tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3160170635386284929..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Procrastination? Who knows?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54355910490296235932013-05-06T18:54:08.324-04:002013-05-06T18:54:08.324-04:00I'm glad you soldiered through, Jan! Good advi...I'm glad you soldiered through, Jan! Good advice!<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75623231132808842092013-05-06T13:48:38.560-04:002013-05-06T13:48:38.560-04:00Jan, I got a kick out of your description of writi...Jan, I got a kick out of your description of writing before computers. Legal pads, conversion to type, (with carbon paper), revision, which meant typing it all over again. More carbon paper. Dirty hands. Dirty typewriter keys. Ah yes. The good old days.<br />Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19736908100535210052013-05-06T11:11:22.574-04:002013-05-06T11:11:22.574-04:00David brings up a good point. I say that it takes...David brings up a good point. I say that it takes two parts of the brain to write: the miner and the jeweler. The miner digs ideas up for you and you can't control him, but you can INFLUENCE him, and one way to do that is to show him you are serious. That can mean reading books on writing, going to workshops and conferences, etc. It really does help. Me, anyway.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-47786789191529495692013-05-06T10:37:59.664-04:002013-05-06T10:37:59.664-04:00How-to books may or may not help with the nuts and...How-to books may or may not help with the nuts and bolts, but they're good for your morale. Larry Block wrote one many long years ago that gave me some confidence in what I was doing, and the same could be said for Anne Lamott's BIRD BY BIRD. Then again, as Fran says, they don't do the wiring for you, LOL.David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88131614139896024972013-05-06T00:06:26.129-04:002013-05-06T00:06:26.129-04:00I know. And i enjoyed it. Good luck with your si...I know. And i enjoyed it. Good luck with your sinuses.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com