{"id":10313,"date":"2014-03-28T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=10313"},"modified":"2014-03-27T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T19:10:54","slug":"artist-entrepreneur-x-x-rated-artists-alphabet-guide-writing-art-aletta-de-wal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/28\/artist-entrepreneur-x-x-rated-artists-alphabet-guide-writing-art-aletta-de-wal\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Entrepreneur: X for X-Rated\u2014The Artist\u2019s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fromoldbooks.org\/Brown-LettersAndLettering\/pages\/001-Alphabet-After-Serlio-letterX\/001-Alphabet-After-Serlio-letterX-q75-1636x1471.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"191\" \/>Welcome to the\u00a0Artist Entrepreneur Column, an occasional series where we talk about the fun, wild and scary ride of succeeding as an artist entrepreneur of all stripes and types and mediums.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back guest columnist,\u00a0<a title=\"Aletta de Wal on Writers Fun Zone\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Aletta+de+Wal\" target=\"_blank\">Aletta de Wal<\/a>.\u00a0 She specializes in helping visual artists succeed in their fine art careers. She posts regularly on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=The+Artist%E2%80%99s+Alphabet+Guide+to+Writing+About+Your+Art\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Artist\u2019s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and other success tips for fine artists on the topic of writing about your art. Today it\u2019s X for X-Rated.\u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are several types of writing that might keep you from getting \u2018A\u2019 rated by your readers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I came up with this alphabet list on X-Rated writing actions to avoid:<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Accuse<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Berate<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Chastise<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Denigrate<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Exaggerate<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Falsify<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Gossip<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Hate<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Insult<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Joke<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Knock<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Libel<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Manipulate<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Nag<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Offend<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Penalize<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Quench<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Rant<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Swear<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Tarnish<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Unburden<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Wisecrack<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>YELL<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Zap<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The actions on list fall into these five categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saying things about other people that are based in your opinion rather than on verifiable facts.<\/li>\n<li>Expressing negative opinions about other people, their origins, beliefs, art or writing.<\/li>\n<li>Expressing anger, violent disagreement, sarcasm or superiority towards others.<\/li>\n<li>Using unacceptable language that offends others.<\/li>\n<li>Making your art, accomplishments, and events seem more than they are.<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Internet allows anyone to write anything, publish instantly and globally.<\/strong> There are no editors to serve as monitors of good writing, good taste and good communications.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not advocating for \u201cInternet writing police.\u201d If you offend people, they can hit the delete button and your readership, and maybe your income will reflect their departure.<\/p>\n<p>Nor am I saying that you are not entitled to your opinions, emotions or personal enmities. You are certainly entitled to those, but perhaps they are better expressed in person where there can be lively debate, problem solving and resolution.<\/p>\n<p>My father used to say, \u201cIf you don\u2019t want something on the front page of the newspaper for everyone to see, don\u2019t say it or write it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maybe we could update that to \u201cIf you wouldn\u2019t say it to someone in person, don\u2019t write it on the Internet.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next time, <em>Y for You<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9977\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Aletta de Wal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artistcareertraining.com\/artmatters-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.artistcareertraining.com\/artmatters-newsletter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9977\" class=\" wp-image-9977\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Aletta de Wal\" alt=\"Aletta de Wal\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Aletta-deWal-1-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aletta de Wal, Artist Career Training<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistcareertraining.com\/artmatters-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aletta de Wal, Artist Career Training<\/a><br \/>\nAletta de Wal inspires fine artists to make a better living making art in any economy.<\/p>\n<p>Aletta works with part-time, emerging and full-time artists who are serious about a career in fine arts. Aletta makes make art marketing easier and the business of art simpler.<\/p>\n<p>More information at:\u00a0<a title=\"www.artistcareertraining.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artistcareertraining.com\/artmatters-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.artistcareertraining.com\/artmatters-newsletter\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several types of writing that might keep you from getting \u2018A\u2019 rated by your readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[644,20],"tags":[891,231,17,2056,2055],"class_list":["post-10313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artist-entrepreneur","category-writing-tips","tag-aletta-de-wal","tag-authors","tag-writers","tag-writing-actions","tag-x-rated"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Artist Entrepreneur: X for X-Rated\u2014The Artist\u2019s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome back guest columnist, Aletta de Wal, writing on being an artist entrepreneur. 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