tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post3666362708276027008..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: Why I Write LonghandDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-52622163899087851502012-04-01T09:13:45.561-04:002012-04-01T09:13:45.561-04:00Aww, hope you found some of the posts interesting,...Aww, hope you found some of the posts interesting, Glynis!<br />I agree, words flow better on paper.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-32577123577139252012-03-29T12:52:58.342-04:002012-03-29T12:52:58.342-04:00I took a five minute breather to read through a fe...I took a five minute breather to read through a few of your archived posts, Deniz. I started writing by long hand, but found the computer quicker. However, if the flow of words stop I go back to pen and paper, and it starts up again.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-46200418550184178622009-10-28T10:52:35.807-04:002009-10-28T10:52:35.807-04:00You're right Mary! I do tend to compose articl...You're right Mary! I do tend to compose articles and compile DG quotes - and blog posts! - straight onto the computer. I think your teacher was on to something; the words definitely flow more quickly with a pen.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-63491429806630678892009-10-26T22:15:03.346-04:002009-10-26T22:15:03.346-04:00When I write articles for the newspapers, send art...When I write articles for the newspapers, send artists bios to a website, review DG chapter/quotes for a list or write an e-mail, I do it on the computer.<br /><br />When I create a story out of my head, the first draft is always on paper. A writing teacher I had claimed "it was the physical act of writing that kept a writer free of "writer's block" & strengthened the partnership between the hand, the mind & the imagination." He said one should write something every day, even if it was nothing more than a gracery list. So I do. And so far, it has worked.<br /><br />You are right about what happens when you transfer it to the computer,too. You edit & improve as you go. Mistakes you've made show clearly. Later,I do the research, insert where necessary<br />& adjust the type.<br /><br />Mary in ILbackwatermaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843256233561968048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-45819604367774795282009-10-23T08:54:57.882-04:002009-10-23T08:54:57.882-04:00Hello Deniz:
Well, I don't know if I have a ro...Hello Deniz:<br />Well, I don't know if I have a routine, exactly - unless you count stuffing words in my pocket on the way to work, or jotting random things like 'beagle pee in shoe closet - border collie?' or 'Carrie hates avocado scene' in a notebook between phone calls. I do character sketches in my head while I wait for my littlest to fall asleep. <br /><br />I'm really enjoying being accountable, and the 4000 words at the end of every month is nice too - even if I don't know where I put them, or where they came from!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442184872395803612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-70626979727723903262009-10-21T16:02:16.284-04:002009-10-21T16:02:16.284-04:00Hi Cindy! I'll link your blogs to mine!
You...Hi Cindy! I'll link your blogs to mine!<br />You've got exactly what I need: a regular routine. If I could get into a habit and stick with it, I'd write even more. But back when I first started writing I had no publishing dreams, and so got used to writing only as and when inspiration struck. That's no way to finish and edit a novel! So I constantly need accountability sign up sheets and virtual kicks in the a** to keep the words flowing!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-55721625829049650622009-10-21T13:55:19.126-04:002009-10-21T13:55:19.126-04:00Hello Deniz, I found your blog!
I can do either, ...Hello Deniz, I found your blog!<br /><br />I can do either, but I get impaticent with a pen. I might not get impatient with THAT pen, that one looks wonderful. Fine tip, yes!! I cannot write with those chunky medium-point pens. I feel like I should be dotting my i's with little hearts when I'm forced to. <br /><br />Sometimes I will write a few paragraphs in a journal before bed just to force myself to get to my word count.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442184872395803612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-88157931774823114952009-10-19T10:18:01.738-04:002009-10-19T10:18:01.738-04:00Funnily enough, I find it beings in an extra editi...Funnily enough, I find it beings in an extra editing step - while transcribing all the handwritten stuff, I can edit it as I type, so that my first printed copy is at least slightly "cleaner" and better than it might otherwise be...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-20961581639320717552009-10-18T20:28:10.556-04:002009-10-18T20:28:10.556-04:00Since sooner or later I need to transfer what I wr...Since sooner or later I need to transfer what I write to the computer, I consider it a waste of time to write the 1st draft of a manuscript by hand. The only things I write by hand are ideas, speculations, research plans, etc.AYDIN Ă–RSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.com