tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post7101505469390892323..comments2023-10-15T03:20:42.697-04:00Comments on Blog of Author Michelle McLean: Work in Progress WednesdayMichelle McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-63440817416029418382009-05-02T01:27:00.000-04:002009-05-02T01:27:00.000-04:00I really do love seeing the papers piling up. Some...I really do love seeing the papers piling up. Somehow it's much more satisfying than checking my word count - but I'm a huge visual person, so seeing that stack of paper filled with writing is just more fun than seeing the word count adding up (though I love that too!)<br /><br />and JPM - you are so right! Really I think that's why I've had such a hard time finishing another book. I always waited for the time to get on my computer without interruption and that just never happened. With the notebook, I can write with all the kids' craziness around me :) So I'm actually WRITING :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-44607026387103267642009-05-02T01:12:00.000-04:002009-05-02T01:12:00.000-04:00Everything is our medium, right? I mostly write on...Everything is our medium, right? I mostly write on my laptop, but I'll write by hand, in my notebook if I am out. On scraps of paper at red lights (seriously! I know, it's bad...), on printer paper or the backs of my son's old homework if I am downstairs and I have 15 minutes...it all adds up and if we always relied on the perfect writing set up, we'd never finish our books!JPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785000532672412091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-50508022345271535962009-04-30T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:20:00.000-04:00I write in my notebook late at night. And some of ...I write in my notebook late at night. And some of my pages are about that bad. I think writing on paper illustrates the creative process more. On a PC you can just cut and paste or delete when a passage needs to be inserted elsewhere. On paper it is arrows and strikethroughs and tiny letters squeezed in. <br /><br />Quite enjoyable.Joyce Wolfleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078785682731583178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-36982501834199214262009-04-29T19:06:00.001-04:002009-04-29T19:06:00.001-04:00Congrats on your project! Isn't it amazing how wor...Congrats on your project! Isn't it amazing how working for a set time, then taking a few minutes of down time can really boost productivity? Awesome word count!Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-21610240278434064382009-04-29T19:06:00.000-04:002009-04-29T19:06:00.000-04:00Congrats Michelle...that is AWESOME!!!Congrats Michelle...that is AWESOME!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-56342171399614544012009-04-29T18:31:00.000-04:002009-04-29T18:31:00.000-04:00Awesome progress Michelle! Way to go. And trust me...Awesome progress Michelle! Way to go. And trust me, your daughter's teacher won't care. Or maybe she will... I expect reportage on if you got those four pages done!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-4693075224345832372009-04-29T16:30:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:30:00.000-04:00Congratulations!!! :) I'm glad to hear there's som...Congratulations!!! :) I'm glad to hear there's some progress, and I must say--the pen/paper way is the best way.<br /><br />Cheers!Weronika Janczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578288655500573458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-8733991562977957812009-04-29T16:00:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:00:00.000-04:00lol honestly, I'd much prefer typing - I can type ...lol honestly, I'd much prefer typing - I can type much faster than I write and with the computer I have the luxury of saving it :D (though there is something about seeing all those lovely pages full of writing) :) <br /><br />But with two little ones running around...it is just easier to cart around a notebook. I am a bit paranoid about it though. There's no backup!! I can't email it to myself or save it on a disk...so that poor notebook goes EVERYWHERE with me. And heaven help anyone who comes near it with sticky fingers or cups full of juice :D<br /><br />Hopefully someday I'll be able to join the 21st century again :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-59270090770843219312009-04-29T15:51:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:51:00.000-04:00Congrats.
Ah, the days of pen/paper. In the days...Congrats.<br /><br />Ah, the days of pen/paper. In the days when I only had a typewriter . . . man, do I feel old now. Still, I sometimes miss the days of writing endlessly, ink all over my hands, and filling page after page after page with words. Now, I type endlessly (on very good days) and hope I don't accidently delete (yes, i've done that, but been able to recover - whew). <br /><br />I sometimes still edit by printing out the entire document and going through with multicolored pens. Those days are waning as well (just like the last days of the Third Age of Middle Earth) as I move toward a 'greener' life. <br /><br />Keep up the good work.<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.com