tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post8712842425906066679..comments2024-03-13T09:09:34.155-06:00Comments on writer Rod Miller: 26 Letters.writer Rod Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-21011995729381898742014-05-13T20:47:01.086-06:002014-05-13T20:47:01.086-06:00Thanks, Melinda. It's good to hear from you. I...Thanks, Melinda. It's good to hear from you. I am a great admirer of Linda Hasselstrom and am flattered she found this not only worth reading, but passing on! Thanks again for the kind comment. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-54886183525303729132014-05-13T07:33:48.212-06:002014-05-13T07:33:48.212-06:00Rod, I may not know much but I do know that if Lin...Rod, I may not know much but I do know that if Linda Hasslestrom says something's worth reading, it will be...which is how I landed on your blog today and got to read your excellent essay.<br /><br />I remember meeting you years ago, in Elko, and it's good to cross paths with you once again. From the looks of your blog and website, you've been busy! <br /><br />I am a www.melindagreenharvey.com; stop by if you've got some time.<br /><br />MelindaMelinda Green Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611304160822511866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-42086465449394577702014-05-10T10:07:00.732-06:002014-05-10T10:07:00.732-06:00Left handed? That explains a lot, Paul. Thanks for...Left handed? That explains a lot, Paul. Thanks for the comment. <br />writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-1987759332218771102014-05-10T08:35:36.552-06:002014-05-10T08:35:36.552-06:00Luddite? Me too. I'm the only guy in our neck ...Luddite? Me too. I'm the only guy in our neck of the woods with charcoal in the grill, wood in the fireplace and real needles on the floor at Christmas. I admit to using a computer to write. A book from me on a typewriter or legal pad would be an editor's worst nightmare. Research is another story. It goes in a shirt pocket size spiral notebook recorded in ballpoint pen. I'm left handed so pencils are messy. I make my notes with the spiral at the bottom of the page- another concession to the gift of left-handedness. OK technocrats, automate that!<br /><br />Another good one, Rod. Thanks.<br />PaulPaulhttp://www.paulcolt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-88626312096403561972014-05-10T08:15:17.882-06:002014-05-10T08:15:17.882-06:00Sure seems like it to me, Tom. Thanks for the comm...Sure seems like it to me, Tom. Thanks for the comment.<br />writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-21628486493034442362014-05-10T08:14:36.759-06:002014-05-10T08:14:36.759-06:00Well, Gary, 12 or 13 letters work for me if I am w...Well, Gary, 12 or 13 letters work for me if I am writing short stories, but for a novel I need all 26.<br />writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-52333820993153696392014-05-10T08:13:37.189-06:002014-05-10T08:13:37.189-06:00Whatever bales your hay, Marsha.
My stories, whe...Whatever bales your hay, Marsha. <br /><br />My stories, whether fiction or nonfiction, are too unruly to submit to such discipline and tend to go their own way and organize themselves as they go. I fear if I tried to corral them with a writing program they would end up too manufactured or mechanical. <br /><br />But, like my daddy always used to say sometimes, whatever works. <br />writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-45100242338835137832014-05-09T22:52:51.660-06:002014-05-09T22:52:51.660-06:00Rod, the 26-letter strategy seems to work a heck o...Rod, the 26-letter strategy seems to work a heck of a lot better than those high-priced, promise-to-make-you-a-star, whiz-bang softwar that will practically "write the book for you." Doesn't that kind of take the fun out of the craft of writing? thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-8503870584828429692014-05-09T18:26:27.714-06:002014-05-09T18:26:27.714-06:00When did they add all of those letters? Here I'...When did they add all of those letters? Here I've been using 12, 13 at most. Looks like a rewrite coming.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641014198682567220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-4308427109914688382014-05-09T18:03:36.413-06:002014-05-09T18:03:36.413-06:00I don't use Microsoft Word for writing novels ...I don't use Microsoft Word for writing novels anymore. Instead, I use something less intimidating for putting down my forays into using 26 letters: <a href="http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html?yWriter5" rel="nofollow">yWriter5</a>. yWriter5, which is FREE software because of the author/creator's big heart, gives me a fresh window for each scene, and I can write a scene at a time, no worries. Put several together to make a chapter, rearrange my scenes and/or chapters as I will, and voilá! I have a novel!<br /><br />Then the hard work begins, heh-heh.<br /><br />(I love yWriter5, or can you already tell?)Marsha Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.com