...Thanks, all. Hahaha... someone thinks I sound wise. *grin*Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875207633073348136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-75356838246952635792010-09-20T07:37:43.153+02:002010-09-20T07:37:43.153+02:00Very good advice. The only thing I ever wrote tha...Very good advice. The only thing I ever wrote that got published in a mainstream magazine was edited very heavily. The essence of what I said still remained though and I was not too upset. <br /><br />I do internal company communication for my clients and I do get upset when they edit too heavily or when they are not satisfied with a concept. I feel I have specialised knowledge and I a here Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623612981259503683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-33385349977623122632010-09-18T14:54:22.801+02:002010-09-18T14:54:22.801+02:00I love the mud-wrestling with a pig analogy (grin)...I love the mud-wrestling with a pig analogy (grin). Although in a very different industry from your own, when I ran my own business, I encountered much the same life-lessons too! A fascinating and informative glimpse into your profession, and a great post!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-67521609047805028002010-09-18T07:56:50.964+02:002010-09-18T07:56:50.964+02:00Those are some very good lessons- for life and for...Those are some very good lessons- for life and for business when you're self-employed!AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-7251293221762281112010-09-17T20:56:27.160+02:002010-09-17T20:56:27.160+02:00Thanks for this post: it's given me a warning ...Thanks for this post: it's given me a warning about the industry I am entering. But I feel you when you say sometimes you will do something that you don't want to do: I was doing work for someone else and I hated every one of their "creative" ideas. But then I did what they wanted and it turned out okay because I'd tweak everything with my own ideas. So I did everything on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-7926179423854952622010-09-17T15:15:01.863+02:002010-09-17T15:15:01.863+02:00Wow, I learned a lot from this! I suppose most peo...Wow, I learned a lot from this! I suppose most people have a tv-inspired idea of what goes into writing and editing and so on, but it's actually (like a lot of jobs) very different in the real world.<br /><br />And you do sound very wise.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098708210972869491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042240151520157703.post-5993775288599448012010-09-16T13:25:41.908+02:002010-09-16T13:25:41.908+02:00I like this post very much. You sound so wise, I h...I like this post very much. You sound so wise, I hope I am learning from my work experiences like that. That thing about the mining, it's amazing how you can turn it into a positive like that!Pohttp://southafricanseamonkey.co.zanoreply@blogger.com