tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post5855238747436149148..comments2024-03-13T09:09:34.155-06:00Comments on writer Rod Miller: Lies They Tell Writers, Part 21: THIS is how you write.writer Rod Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-5510663512123004422015-12-10T15:08:14.238-07:002015-12-10T15:08:14.238-07:00Rod,
Used to tell my students that good writing am...Rod,<br />Used to tell my students that good writing amounts to "polished speech." So sometimes I write as if my reader were sitting in the rocking chair across the way, generating sufficient bulk for a good day's work, but then back to polish, to shorten, to sharpen. Buddy, I could not for the life of me write a headline on a keyboard. Paper and pencil, never a pen. Once again, you've nailed the topic, sir. Way to go, you. John BrownJohn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916914939178594176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-86647897701717078922015-11-14T08:46:46.992-07:002015-11-14T08:46:46.992-07:00Thanks, Vonn. Thanks, Vonn. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-24528245851668496392015-11-14T08:46:00.705-07:002015-11-14T08:46:00.705-07:00Paul, your comment, "that's just me"...Paul, your comment, "that's just me" is the key, I think. We must all find our own way. Claiming those who don't do it our way are somehow inferior is nonsense, I think. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-89055213313077853712015-11-13T13:25:15.415-07:002015-11-13T13:25:15.415-07:00There's too much mojo associated with writing ...There's too much mojo associated with writing for anyone to say they have it figured out. I've heard that longhand speech too. I like it for very short forms (poetry, for instance) but writing by hand slows me down on longer projects.<br /><br />Enjoyed your post, as always!Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-90295671206035996082015-11-13T12:19:56.996-07:002015-11-13T12:19:56.996-07:00We've sat through enough WWA panels to know th...We've sat through enough WWA panels to know there are as many ways to write as there are writers. The thinking consideration is interesting. I write on a keyboard, though I've written in long hand- usually when I was bored with whatever I was supposed to be doing. A blank sheet of paper let me escape. When it comes to thinking, I find the keyboard liberating. I think faster than my fingers. My typing fingers are faster than my long hand fingers. When I'm on a roll, I'd rather roll on a keyboard. But that's just me. Thanks Rod. Paulhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Colt/210830228942018noreply@blogger.com