tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post520137978049659097..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Thank God for DAs by Bill KirtonKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50935820640718687142016-06-09T16:09:22.796+01:002016-06-09T16:09:22.796+01:00I agree about printouts, Catherine. It's easie...I agree about printouts, Catherine. It's easier to get to grips with the seemingly 'fixed' nature of the printed word. You may be right about the crime novel thing - I always need to go back and check whether a certain 'clue' has already been set, etc., and it's the instant accessibility and findability of references and characters that save so much time.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-86281649737064503652016-06-09T11:54:32.654+01:002016-06-09T11:54:32.654+01:00Looked at Scrivener, but it's not for me and I...Looked at Scrivener, but it's not for me and I'm pretty sure never will be. I just don't work that way. I do a lot of rewrites though, and various printouts that I work on. Once I have a printout I can see and feel where the balance is wrong and address any problems. I would have no idea what the theme of each chapter is. People sometimes tell me what it is once I've finished the book! I do wonder, though, if it's different for crime fiction and think I might find it more useful in that case. Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66131793948428203962016-06-08T17:33:18.658+01:002016-06-08T17:33:18.658+01:00'A productive organisation of time-wasting....'A productive organisation of time-wasting.' Genius, Umberto. (Also, a fair summary of many PhD theses.)Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-3504054284942876612016-06-08T16:57:56.357+01:002016-06-08T16:57:56.357+01:00Works for me. Thank you, Bill, for a fun DA spent ...Works for me. Thank you, Bill, for a fun DA spent reading this and organizing my time-wasting productively. You have hit upon one of the strange loops of writing - a protean literary paradox. Nobody really knows how writing works for sure. This gives us something to do while the process proceeds. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-31052484903003644242016-06-08T10:08:16.657+01:002016-06-08T10:08:16.657+01:00bill - outrageous yourself. i wear a writing jacke...bill - outrageous yourself. i wear a writing jacket, of course!Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-43558963169488234712016-06-08T09:40:54.310+01:002016-06-08T09:40:54.310+01:00Thanks, all.
Chris, I remember you talking/writin...Thanks, all.<br /><br />Chris, I remember you talking/writing about Scrivener ages ago. I know I’m only using a fraction of the things it offers but it’s been a revelation with this one. The ease of finding things, checking back, getting rid of repetitious material, its general organisational tools – it’s a godsend. Like you, though, I’ll be doing the final edit in Word.<br /><br />Ann and Reb, you too are clearly gifted when it comes to DAs. I don’t think I could use your post-its and notes method, though. Mine would be impenetrably cryptic.<br /><br />Susan, if it’s not too ‘Oooh Matron’-ish, thanks for the endorsement of my credentials.<br /><br /> Jan, you’re so outrageously old-fashioned. I bet you even wear a smoking jacket when you write.<br /><br />Lydia, it took me a while to commit to it but I don’t regret it in the least. Maybe a book on DAs would sell well to writers.<br />Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81884098011423084082016-06-07T17:23:35.043+01:002016-06-07T17:23:35.043+01:00I've never used Scrivener but now will conside...I've never used Scrivener but now will consider it if the likes of you and Chris speak well of it. I have loads of DAs to the point where I need some new DAs to escape from them. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6488496707312430432016-06-07T14:40:54.652+01:002016-06-07T14:40:54.652+01:00Fascinating, Bill. But I'll stick with hard co...Fascinating, Bill. But I'll stick with hard copy printouts and multi-colored Post-It Notes to chart the pacing and chracters' page time, etc.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61593265155864733242016-06-07T12:45:05.056+01:002016-06-07T12:45:05.056+01:00DA? Displacement activity? DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITY??...DA? Displacement activity? DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITY??????<br /><br />The sun's shining.<br /><br />Ain't you people never heard of the pub?Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41928612042004366322016-06-07T10:21:01.773+01:002016-06-07T10:21:01.773+01:00Truly inventive DAing, Bill. You are a credit to A...Truly inventive DAing, Bill. You are a credit to Authors Electric.<br />Anybody can go and go the gardening or washing up instead of writing - but to come up with a DA that has every appearance of writing - that's true DAing talent.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62742253725934407102016-06-07T10:14:07.839+01:002016-06-07T10:14:07.839+01:00I love this! Really serious DA! I'm planning ...I love this! Really serious DA! I'm planning a re-write, and I'd allocated myself a two day writing retreat while my husband is away - so I spent all my writing time yesterday doing something similar to your Scrivener plan, but with the aid of post-its, paper clips and cryptic handwritten notes. So now it's all sorted. And I can begin, can't I? When I've had a cup of tea and done a bit of tidying up, and - oops, here I am looking at blogs... Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45969094947612635352016-06-07T09:24:02.159+01:002016-06-07T09:24:02.159+01:00Pleased to see you're getting to grips with Sc...Pleased to see you're getting to grips with Scrivener, and I hit the same problem with my current book, the main character was getting elbowed out of the way by the minor characters and subplots. Scrivener's ability to highlight this with different colours is a boon and helped me get a better balance in the book. My book is now out of Scrivener and I'm doing the revision, rewrites and edits in Word.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.com