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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 12:20:09 GMT -5
I mean, it makes sense in a way. But...the man takes soooo much time in between to write his tomes. You can turn off all the auto-formatting features. I do understand writing on a machine that doesn't access the internet. But using a DOS computer??? It's funny, but man, that is scary in terms of trusting an old piece of technology. If his old DOS computer helps him from being distracted and helps him to write, then when is book 6 coming out?  ?? Or when is he going to get book 7 started? The TV show is going to catch up and surpass his own story lines! I'd hate to lose that kind of control over my work! Well, he is intimately involved in writing the show, too, so he's not losing any control over the storylines. But he needs to get off his ass and put out the next damn book, for sure. The issue I see is that he knew when he started the show what the schedule would be. He understood the timing in terms of getting his books out. I guess it shows his integrity that he didn't just push out something he didn't believe in just to make money. But at the same time, if I were him, i'd want the show to be based off my books and not have to add original content. We also risk him demanding they stop after season 6 because book 7 isn't finished (this is assuming he gets book 6 published soon). |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 12:27:28 GMT -5
Well, he is intimately involved in writing the show, too, so he's not losing any control over the storylines. But he needs to get off his ass and put out the next damn book, for sure. The issue I see is that he knew when he started the show what the schedule would be. He understood the timing in terms of getting his books out. I guess it shows his integrity that he didn't just push out something he didn't believe in just to make money. But at the same time, if I were him, i'd want the show to be based off my books and not have to add original content. We also risk him demanding they stop after season 6 because book 7 isn't finished (this is assuming he gets book 6 published soon). Well, as I said, he's got lots of creative control on the show. They aren't doing stuff he doesn't approve of. Some of the original content is his idea, too. I think he probably has a handle on what's happening with both the show and his books. I'm sure he's not stressing about it quite the same we as we all are! |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 12:55:17 GMT -5
Well, if I stress about someone else's issues, I don't focus on my own for getting my stuff finished and published, right?
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 13:20:11 GMT -5
Well, if I stress about someone else's issues, I don't focus on my own for getting my stuff finished and published, right?P Hmm. I think this might be a stroke of genius on your part!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2014 15:40:03 GMT -5
I used to write in tablets (paper tablets, lol) but now I can't even write a sentence without my computer. I'm so trained to respond to the tapping of the keys I have no creativity whatsoever unless I'm sitting in front of my computer! My dad was a VERY early computer systems analyst, so we had a computer in the house by the time I was eight, maybe earlier. This is so me. With a pencil and paper, I can whip out an essay, but fiction? I freeze up. My mind goes blank. |
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Post by Rinelle Grey on Jun 7, 2014 23:39:50 GMT -5
I totally cannot write fast enough with a pen and paper to keep up with the story moving in my head. And even if I could, chances are I wouldn't be able to read it later!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2014 22:48:34 GMT -5
I used to write in tablets (paper tablets, lol) but now I can't even write a sentence without my computer. I'm so trained to respond to the tapping of the keys I have no creativity whatsoever unless I'm sitting in front of my computer! My dad was a VERY early computer systems analyst, so we had a computer in the house by the time I was eight, maybe earlier. This is so me. With a pencil and paper, I can whip out an essay, but fiction? I freeze up. My mind goes blank. I still like to write notes everywhere. I bought up a bunch of cheap tablets during the back to school sales (I probably have a hundred or more now), but all I do is scribble notes to myself.  All my fiction and my fiction notes are on the computer. |
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Post by Alan Petersen on Jun 9, 2014 13:49:18 GMT -5
My dad was a VERY early computer systems analyst, so we had a computer in the house by the time I was eight, maybe earlier. This is so me. With a pencil and paper, I can whip out an essay, but fiction? I freeze up. My mind goes blank. I still like to write notes everywhere. I bought up a bunch of cheap tablets during the back to school sales (I probably have a hundred or more now), but all I do is scribble notes to myself. All my fiction and my fiction notes are on the computer. Oh yeah, me too! All the tech gadgets and software I have, but I still rely on good old pen and paper as I go along. I also print out stuff like a timeline (if I'm feeling lost). Instead of looking at it on the computer I like having it printed on paper so I can just pick it up and look at it.  |
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Post by Daniel on Jun 9, 2014 15:07:14 GMT -5
We have scratch pads all over the house. If I get an idea, I make a quick note because otherwise my sieve of a memory will let it dribble away before I can get to my computer.
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?? Or when is he going to get book 7 started? The TV show is going to catch up and surpass his own story lines! I'd hate to lose that kind of control over my work!
All my fiction and my fiction notes are on the computer.
