The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

As I've mentioned before, I've joined a number of social networking sites and writers' communities in recent days and weeks to help spread word about my writing and in particular, my books. It's been a mixed bag thus far, but I've been fairly pleased overall. Up till yesterday morning, I had received just one negative review. It was with regard to a comedic excerpt from my most recent book(s), entitled "Girlfriend Application". It had been read by many people and everyone whom commented on it gave it glowing reviews, most of the reviewers being women. Even a 75-80-year old woman (she may actually be older than that) laughed pretty hard when reading the excerpt. BUT, one woman called me an a*shole and that the excerpt made me come across as an a*shole, rude and obnoxious. Yet, she said she didn't like it as much as she thought she did, which would thereby mean she liked it to a certain extent, right? I don't know. ::shrugs::. In any case, that was t...

I've joined quite a number of social networking sites in the past couple weeks or so, trying to spread word about my writing/books. It's been a very mixed bag so far. I've gotten a decent feel for each of them now and thought I'd spread word about each of them in case anyone out there was curious to give a site other than Facebook, MySpace or Twitter a gander. DirectFolk.com: This is a fairly inactive site. I've updated my page regularly, with a Facebook-like status and blog posts with excerpts from either my poetry or my smart aleck book. I received two "likes," but haven't seen much activity outside of my own. The only benefit of posting work on the site is that it appears in a Google search. That's about the only plus I see with it, however. Kiwibox.com: This is very similar to DirectFolk.com. It loads a little faster and there appears to be even less activity on this site than the before-mentioned one, if that's possible. Again, the onl...

Well, that was fast. I just wrote the thing last night. The individual stated the following: "Oh My There is such truth in this. Others should read this write. There is alot in this to realize. Some people will never see. Nice write....xo" The poem, "Oblivious to the Obvious" reads as follows: What I could normally see, I can see no more, Blind to what stares me in the face, My vision suddenly blurred, Others hand me aids, To help me see more clearly, Clouded in too much thought, Fearful of my feelings, My literacy like that of a newborn, Unable to see what’s in front of me, Analyzing every last detail, To learn how to read, Mixed signals come my way, As optimism and pessimism collide, Hope that history does not repeat itself, Yet doubts enter my mind, Is there reason for hope? Or am I grasping at straws? Wanting to believe something that’s not, Living in denial, Glasses are of no aid, Neither are non-convoluted signs, With the truth staring me in the face, O...