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  1. i'm not interested in putting down people who post on here, or analyzing every word of their posts to spot mistakes. that seems to be the preserve of you and your cronies. if it makes you feel good to point out every error i make then please do. i'm not perfect and never claimed to be. and as for putting deliberate mistakes to see if i'm intelligent enough to spot them, well done thats very clever indeed (oh and i can do it as well, or didnt you spot it, gosh that makes me feel so big and clever) i wish i'd never bothered contributing to this thread, i've never criticised any of the contributors, just offered my opinions and in return i've been picked apart, pilloried and had my professionality called into question. i really cant be bothered with this cliquey atmosphere anymore, goodbye anglersnet.
  2. jesus this one is going to run and run, the writers i mentioned are examples of the fact that good writing and angling writing are not mutually exclusive. and anyone intending to start writing could do a lot worse than to read some of these works to get some ideas and inspiration. but dont get so hung up on the punctuation etc, good copy is easily edited, both for length and punctuation corrections, bad copy, regardless of how well it is punctuated or how good the grammar is, is a nightmare to edit and no publisher will touch it with a barge pole
  3. my comments were intended on a far more fundamental level, i never critised anyones use of punctuation or grammar, as i believe these are irrelavent to the argument, what i dont like is the way most angling journalism seems to be written to appeal to the lowest common denominator, theres no imaginationn, no spark, certainly no risk taking, its just dull repetition of the same old themes. read the book jeremy paxman edited (i think its called fish, fishing and the meaning of life, but i may be mistaken) and you'll see some fantastic angling writing, also read any john geirach book, or george mellies memoires, all make fantastic reading, indeed the first book i mentioned evoked such magical scenes in my head that i started fly fishing because of it, i'd never been interested before, but i wanted to experience some of that which was being written about. i find it amusing to be called a semi illiterate the irony of that is almost too much to take. i only claim to be a professional journalist because thats exactly what i am, and the fact i've got where i am with such a cavalier attitude to all that crap i was taught at school only shows that you should write what and how you feel, not what and how other people say. subject matter and style are everything, punctuation and correct use of capital letters when using the first person singular are nothing. and on that note hopefully this thread will wither up and fade away unless anyone else wants to insult me, slag me off, tell me i shouldnt be doing what i do, etc etc
  4. as i write for a living, its nice to not have to bother worrying about all the grammatical niceties etc when i'm not writing for work. i'm amazed my lack of punctuation etc has caused such a stir when all i was doing was agreeing with the previous post by peter sharpe that much of the writing in magazines today is not up to scratch. there are a wealth of good angling writers about, its a shame that the magazines dont seem to be able to attract them. but i'm not convinced that the quality of writing is foremost in the editors mind, price and deadlines are far more pressing matters. and sorry chevin, but if i make a statement about the way i live my life, and you say that statement is sad, then as far as i can see you are calling me sad
  5. all i was saying elton was that i dont like matts writing style, i'm sure he is a nice guy, and i know he's a fantastic fisherman who does a lot of good things for fishing, but i dont rate him as a writer. thats not an attack, just a point of view, now if i'd said he was sad, then that would be a different matter. i intended my comments to make barnese think that there were openings for new writers, and if you're reading this barnese and then go for it, angling needs some decent new writers
  6. when writing on here, as when writing emails etc, punctuation, capital letters etc go out the window, and no, things arent worth doing to the best of your ability all the time, things are worth doing as well as they need to be done, most of the time. surely when expressing opinions, swapping stories, giving advice etc, as is mostly done on here, its the content that matters not the finer points of punctuation, grammar etc. or should i get my editor to check all copy before i post it on here i didnt expect personal attacks when i posted my comments and, and to be called sad because of my comments is outrageous. if this is the kind of treatment i can expect when i post on here, i probably wont bother again, no great loss you're probably thinking, and for you, you would be right, but i enjoyed coming on this forum
  7. i dont write for any publication, thats why my punctuation is non existent! i wasnt aware of any grammatical errors, but it wouldnt surprise me if there were a few i'm a broadcast journalist, and no i dont appear on screen but i tell the people who do what to say. and in my defense, i'm off duty here, so can be excused the errors, if i'm getting paid for it i'm a lot more thorough
  8. i agree wordbender, what i meant to say was that if you work on a motor magazine, computer magazine, or similar, you are expected to be a writer with an interest in the subject, with fishing magazines and other 'enthusiast' type publications (including the land rover magazines i buy as an example) the form seems to be that the writers are fishermen with an interest in writing. this doesnt seem to apply to some of the fly fishing magazines though, notably trout fisherman and todays fly fisherman. maybe they have bigger budgets, i dont know.
  9. i have to say that as a journalist, i find the standard of writing in most fishing publications pretty poor. yes its usually factually correct and informative but most things seem to be written by people who are fishermen first and journalists second, nothing wrong with that you might think, but surely theses people are supposed to be professional journalists. i like the way andy little writes, but matt hayes should stick to doing the voice overs for video games
  10. i had exactly that problem floater, i think it was something to do with my old pc, cos since i bought a new laptop it hasnt happened. still not sure what it was though
  11. dog fish is delicious, rick stein does a great dogfish curry. pollack is ok, but not as nice as cod or haddock
  12. which stretch of the trent are you fishing?
  13. i've got a couple of 2 1/2 lb shimano hyperloop carp rods and i think they're great, only about 35 quid each too, check out http://www.billy-clarke.co.uk
  14. i'm interested in the shelter, is it still available?
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