Comments on: “There was so much handwriting on the wall that even the wall fell down.” – Christopher Morley http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/ Blah Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michele http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-23126 Michele Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:13:12 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-23126 Oh, this is so me :) The first draft comes quickest by hand...I've tried repeatedly to draft on the computer or an Alphasmart b/c it would be so much more efficient, but the story flies out so much faster when I use a pen and paper I end up ahead, even with the huge type in I have to do. I tell myself it's a proto-edit, but really it's a price I willingly pay for that intense physical pleasure I get from the pen gliding over the paper. And I'm a black felt tip girl -- slows me down even more, but I love the boldness of it. Michele (off to gather up my pen and paper now LOL) Oh, this is so me :) The first draft comes quickest by hand…I’ve tried repeatedly to draft on the computer or an Alphasmart b/c it would be so much more efficient, but the story flies out so much faster when I use a pen and paper I end up ahead, even with the huge type in I have to do. I tell myself it’s a proto-edit, but really it’s a price I willingly pay for that intense physical pleasure I get from the pen gliding over the paper. And I’m a black felt tip girl — slows me down even more, but I love the boldness of it.

Michele (off to gather up my pen and paper now LOL)

]]> By: Alison http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22683 Alison Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:30:36 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22683 Celise - It's the paper. Ink doesn't bleed through, and it's smooth and flawless. Even if it gets wet or damp from rain, say, nothing smears. Just excellent quality paper. Celise – It’s the paper. Ink doesn’t bleed through, and it’s smooth and flawless. Even if it gets wet or damp from rain, say, nothing smears. Just excellent quality paper.

]]> By: Celise http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22682 Celise Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:03:08 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22682 Like everyone else on here, it seems we all do the handwriting th ing first. I do so as well because I don't feel like lugging my laptop around all the time. With a notebook, I can write for an hr during lunch and not have to worry about finding a plug, powering up, opening the file, etc. One of the other bloggers I read said that he occasionally sends his work to himself thru email (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) and saves it. I'm thinking I might start doing that, too. So, what's the big deal about the Clairefontaine notebooks? Are they journals or something? Like everyone else on here, it seems we all do the handwriting th ing first. I do so as well because I don’t feel like lugging my laptop around all the time. With a notebook, I can write for an hr during lunch and not have to worry about finding a plug, powering up, opening the file, etc.

One of the other bloggers I read said that he occasionally sends his work to himself thru email (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) and saves it. I’m thinking I might start doing that, too.

So, what’s the big deal about the Clairefontaine notebooks? Are they journals or something?

]]> By: Cindy Procter-King http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22526 Cindy Procter-King Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:31:55 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22526 I mainly write by hand as well. Sometimes I draft scenes on the computer or AlphaSmart and then revise by hand. But when I say "by hand," I mean a few sentences at a time. Then I type them into the computer, then go over them by hand again...and again and again and again. Until they sound right. I can't break myself of the hand-writing habit, and have decided not to try. The recycling company in town doesn't like me, because I recycle too much as a result. Cindy I mainly write by hand as well. Sometimes I draft scenes on the computer or AlphaSmart and then revise by hand. But when I say “by hand,” I mean a few sentences at a time. Then I type them into the computer, then go over them by hand again…and again and again and again. Until they sound right. I can’t break myself of the hand-writing habit, and have decided not to try. The recycling company in town doesn’t like me, because I recycle too much as a result.

Cindy

]]> By: Alison http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22503 Alison Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:45:18 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22503 Good freakin' grief. Why in the hell would anyone chastise anyone else for the way they write if it works. That's beyond insane. Good freakin’ grief. Why in the hell would anyone chastise anyone else for the way they write if it works. That’s beyond insane.

]]> By: Lori Borrill http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22491 Lori Borrill Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:12:12 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22491 Thank you!! I was once chastized on a board because I often write by hand--yes I've got two laptops and can walk them anywhere I want to go, it's not the same! At the time, I couldn't articulate that, then realized the person I was arguing with just enjoyed arguing. But I agree with every word here. I don't write complete MS by hand, but usually when I'm stuck and can't come up with the right words, grabbing my yellow legal pad and moving somewhere else releases the muse. And I agree with the meditation aspect of writing over typing. Besides, I'm on a computer for a living and would still like to think of this writing thing as a hobby worthy of relaxation if that's at all possible! Thank you!! I was once chastized on a board because I often write by hand–yes I’ve got two laptops and can walk them anywhere I want to go, it’s not the same!

At the time, I couldn’t articulate that, then realized the person I was arguing with just enjoyed arguing. But I agree with every word here. I don’t write complete MS by hand, but usually when I’m stuck and can’t come up with the right words, grabbing my yellow legal pad and moving somewhere else releases the muse. And I agree with the meditation aspect of writing over typing.

Besides, I’m on a computer for a living and would still like to think of this writing thing as a hobby worthy of relaxation if that’s at all possible!

]]> By: HelenKay http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22377 HelenKay Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:24:52 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22377 I carry a small notebook with me always - always! Never thought about fires or putting them somewhere safe. Now I have something new to worry about :( Like Eva, when I'm stuck, I go for the pen. Somehow, it works. I carry a small notebook with me always – always! Never thought about fires or putting them somewhere safe. Now I have something new to worry about :( Like Eva, when I’m stuck, I go for the pen. Somehow, it works.

]]> By: Eva Gale http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22373 Eva Gale Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:38:09 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22373 When I'm stuck, the pen comes out. I plot on paper, think on paper and make characters, you name it. Pen on paper helps me almost as much as Morning Pages. I haven't stored anything in the freezer, but it comes with me always, and I think I've felt worse about losing my notebooks than computer crashes. Now that you've admitted you love the pen/paper aspect, you should read Sex, Lies, and Handwriting by Michelle Dresbold. Flipped me out. When I’m stuck, the pen comes out. I plot on paper, think on paper and make characters, you name it. Pen on paper helps me almost as much as Morning Pages. I haven’t stored anything in the freezer, but it comes with me always, and I think I’ve felt worse about losing my notebooks than computer crashes.

Now that you’ve admitted you love the pen/paper aspect, you should read Sex, Lies, and Handwriting by Michelle Dresbold. Flipped me out.

]]> By: Because Everything Must Match « Milady Insanity http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22370 Because Everything Must Match « Milady Insanity Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:27:24 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22370 [...] Posted by miladyinsanity on February 18th, 2007 Via Alison Kent (with pics of her notebook!), Susan Wiggs: When I’m working on a book, I tend to drag this notebook around with me everywhere. When it’s not with me, I try to keep it in a safe place, like in the freezer. So if there’s a fire, it’ll survive. [...] [...] Posted by miladyinsanity on February 18th, 2007 Via Alison Kent (with pics of her notebook!), Susan Wiggs: When I’m working on a book, I tend to drag this notebook around with me everywhere. When it’s not with me, I try to keep it in a safe place, like in the freezer. So if there’s a fire, it’ll survive. [...]

]]> By: Lydia http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/2007/02/17/1994/comment-page-1/#comment-22206 Lydia Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:16:15 +0000 http://www.alisonkent.com/blog/?p=1994#comment-22206 Hehe. I'm in the wrong generation. I can't think as well with a pen in my hand. Essays? Sure. Fiction? Hey, I began writing on WordStar in 3rd grade... Pens kill me. Hehe. I’m in the wrong generation. I can’t think as well with a pen in my hand. Essays? Sure. Fiction? Hey, I began writing on WordStar in 3rd grade… Pens kill me.

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