WRITER’S LIFEGUARD

Jules Older

Way back when — in April, 2009 — I called Writers Lifeguard 16, “Mantrae for Our Times.”

It had but four markers of change:

· Screen is the new Paper

· Short is the new Deep

· Pictures are the new Words

· Free is the new Pay

Now, more than a year further into our climb — or plunge — from Gutenberg Era into the Digital Age, I'm ready to add six more:

· Canon is the new Nikon (which was once the new Leica)

· Apps are the new Websites

· YouTube is the new Home Movie

· Video is the new Still Photography

· Twitter is the new Pac-Man [Can you guess why?]

· Blogs are the new Poetry. [This time I’ll tell you why. Both are written by many, read by few.]


And so the world turns.

If you have other new mantrae (mantrae being the plural of mantra) to add, shoot ‘em my way. And tell me — are we climbing into sunshine or plunging into darkness?

jules
jules@julesolder.com
 
Footnote:
Any writer who would like to receive Jule's occasional Writer's Lifeguard should drop a note to Jules and he will add you to his subscriber list while anyone who wishes to comment on the issues he raises above should do so by e-mailing him.