Comments on: A Good Year, Like a Good Novel, Begins Well http://writeabetternovel.net/good-begins/ Practical wisdom for novelists and other storytellers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Henderson http://writeabetternovel.net/good-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Bill Henderson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:08:16 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=3148#comment-1791 Thanks, Mark. You're certainly right that taking a notebook and a pen to someplace out of the house can result in an unexpected burst of new creativity. I've done it, but I hate the "typing it up" phase. Lately, however, my voice-to-text software can help with that--all I have to do is read what I wrote aloud. Thus...no more excuses. Technology, in fact, has made it ridulously easy to write anywhere, anytime. But that's another subject. So much so that I've started a new blog, Fictionwriter's Toolbox, just to post about it. Thanks, Mark. You’re certainly right that taking a notebook and a pen to someplace out of the house can result in an unexpected burst of new creativity. I’ve done it, but I hate the “typing it up” phase. Lately, however, my voice-to-text software can help with that–all I have to do is read what I wrote aloud. Thus…no more excuses.

Technology, in fact, has made it ridulously easy to write anywhere, anytime. But that’s another subject. So much so that I’ve started a new blog, Fictionwriter’s Toolbox, just to post about it.

]]> By: Mark Welker http://writeabetternovel.net/good-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Mark Welker Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:44:16 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=3148#comment-1790 Great post Bill. It's interesting that you've been pondering the same thing I think many newbie writers have on their minds at the moment: what makes my blog different from all the rest? I love the idea of asking your readers what you should post next. That certainly feels different to me. As for obstacles, my biggest one is fear of my writing desk. I have developed a rather unhealthy phobia of sitting down at my designated "writing desk" and writing. The obstacle is 1) psychological - sitting at the desk each day is making a judgement call about what I'm about to write, and 2) practical - I have broadband on tap, hence there are far more interesting things to read whilst at my writing desk than my own deplorable first draft. So instead, I have taken in the last few months to doing all first draft stuff hand written in a notebook as far away from my desk as possible. I get most of my stuff written at a cafe during work lunch breaks. The writing desk hence becomes more of a revision desk - which is much more enjoyable for me. Great post Bill. It’s interesting that you’ve been pondering the same thing I think many newbie writers have on their minds at the moment: what makes my blog different from all the rest? I love the idea of asking your readers what you should post next. That certainly feels different to me.

As for obstacles, my biggest one is fear of my writing desk. I have developed a rather unhealthy phobia of sitting down at my designated “writing desk” and writing. The obstacle is 1) psychological – sitting at the desk each day is making a judgement call about what I’m about to write, and 2) practical – I have broadband on tap, hence there are far more interesting things to read whilst at my writing desk than my own deplorable first draft.

So instead, I have taken in the last few months to doing all first draft stuff hand written in a notebook as far away from my desk as possible. I get most of my stuff written at a cafe during work lunch breaks. The writing desk hence becomes more of a revision desk – which is much more enjoyable for me.

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