tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post116861157346533689..comments2023-05-07T00:25:23.623-07:00Comments on A Writer's Journey: R.I.PShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14638088901866929061noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-1168688202913826582007-01-13T03:36:00.000-08:002007-01-13T03:36:00.000-08:00I guess the theory that you have to write a lot of...I guess the theory that you have to write a lot of crap before you get to the good stuff is sometimes true. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, the first time was kinda scary, throwing away so many <I>words</I> that it seemed had taken so long to get just right. <BR/><BR/>I tend to type faster than I can think, and so longhand has been a tremendous benefit, for I can take my time and get the words down just how I like them. It seems to have eliminated having to draft and re-draft. I write it once, transcribe it once, and off it goes to wherever. I'm loving it. It's good to be the writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-1168629504143827992007-01-12T11:18:00.000-08:002007-01-12T11:18:00.000-08:00It's kind of freeing, isn't it? Knowing that you c...It's kind of freeing, isn't it? Knowing that you can chuck the whole thing if it's not working...new concept to me. Makes me just want to write and write and worry about whether it's worthy of paper later. <BR/><BR/>Longhand seems so romantic, but I know I would just end up with a hand-cramp!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638088901866929061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959693.post-1168621678263058842007-01-12T09:07:00.000-08:002007-01-12T09:07:00.000-08:00I might have mentioned this before...but I had to ...I might have mentioned this before...but I had to scrap the last draft of my current novel, <I>Corrosion</I>, because it just wasn't working for me in any way. I loved the concept and the characters, but somehow, the plot just wasn't gelling. So...in the waste bin it went. Then I went to Big!Lots! and bought twenty spiral-bound notebooks and started again in earnest, longhand. It's incredible the difference it has made. And I did this based on King's suggestions as well. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you on this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com