tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post8594442954732519717..comments2023-09-12T09:20:18.698-04:00Comments on Goth Mom (Lite): Writerly Things ~ On Formatting...Mina Lobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-38610588938722071362012-10-31T15:07:58.782-04:002012-10-31T15:07:58.782-04:00I'm a long-time procrastinator, so I can't...I'm a long-time procrastinator, so I can't throw stones. :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-1244410898363609312012-10-31T15:06:10.789-04:002012-10-31T15:06:10.789-04:00You're a blogger, so you're a writer, peri...You're a blogger, so you're a writer, period.<br /><br />ALSO, I'm sure you unconsciously use this basic philosophy in your craft work - you build the basic structure of whatever it is you're making first, then once that's done, you make it pretty. Amiright?Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-57001562444433654632012-10-31T15:04:33.822-04:002012-10-31T15:04:33.822-04:00We gotta stick with whatever works for us! :-)We gotta stick with whatever works for us! :-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-64143277243826817782012-10-31T15:01:15.724-04:002012-10-31T15:01:15.724-04:00It ain't easy, at first, but once you see how ...It ain't easy, at first, but once you see how quickly you get on with things, it gets easier (it did for me, anyway).Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-40543081337058116362012-10-31T14:59:24.325-04:002012-10-31T14:59:24.325-04:00Shiny things = danger, danger!!! ;-)Shiny things = danger, danger!!! ;-)Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-20977142937514336072012-10-30T23:34:17.033-04:002012-10-30T23:34:17.033-04:00This is so true! Sometimes when I'm procrastin...This is so true! Sometimes when I'm procrastinating, I'll pause in my writing & have a play around with different fonts, etc. It's bad yes, but I think we all need a little procrastination session now and then!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-39793233679680129352012-10-29T10:05:39.101-04:002012-10-29T10:05:39.101-04:00I'm not a real writer like you and so many of ...I'm not a real writer like you and so many of my fellow bloggers are, but that concept seems to foreign to me. When I do get to writing, I format as I go!!! Never occurred to me to write first and format later!!! JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-69318372553927538502012-10-29T07:38:05.078-04:002012-10-29T07:38:05.078-04:00I've never heard this particular phrase but I ...I've never heard this particular phrase but I have been told repeatedly that I should write first and edit later. I understand the idea, I do. And I know I have sabotaged many pieces with my inability to follow that advice but I just can't keep myself from editing (as much as I do) as I go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485560337642781628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-2426623843045453522012-10-29T07:19:48.069-04:002012-10-29T07:19:48.069-04:00Great advice. For me, it helped when I decided th...Great advice. For me, it helped when I decided the font and margins and header formatting I would use for all my drafts ahead of time and then insert the text into a set document. I wasted a lot of time formatting my first ms. <br /><br />I also like to just write the bones of the story on the first go and add the embellishments later - shiny things can be distracting. Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-70336822308035312632012-10-29T01:35:38.674-04:002012-10-29T01:35:38.674-04:00I have a story started waaaay back in 1989 that is...I have a story started waaaay back in 1989 that is stil unfinished due to my excessive rewriting and tweaking - I would happily compare this to someone who is obsessed with biting their nails to the point of bleeding; they know they should stop and to continue further is going to cause great discomfort, even pain, and yet they continue.<br /><br />But I'm (hopefully) learning, as can often be testified to by the number of typos left in my blog posts today ;)<br /><br />Great article sweetie pie xMark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002166292175980928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679351593858166308.post-49310892965262954382012-10-29T00:27:10.423-04:002012-10-29T00:27:10.423-04:00I suffer from tweaking as I go, which means it tak...I suffer from tweaking as I go, which means it takes forever to get through a first draft. I need to take this to heart and do it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.com