tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075197587804505551.post4973598824938825035..comments2013-03-28T20:53:24.787-07:00Comments on Opposite Ends of Infinity: Writers, Business and Self-Help, etc.Alii Silverwinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16903808291841951523noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075197587804505551.post-47567370478861920402011-10-20T15:01:52.349-07:002011-10-20T15:01:52.349-07:00Yikes! Replace "writer" with "artis...Yikes! Replace "writer" with "artist" and you've got about the same amount of coverage. <br /><br />That same "learned passivity" is a really big problem in a world where people want to, say, use one's drawings gratis, for "exposure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075197587804505551.post-43349820205762505742011-09-08T13:30:54.668-07:002011-09-08T13:30:54.668-07:00Jill! <3 *grins* I don't usually have any t...Jill! <3 *grins* I don't usually have any traffic with self-help books, mostly because ones directed at women make a lot of assumptions about inherent submission that I take great offense to. Some of the list do the same.<br /><br />With respect to this particular list, though, point is that the self-help books aren't actually talking about gender or career. The advice is talking about a passive attitude toward self-responsibility. The books are trying to jog the _insert proper noun here_ into taking responsibility for themselves and their own success and achievements. <br /><br />The self-help books assume a negative passivity in women. The person I stole the original post from wanted to make the point that it's not /women/ and a monolithic /all woman's personality/ that the books are really address (even though they say they are (i.e. they're sexist)), but something else (learned passivity) that can be applied to other groups of people. She picked writers because she is one. Her fellow writers show a total passivity toward new publishing, falling back on mentality that is hurting their careers. <br /><br />In the same way the learned passivity isn't a problem for all women, it's not a problem for all writers, either.Alii Silverwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903808291841951523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075197587804505551.post-65396589080038308782011-09-08T12:15:58.749-07:002011-09-08T12:15:58.749-07:00What does it really mean when you can replace '...What does it really mean when you can replace 'women' with 'writer'? One you're born with as a gender identity, and the other you either have the talent or work very hard at. And are you sure all writers feel this way, or is it only female ones? <br /><br />Also why do you need self-help? You're freaking awesome.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248734507348261181noreply@blogger.com