Comments on: 25 Things Writers Can Learn By Watching American Idol http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/ Write well, sell what you write, specialize, build your platform, partner wisely, keep learning, and prosper in the gig economy. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: layvette http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-477 layvette Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:38:41 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-477 Small typo in the title. :) Not that it matters. Great post! Small typo in the title. :) Not that it matters. Great post!

]]> By: kat magendie http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-476 kat magendie Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:51:15 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-476 And remember, just because you are 'voted off' or maybe didn't even make it to the top 36 or whatever, doesn't have to mean it's 'the end' -- sometimes good singers have bad days, or it just wasn't quite their time - keep trying - don't give up (but, be realistic - sometimes we have to re-think things...or take another route.) And remember, just because you are 'voted off' or maybe didn't even make it to the top 36 or whatever, doesn't have to mean it's 'the end' — sometimes good singers have bad days, or it just wasn't quite their time – keep trying – don't give up (but, be realistic – sometimes we have to re-think things…or take another route.)

]]> By: Rebbie Macintyre http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Rebbie Macintyre Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:54:55 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-475 I'm printing this out! Great ideas, and I love number 25! I'm printing this out! Great ideas, and I love number 25!

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-467 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:37:35 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-467 Oh my, Julie, I think that falls in the smackdown category. But I hear you. It's always obvious when a contestant is defensive or childish. Oh my, Julie, I think that falls in the smackdown category. But I hear you. It's always obvious when a contestant is defensive or childish.

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-468 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:36:35 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-468 Thank you, too. :) Thank you, too. :)

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-469 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:36:19 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-469 Good points, all. :) Good points, all. :)

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-470 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:35:53 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-470 Thanks for your input, Kathy. Good stuff! Thanks for your input, Kathy. Good stuff!

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-471 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:35:19 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-471 Thanks, Kelly. :) Thanks, Kelly. :)

]]> By: christinakatz http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-472 christinakatz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-472 Not completely. I think you are saying that someone who is shining knows it and is therefore efforting. And that's not what I'm saying because I don't see shining as efforting, I see it as natural self-expression. <br><br>Also, I don't mean "star" in the celebrity sense as much as I mean "star" in the twinkle-twinkle, shine so brightly in the sky sense. My daughter singing joyfully in her musical program yesterday comes to mind. Nothing false about it. Just joyful self-expression.<br><br>We might just have to agree to disagree on this one, dear! Not completely. I think you are saying that someone who is shining knows it and is therefore efforting. And that's not what I'm saying because I don't see shining as efforting, I see it as natural self-expression.

Also, I don't mean “star” in the celebrity sense as much as I mean “star” in the twinkle-twinkle, shine so brightly in the sky sense. My daughter singing joyfully in her musical program yesterday comes to mind. Nothing false about it. Just joyful self-expression.

We might just have to agree to disagree on this one, dear!

]]> By: Julie Jordan Scott http://christinakatz.com/25-things-writers-can-learn-by-watching-amercian-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Julie Jordan Scott Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:21:53 +0000 http://christinakatz.com/?p=924#comment-466 Don't backtalk or even begin to think you know more than the experts, also known as the judges. The experts have the audience and the audience listens to the experts more than your childish rants. How many hit records have you produced? Don't backtalk or even begin to think you know more than the experts, also known as the judges. The experts have the audience and the audience listens to the experts more than your childish rants. How many hit records have you produced?

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