tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post9217936884252595031..comments2019-11-22T13:36:25.879-05:00Comments on Wordy Birdie: Stumbling Blocks and Flying NotesWordy Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001740030701690611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-70288429938032550762010-06-14T07:28:52.543-04:002010-06-14T07:28:52.543-04:00Oh, I love the screen -- and I also love the revis...Oh, I love the screen -- and I also love the revision process! The blank screen is much scarier for me than a full page just ripe for revision.<br /><br />I do sometimes jot notes long-hand in the car when I'm idling. <br /><br />I've actually been stuck lately - finished one WIP, not sure what to start next. I started fooling around with the Snowflake Method and came up with a workable plot to kick start my new WIP.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-19346141875305939022010-05-27T22:29:04.117-04:002010-05-27T22:29:04.117-04:00Thank you, thank you for those tips!!
I'm a v...Thank you, thank you for those tips!!<br /><br />I'm a virgin author, having spent many years as a community artist and more recently an illustrator. I've just started a manuscript for an illustrated children's book and have run into exactly the problem you describe Marlo! I love editing and I've realized that doing it too soon is a waste of time as I know that the plot will change as the book progresses. I love the ideas of:<br /><br />1.using the note book...seems obvious as I've been writing in artist's diaries for years!<br />2.using the other page for additions<br />3.Doing the "down draft" before the keyboard...will help me temper my critic<br />4.Using the gel roller...I've used their Hi-tecpoint V7Grip for a few years for a similar reason - but for "fast" sketching!<br /><br />Cheers :-)Martyn Fox - Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009761849250931695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-76674859374819929242010-05-26T07:45:11.724-04:002010-05-26T07:45:11.724-04:00I, too, write my first drafts longhand (in my suga...I, too, write my first drafts longhand (in my sugarcane-based paper notebook). I always have. I only use a Pilot Precise P-700 gel roller because those pens are "fast" so they don't slow me down. When I want to be creative, the process of moving my hand across the page opens up ideas for me. <br /><br />I do a similar thing to Rebecca- I only write on the right side of the page, leaving the left side for related, yet separate ideas such a future plot plans, a character idea, etc. I occasionally rewrite as I go, but these are only brief delays along the way, not full on editing. Once I have a first draft (what I call "down draft," as in "just get it down"), I move to the keyboard.Michelle Cusolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637858838936799501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570246320480298881.post-5518175800544796062010-05-25T16:16:11.726-04:002010-05-25T16:16:11.726-04:00Head to heart to hand. :) - xoxo = RebeccaHead to heart to hand. :) - xoxo = RebeccaWordCountMaximumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150234927295685850noreply@blogger.com