tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post323849711549652024..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Beginning, Middle, and AdvancedEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-17643716871019143652009-10-30T00:09:56.283-05:002009-10-30T00:09:56.283-05:00I'm a new reader to the blog, but I must say I...I'm a new reader to the blog, but I must say I love that you tackle all range of learning points and levels and blog about all sorts of topics. :) It's been a great resource.Merchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-91092119297354746562009-10-29T16:46:25.647-05:002009-10-29T16:46:25.647-05:00Dave,
I see I'm not the only one who believes...Dave,<br /><br />I see I'm not the only one who believes that overkill is good for the nerves. :)<br /><br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35291623019870414252009-10-29T13:46:05.648-05:002009-10-29T13:46:05.648-05:00Paper burns. Paper gets ratty. Paper makes clutter...Paper burns. Paper gets ratty. Paper makes clutter which irritates wife. Paper gets used for notes by daughter. Paper gets recycled without regard for what's on it.<br /><br />I prefer to keep copies on laptop hard drive, desktop hard drive, monthly DVD backup of desktop, memory stick, and employer's document server (shhh!) which is RAIDed AND backed up to tape daily. Plus yWriter makes backups whenever I write, making it harder for me to lose major amounts to any ID10T errors I might make.<br /><br />Leona, it's not a lack of courage that keeps Wes and me from sassing you - it's a lack of motive and opportunity. Work with us here. ;-)Dave Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773380114295267509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-32376799183286869142009-10-29T09:50:49.110-05:002009-10-29T09:50:49.110-05:00Hi Murphy! and yes, stil ready for the cougar watc...Hi Murphy! and yes, stil ready for the cougar watch :)<br /><br />I'm with Jami on the paper crash thing, but, writing it down, typing it, any form of repetition is helpful to the memory.<br /><br />Trick is remembering where you put it, what you filed it under, what you decided was a safe place to not lose it, etc. lol<br /><br />My desk never needed much dusting either. Just a can of forced air for my keyboard :D<br /><br />And please, everyone, read Jami's post. The nervous breakdown thing is serious. My computer crashed with all of my stories on it. I had most printed out at a previous stage, but that takes ambition and also you lose any changes that weren't on the printout. <br /><br />back up electronically and hard copy. well, at least the good stuff :PLeonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-33422818533861154562009-10-28T23:00:12.738-05:002009-10-28T23:00:12.738-05:00Teresa said:
Paper, Jami. It never crashes. :)
I&...Teresa said:<br /><i>Paper, Jami. It never crashes. :)</i><br /><br />I'm afraid I have to disagree with you. You haven't seen my desk. :) Paper not only crashes, but it slides, slithers, and otherwise slips off my desk in an avalanche to end up in an unorganized pile on the floor. *sigh*<br /><br />Jami G.<br />(Who never has to dust her desk because not a single square inch of it is visible. LOL!)Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-53109407222109917092009-10-28T21:34:34.755-05:002009-10-28T21:34:34.755-05:00Paper, Jami. It never crashes. :)
Hi, Courtney! N...Paper, Jami. It never crashes. :)<br /><br />Hi, Courtney! Nice to see you here!<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-25251502630609491412009-10-28T19:53:59.855-05:002009-10-28T19:53:59.855-05:00Alicia,
Ahh, Borg. My mistake. :) I shall not ...Alicia,<br /><br />Ahh, Borg. My mistake. :) I shall not resist.<br /><br />Teresa,<br /><br />Careful about letting the Borg remember things for you. :) When I was having memory issues, I organized everything into my computer. Then my hard drive failed. One near-miss with a nervous breakdown later, I now run RAID (I have two hard drives mirrored) with additional daily backups. :) Overkill is good for the nerves.<br /><br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-19242221918047590802009-10-28T19:26:35.917-05:002009-10-28T19:26:35.917-05:00Aww...and here I was totally depressed thinking yo...Aww...and here I was totally depressed thinking you guys were breaking up with us. So glad to know that's not true.<br /><br />Hi Leona! I've missed you! Are you still up for DD for the courgars? I'm getting the red pumps out as I type this. (hehehe)<br /><br />Murphy :DRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-86824595163011866702009-10-28T19:17:58.298-05:002009-10-28T19:17:58.298-05:00I completely agree with this. In my first ramblin...I completely agree with this. In my first rambling pretense of a romance novel, I vaguely figured out what conflict was and how to construct a scene.<br /><br />It wasn't until much, much later that I realized I didn't know how to use scenery to move story and characterization forward, and once I nailed that in place, I sold. But it was, for me, the last breakthrough I needed to sell, not the first.Courtney Milanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585322886111438759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-37616588798776511702009-10-28T17:01:30.790-05:002009-10-28T17:01:30.790-05:00Aww. *blush* You guys are so sweet! I admit, I wa...Aww. *blush* You guys are so sweet! I admit, I was second guessing whether we ought to stick with the basics, but as long as Team Comments is happy, we're happy. :) So I guess we'll keep soldiering on.<br /><br />Leona, I had undiagnosed thyroid problems for about ten years before they correctly diagnosed me. Mine wasn't cancer, but I totally get where you're coming from. That short-term memory issue is frustrating. I'm obsessive about lists and writing things down -- it's the best way I know to get around the brainwall. <br /><br />Or maybe we should just let the Borg remember all the important stuff.<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-74735840873296968822009-10-28T16:31:25.594-05:002009-10-28T16:31:25.594-05:00Ooooh, the Borg... yes I like that. The collective...Ooooh, the Borg... yes I like that. The collective that pulls you in and never lets go....<br /><br />Resistance is futileLeonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-85328924734523411802009-10-28T16:30:09.551-05:002009-10-28T16:30:09.551-05:00Jami, we are the Borg, not the Matrix. :)
AliciaJami, we are the Borg, not the Matrix. :)<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3839445653916329942009-10-28T16:10:21.341-05:002009-10-28T16:10:21.341-05:00Teresa,
Yes, I want to second Jenny's comment...Teresa,<br /><br />Yes, I want to second Jenny's comment. I love how I can learn things on so many different levels. You and Alicia are the closest I can get to inserting myself into the Matrix and learning everything instantly. *big grin*<br /><br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-62807769011119414422009-10-28T15:46:45.524-05:002009-10-28T15:46:45.524-05:00Yes, please continue as you have gone on. Thank yo...Yes, please continue as you have gone on. Thank you. You're blog has been exceedingly helpful to me as I have had to "re-learn".<br /><br />One, because it's been years since my college level coursed and even longer since my advancec college level English in highschool.<br /><br />Two, I've had Thyroid cancer and it took them seven years to figure it out. In the meantime, the worst side effect that affected me was the memory loss and lower brain functions. I've had to work very hard at teaching myself HOW to learn.<br /><br />This blog has helped to fire up my synapsis to a level that I can live with and build on. I used to be at the top of my class (not very top, I was too into Christmas and Halloween to do my homework all the time:) and now I'm struggling. <br /><br />You and Alicia have made me see it's possible to get back up to that level of sophistication again. It's due to your approach at helping us at all levels. I am that person. I am at all levels. Some things have been retained, when other, simpler stuff, has been lost.<br /><br />Thanks again for your helpful hints and exercises, but more than that, thanks for making us all feel free to ask a question that someone else is sure to already know and allowing us all to help each other.<br /><br />Murphy, Jami G., Babs, and Mystery Robin, etc. (and Wes and Dave, I don't mean to leave the boys out, they just haven't found the courage to sass me yet LOL)<br /><br />Everyone here is great at helping each other and I think that is the gem you have created here. <br /><br />Can we get a cheers before this gets anymore sappy?Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-73258668424707674402009-10-28T15:08:14.929-05:002009-10-28T15:08:14.929-05:00I have found the Johnny and Drago exercise very en...I have found the Johnny and Drago exercise very enlightening. I can see *directly* how it ties into my story and how I could heighten the tension right now.<br /><br />I am sure it's possible to lose yourself in detail forever :) But even for someone struggling with the techniques, the exercises as you offer them are useful, I think.<br /><br />Anyway, I mainly wanted to say that this specific set of examples has had a positive effect on my novel.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-50972790935217030782009-10-28T13:11:01.882-05:002009-10-28T13:11:01.882-05:00Thanks, Jenny. That's comforting.
TheresaThanks, Jenny. That's comforting. <br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-44979518500013017982009-10-28T11:53:57.254-05:002009-10-28T11:53:57.254-05:00It is precisely because you and Alicia discuss so ...It is precisely because you and Alicia discuss so many subtle technique issues that go way beyond the introductory level that I love this blog.<br /><br />Keep at it!<br /><br />--Jenny Brown RuhlJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com