tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post2472904319415422219..comments2024-01-02T06:39:28.476-06:00Comments on erica and christy-two moms. two teachers. two writers. one blog.: #18erica and christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-51926615697716465132010-12-11T08:26:25.896-06:002010-12-11T08:26:25.896-06:00um. i missed commenting on this post. my hubby bo...um. i missed commenting on this post. my hubby bought me a laptop last christmas. i think he regrets it! you all gave some great advantages to consider for long handing. maybe that will help me through this lovely "stuck" stage. so yeah, im a laptopper. christyerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-27121061536309270542010-12-10T04:02:51.737-06:002010-12-10T04:02:51.737-06:00I also longhand it, but since my discovery of the ...I also longhand it, but since my discovery of the fact that the rough draft is finished, I have to start rewrites. <br /><br />SIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhhh!<br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-21574302880326246992010-12-09T16:51:11.422-06:002010-12-09T16:51:11.422-06:00Hart - I could totally see the problems with swit...Hart - I could totally see the problems with switching from stats to creativity on a computer. Great point.<br /><br />Abby - I had carpal tunnel during both of my pregnancies and continue to have finger strength problems. And I'm probably older than you, but no - I'm definitely not 80, either! Kritin must have an expensive version. :)erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-87902544266367147202010-12-09T16:34:39.674-06:002010-12-09T16:34:39.674-06:00Oh, I can't do longhand. I have this joint pa...Oh, I can't do longhand. I have this joint pain thing going on in my fingers (and no, I'm not 80- just feel like it) so I can't grip a pen for long periods of time. So I have to laptop it- typing feels better than writing. Oh, and that voice thing- Kristin Chashore does it and she's had a couple blog posts on how accruate hers is, and all that. She's got a problem with her fingers too. I hope I don't have to resort to that- I HAVE to write my thoughts out. I can't speak them very well, you know?Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-38044577955782483662010-12-09T13:41:53.358-06:002010-12-09T13:41:53.358-06:00I do the majority of my writing in the bath, so it...I do the majority of my writing in the bath, so it probably goes without saying, I am a pen and notebook gal. This STARTED because the bath was where I had some unbothered time... nobody is brazen enough to demand anything of me in the bath, so my family (mostly) leaves me in peace (though hubby knows I am a captive audience, so periodically he comes in to talk at me, but never mind)... When I tried for the first time to write something original at my laptop, it felt strangely clinical and detatched... having a Virgo moon, I had to know WHY! So I analyzed this... I journaled and wrote letters long-hand for YEARS. I didn't have a computer until graduate school and I use it for my work... I am a statistician and health researcher via computer. I think the brain paths are different. When I get to a keyboard, I am accessing NON-emotional stuff. And the books need to tap emotion.<br /><br />I've gotten better... I've done three WriMos now, and those aren't POSSIBLE long-hand (though two of them used both) but I think MOSTLY the daily blogging has allowed me to open those paths a little via computer. I am adapting. Still... if a scene needs a ton of emotion, I am going to be better off writing it long-hand. On paper, I've been known to sit there crying while I write. I've never managed that sitting at my computer.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-46598025467771562152010-12-09T11:19:44.537-06:002010-12-09T11:19:44.537-06:00Wow, I can't believe longhand is winning out!
...Wow, I can't believe longhand is winning out!<br /><br />Megan - that's how I got mine last year. Except I used it the entire month of December in secret. :)<br /><br />Joanna - interesting how those things work, huh?<br /><br />Mike - um, yeah. go with whatever works. (have you noticed how I only private message you stuff like this yet you continue to go public?) :)<br /><br />The other Michael - that's a good point, about the research and descriptions. I do that, too, along with family trees, connections between friends, backstory, etc. And your art is beautiful - I can only draw stick figures and weird looking animals.<br /><br />Colene - I know the dr. offices have it, so it must exist. The voice-activated ones are terrible, though (at least the ones I've seen) - when you reread it later, you don't even know what it was supposed to say, there's so many spelling errors.<br /><br />Heather - I like your idea of writing one day, typing the next. I'll definitely try that next time I'm "stuck" (which, history tells me, will be very soon).erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-79003805291071138632010-12-09T11:01:20.485-06:002010-12-09T11:01:20.485-06:00I write my novel longhand first and I love it. I w...I write my novel longhand first and I love it. I write each day then type it in the next. It gives me a chance to do a mini-edit when I type it in and writing longhand first allows me to write anywhere anytime.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-48732961877089477422010-12-09T10:29:22.437-06:002010-12-09T10:29:22.437-06:00I love to write out things. I want that technology...I love to write out things. I want that technology that you can write it down on paper and have it (it might be a pen I'm thinking of that does it?) transcribed into the computer. Best of both worlds! Maybe I just made that technology up...Ah well. Sounded good.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-18138836750286774822010-12-09T09:29:14.546-06:002010-12-09T09:29:14.546-06:00Hi Erica,
I personally do my research in longhand...Hi Erica,<br /><br />I personally do my research in longhand and my characters names, personalities, descriptions etc. I also longhand my ideas for future stories or a great scene that might come to me. And of course if I illustrate I do it the old fashioned way with pencil, ink, and paint. No computer art for me.<br /><br />I use the laptop for everything else. <br /><br />Interesting post.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-37408973795856145642010-12-09T08:55:59.964-06:002010-12-09T08:55:59.964-06:00I like a good lapdance...I mean laptop. But a long...I like a good lapdance...I mean laptop. But a longhand works well in a pinchMike Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592825320824426200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-53248592713303657082010-12-09T08:03:13.178-06:002010-12-09T08:03:13.178-06:00definitely Longhander, my muse- whoever she is hat...definitely Longhander, my muse- whoever she is hates technology, she shuts down when she sees a laptop. She also likes weird ink so she refuses to work when i use blue or black ink. when i use green or red she will make an appearance and just soars when i break out the pink, purple, orange or aquamarine pen.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804696485095159380.post-80783592178047632542010-12-09T06:49:12.367-06:002010-12-09T06:49:12.367-06:00My hubby just bought me a laptop for Christmas (he...My hubby just bought me a laptop for Christmas (he had to tell me because I was about to buy one for myself) and I can't wait to use it for my writing. I've been longhanding it for the most part until now and I'm sure I'll still do it from time to time, but I am such brainstormer all the way through my work, I need to be able to get stuff down faster!Megan K. Bickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306585009994740664noreply@blogger.com