Comments on: Review: On Becoming a Writer http://djfelton.com/2010/02/07/review-on-becoming-a-writer/ Random witterings of a wannabe writer Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Writing, Blogging, Goals and a Good Spring Clean | djfelton.com http://djfelton.com/2010/02/07/review-on-becoming-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Writing, Blogging, Goals and a Good Spring Clean | djfelton.com Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:55:07 +0000 http://djfelton.com/?p=91#comment-40 [...] published and has changed my attitude to writing professionally along with the whole process of becoming a writer.  In the past, settling down to write has occasionally been difficult, but now it is a pleasure [...] [...] published and has changed my attitude to writing professionally along with the whole process of becoming a writer.  In the past, settling down to write has occasionally been difficult, but now it is a pleasure [...]

]]> By: Ray Bradbury on Writing Persistently | djfelton.com http://djfelton.com/2010/02/07/review-on-becoming-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Ray Bradbury on Writing Persistently | djfelton.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:05:03 +0000 http://djfelton.com/?p=91#comment-18 [...] Of course none of this advice will be new to anyone that has read my earlier book review of Dorothea Brande’s book “On Becoming a Writer”. [...] [...] Of course none of this advice will be new to anyone that has read my earlier book review of Dorothea Brande’s book “On Becoming a Writer”. [...]

]]> By: Dave http://djfelton.com/2010/02/07/review-on-becoming-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dave Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:14 +0000 http://djfelton.com/?p=91#comment-13 Hahaha ok so some of the advice is dated, but then she didn't write SF! ;) The rest of what I said holds: The advice she gives is brilliant. Most of what I write at the moment is on a laptop, so I guess modern technology is affecting me. But more collaborative? For some I don't doubt it would work, but not for all. Look on the bookshelves and see how many books are co-authored I guess. Not many. Hahaha ok so some of the advice is dated, but then she didn’t write SF! ;)

The rest of what I said holds: The advice she gives is brilliant.

Most of what I write at the moment is on a laptop, so I guess modern technology is affecting me. But more collaborative? For some I don’t doubt it would work, but not for all. Look on the bookshelves and see how many books are co-authored I guess. Not many.

]]> By: John Schmidt http://djfelton.com/2010/02/07/review-on-becoming-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-12 John Schmidt Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:37:44 +0000 http://djfelton.com/?p=91#comment-12 "On a long journey carry typewriter paper..." I have an interest in how writers use modern technology. "Be your own best friend and severest critic" I wonder if our digital tools can transform writing into a more collaborative activity. “On a long journey carry typewriter paper…”

I have an interest in how writers use modern technology.

“Be your own best friend and severest critic”

I wonder if our digital tools can transform writing into a more collaborative activity.

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