I knew I didn't write this as well as I had hoped. I guess what I meant was, I have (and for that matter had, but I now have better) tools with which to do the job in a streamlined process. Now that I've matured just a little, let's see if I make the time to make something out of myself.
If you can't compose your thoughts and write on an XP box, you're not going to be able to compose your thoughts and write on a mac. That's not their function.
I wish you well in writing. I know how difficult it can be.
You know though - as much technology as I have that will make writing quicker, etc. - I almost always prefer my pen and paper. It just feels more...something. Even though I know I have to go back and type it later.
So you recommend Stephen Kings writing book? I don't read his stuff as I don't like horror (though I would like to check out the Dark Towers series).
My favorite writing book is "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg. Honestly - I need inspiration and I go to it. It is full of practical advice which I haven't found in another writing book.
Not that you were looking for recs, but I thought I would share one anyway.
Did ya have fun closing out the hundreds of support tickets today? ;)
I wish you well in writing. I know how difficult it can be. I meant to throw a quote in my post that goes like this: Writing is no harder then ditch-digging. There's a lot of truth in that, but I just saw a quotation on my Google ticker in Gmail that goes like this: Writing is the closest that men ever come to childbearing. There's a truth in that too.
I like doing that too, I'm too lazy to go back and re-type everything. That having been said, I wished that things were at the point so that I can take my pen and write on regular paper and that be instantaneously translated into typed text. I know there have been great strides in this area, but I think there is a long way to go, though I do recall seeing a pen that recorded your strokes when you wrote with it, uploaded that to the computer upon syncing and then converted that to text. What bliss if I could do that on my $2 pens that I'm addicted to!
Yes, I do recommend Stephen King's book, On Writing
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You know though - as much technology as I have that will make writing quicker, etc. - I almost always prefer my pen and paper. It just feels more...something. Even though I know I have to go back and type it later.
So you recommend Stephen Kings writing book? I don't read his stuff as I don't like horror (though I would like to check out the Dark Towers series).
My favorite writing book is "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg. Honestly - I need inspiration and I go to it. It is full of practical advice which I haven't found in another writing book.
Not that you were looking for recs, but I thought I would share one anyway.
Did ya have fun closing out the hundreds of support tickets today? ;)
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I meant to throw a quote in my post that goes like this: Writing is no harder then ditch-digging. There's a lot of truth in that, but I just saw a quotation on my Google ticker in Gmail that goes like this: Writing is the closest that men ever come to childbearing. There's a truth in that too.
I like doing that too, I'm too lazy to go back and re-type everything. That having been said, I wished that things were at the point so that I can take my pen and write on regular paper and that be instantaneously translated into typed text. I know there have been great strides in this area, but I think there is a long way to go, though I do recall seeing a pen that recorded your strokes when you wrote with it, uploaded that to the computer upon syncing and then converted that to text. What bliss if I could do that on my $2 pens that I'm addicted to!
Yes, I do recommend Stephen King's book, On Writing
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