tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post8859559329990267699..comments2023-10-06T06:07:58.796-07:00Comments on WeinWords: To Blog or Not to BlogLen Weinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619143398147167868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-3413800676201176982009-12-13T12:31:41.859-08:002009-12-13T12:31:41.859-08:00now I stay in touch!now I stay in touch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-50561044137889133122007-09-10T00:49:00.000-07:002007-09-10T00:49:00.000-07:00When Steve Gerber started his blog in April 2005 (...When Steve Gerber started his blog in April 2005 (a month before I started mine, not coincidentally), he wrote that he a writer, and writers write every day. Of course, because of life, he hasn't, but that's OK. <BR/>Sadly, I HAVE posted every day, even if it's a little meme thing, but that's only because I'm addicted.<BR/><BR/>Generally, I think you need to post regularly rather than often. Say, twice a week and stick to it, rather than three days in a row, then nothing for two weeks.<BR/><BR/>BTW, found your blog via Evanier. I like it. will add to my web roll. Thanks.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-23224057357673631552007-09-02T08:51:00.000-07:002007-09-02T08:51:00.000-07:00Just found your blog (Thank you Heidi MacDonald)an...Just found your blog (Thank you Heidi MacDonald)and I found a real sympathy for trying to get the wrod out. Loved the Blast from the Past and look forward to many more said posts. On your topic of lyrics to 3:10 To Yuma have you considered the lyrics to Kelly's Heroes? Those were anti-war lyrics for a war caper movie. If it comes down to what to post in a blog have you considered a roll of the die to choose a flavour of the day? It can take the burden of taking forever to make a single post and force you to stick to one idea no matter how meandering it gets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-37235206055192438042007-08-30T07:59:00.000-07:002007-08-30T07:59:00.000-07:00Hi Len - Remember me? I'm Jeff Gordon from Plainvi...Hi Len - Remember me? I'm Jeff Gordon from Plainview-Old Bethpage - I used to ride my bike to your house on Blue Spruce road back in the late '60's - I've been working for the NYC Comptroller's office for the past 33 years and I'll be retiring soon - just thought I'd say hello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-83201282310196168392007-08-29T18:46:00.000-07:002007-08-29T18:46:00.000-07:00hi Len, I always wondered how you came up with a m...hi Len, I always wondered how you came up with a memorable character called Crackerjack Jackson, I haven`t read the story in over 30 years but Crackerjack Jackson had to be one of the best from my childhood. any thoughts of that favorable Hulk story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-81026251055611779692007-08-26T05:58:00.000-07:002007-08-26T05:58:00.000-07:00Len, it's good to hear an update from ya. Maybe yo...Len, it's good to hear an update from ya. Maybe you could share your thoughts on any new ficiton or comics you are reading, more in-depth reviews of a movie or DVD you've seen, past stories from your career, show us your process when building a script, art from friends, or share a diagram of all of your internal organs that are missing. <BR/><BR/>I may lurk more than I comment, but I still swing by several times a week to see if you've posted anything new.<BR/><BR/>BEBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-47189757720761196522007-08-26T05:05:00.000-07:002007-08-26T05:05:00.000-07:00Len, I get what you are feeling. The key is that ...Len, I get what you are feeling. The key is that you are comfortable with what you want to blog about. If you want to blog about the reprint stuff, go for it. Tell some antedotes that re-reading your older work brings back to mind. I am sure we'll all appreciate whatever you write.Martin Maenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-46148059541873280792007-08-25T23:08:00.000-07:002007-08-25T23:08:00.000-07:00Hi, Len,I would imagine some of the readers of my ...Hi, Len,<BR/><BR/>I would imagine some of the readers of my own blog would say that, despite my near-daily schedule of posting, that I really don't have that much to say... but I found my niche, eventually, and am working at it.<BR/><BR/>All that aside, here's a few things I'd like to see you write about here...<BR/><BR/>1) Influences. What comics, novels, movies, tv shows, whatever, influenced you as a writer? What influenced you to decide to write comic books?<BR/><BR/>2) Fond Memories. Tell us about stuff that you remember from your days before you turned professional. Any comics that you especially remember reading, or geekish merchandise you received for a present or bought for yourself? Accompanying photos are always welcome, too!<BR/><BR/>3) Inspirations. Yes, you said you didn't really want to talk about your old work, what with it all coming out in Essentials, etc... but I'm sure many of us reading this blog would like to hear about anything that inspired a story, or story element in your previous or current work.<BR/><BR/>4) Non-Comics Stuff. Fred Hembeck, for example, likes to write about stuff that's not directly related to comics. Any TV shows that you're a faithful view of that you would be interested in sharing your thoughts about? What are some of your favorite musical performers, and why? Which of their songs are your favorites? Stuff like that gives your readership a little more insight into Len, the person.<BR/><BR/>5) Inside Scoops. Come on, Len, I know you've got some dirt, or at least amusing anecdotes about some of your contemporaries in comics. how about spilling some of them here? <BR/><BR/>Seriously, Len, I think you can look at some blog entries here as the opportunity to have an interview published about you where you have complete control over the questions that are asked!<BR/><BR/>6) Stuff You Hate. This could be anything that you just absolutely can't stand, and it doesn't have to be objects. Is there a comics cliche that you never want to see again? A type of TV show that just makes you cringe? Some kind of behavior you see in traffic that just puts you on the edge? Feel free to rant about some of this stuff!<BR/><BR/>I hope these thoughts help... maybe you could just ask your readers if there are any questions they'd like to ask you?<BR/><BR/>JonJon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346075090240271003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-15382110171664287032007-08-24T08:29:00.000-07:002007-08-24T08:29:00.000-07:00Please continue the blog, Len! It would be wonder...Please continue the blog, Len! It would be wonderful to read about all the details of your career: working with Julie Schwartz, watching the new X-Men develop under Claremont after you passed the book on to him, hiring Alan Moore for Swamp Thing, writing the top 4 Marvel books in the mid 70s, editing for DC during one of their most ambitious periods, adapting your own work to animation (Moon of the Wolf)-- and, of course, whatever you can share about current projects! <BR/><BR/>Don't worry about those who dispute your political ideas- if they knew what they were talking about, would they have voted for someone who admitted (6 months after 9/11) that he didn't care about Osama? Talk about hating America...Jeff Zoslawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106829937677918677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-71335200506317510252007-08-23T19:35:00.000-07:002007-08-23T19:35:00.000-07:00Let me add my voice to those already posted, Len, ...Let me add my voice to those already posted, Len, by saying please continue the blog at whatever pace and with whatever passes through your mind at the time. God knows, there are hundreds of thousands of bloggers out there with a lot less important (or interesting) things to say than you. I may not have ever responded until now, but rest assured there are those of us out here who are silent partners with you on this. I've got a few friends in the ol' funnybook business, and most all of them can be traced back to one place: Swamp Thing. Others may consider the new X-Men (or Wolverine) to be your finest contribution to the medium, but I know better. Swampy's been through a lot of changes over the years since his creation, but that just shows the strength of the core concept.<BR/>I've been with you since that first issue 35 (Holy cow!) years ago, and when they find my cold dead body (hopefully sometime in the far-flung future), I'll probably be clutching a copy of Swamp Thing close to my chest. The character just speaks to me, y'know? Even my e-mail address (swampy66@mchsi.com) tells of my love for Swampy. So please don't let the blog fall by the wayside; hell, for my part, you could spend the next month or two telling nothing but ST tales (like the aborted Roots story with Bernie) or even a new ST prose piece (oh, my heart races at the thought!)<BR/>Anyway, enough for now, but if it'll keep you posting, I shall return!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-51794898771239960712007-08-23T12:00:00.000-07:002007-08-23T12:00:00.000-07:00I feel your pain. With the exception of politics (...I feel your pain. With the exception of politics (if you don't want the rabid hate that comes along with it, which is understandable), you should write about all the things you just wrote about in this post, even if it's late or someone else beat you to the punch, even if the entire post is only "I watched <I>Dog the Bounty Hunter</I> last night and I love that guy!"<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, us nutballs out here love that kind of thing. I agree with the "writing an email" advice above, i.e. if you're interested in continuing the blog. Blogging is probably just a habit one needs to get into. And don't worry, not all posts need to be a treatise. Little blurbs are fine. But we ant to know what Len Wein is thinking!Mike Everlethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536876636044820392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-21825305136508142582007-08-21T22:40:00.000-07:002007-08-21T22:40:00.000-07:00How about a convention recap? We know what the con...How about a convention recap? We know what the cons are like from our side of the table, but what's it like for a pro?<BR/><BR/>And how about a recap of the San Diego trivia contest? Rumor has it that you did so well that they named a new element after you: "lenweinium".Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-91182334511156549722007-08-21T20:47:00.000-07:002007-08-21T20:47:00.000-07:00Last time I was on hiatus, I forced myself to writ...Last time I was on hiatus, I forced myself to write a journal entry every night. Sometimes it was a long meandering self-examination, sometimes it was just a quote I'd found telling, or even a recipe. Doing it reminded me of simpler times when I wrote reams back and forth by email daily with an online friend I'd never even met in person. (She and I are still friendly but the correspondence has withered.) The daily journal fell by the wayside since I've been back at work but it was empowering while I was doing it. And, it kept me from boring my interlocutors with my epiphany of the day!<BR/><BR/>So, why not think of your blog as an email correspondent, a person you write to every night just to check in and say hi... Picture them in their underwear if it helps... Picture someone you used to write to all the time or even someone who's departed... and just tell 'em how it's going.<BR/><BR/>Over time, you'll have left a record of your self-realization, and if the only person who reads it is your own Future Self, I bet he'll enjoy it. <BR/><BR/>(I'll be reading it, too.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756715504291908040.post-38271104283279772132007-08-21T12:45:00.000-07:002007-08-21T12:45:00.000-07:00Oh, good. Thanks for showing up. What did I get ...Oh, good. Thanks for showing up. What did I get you all those photos for if you aren't going to use them?M. C. Valadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301675413866610210noreply@blogger.com