tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post4750631573445581831..comments2023-04-03T13:41:41.349+01:00Comments on The Streaming Now - everyday things: Reading Glasses, Birds and My Fridge DoorSusannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-74568550145042738902011-01-21T21:51:22.381+00:002011-01-21T21:51:22.381+00:00Hi Echo, I love your take on the combo lock, musta...Hi Echo, I love your take on the combo lock, mustache, pencil trio! :-)<br /><br />Good to see you, thanks for visiting. xSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-79530213239743228212011-01-21T15:38:44.080+00:002011-01-21T15:38:44.080+00:00I just saw that there should be a new kind of eyeg...I just saw that there should be a new kind of eyeglasses, out in April for about the normal price of glasses, that is touch sensitive glass and a swipe of a finger changes it from one prescription to another. By by trifocals.<br /><br />I love the combo lock, mustache, pencil trio myself. Something very spy-ish about a disguise and a safe-combo and a way to record info. hmmm.echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161069949227164302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-84961234988925551532011-01-18T18:47:17.402+00:002011-01-18T18:47:17.402+00:00Tamara, 'cut and paste into a separate documen...Tamara, 'cut and paste into a separate document' is exactly what I did with most of the first chapter!<br /><br />I had already saved a copy of the complete original and then taken a copy to edit - but the first chapter just wasn't really relevant anymore considering where the story ended up. Though because I did like the writing in it, I kept it elsewhere and have managed to slot bits into other places. :-)<br /><br />I agree with you on the improv set up. :-)<br /><br />Always good to talk to you. xSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-6738658644008317362011-01-18T16:15:08.721+00:002011-01-18T16:15:08.721+00:00The pencil, moustache, and timer remind me of an i...The pencil, moustache, and timer remind me of an improv setup :)<br /><br />I've found "editing" to be mainly "deleting" as well. I found it helped to cut and paste what I deleted into a separate document. That way my mind could relax, knowing that if I woke up sweating in the middle of the night because I really needed that paragraph back, I could retrieve it!<br /><br />Keep going, and keep us posted please!tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485702185807050956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-12085002676351015802011-01-18T09:03:58.807+00:002011-01-18T09:03:58.807+00:00Hi Jennifer,
I think the reason I am finding it ...Hi Jennifer, <br /><br />I think the reason I am finding it easy to hack out great chunks is twofold. <br /><br />Firstly the way it was written in the first place! With NaNoWriMo the whole thing was about wordcount and I set myself a daily target of 2,000 words and with no editing as I went, sometimes I rambled just to get to the daily target, using three times as many words to say something as needed! <br /><br />And as I didn't actually have a story when I started I just felt my way through, so once the story began to get a life of its own some early bits just weren't needed any more. <br /><br />The second reason is what I have learned from writing blog posts, mainly the ones on 'Joy Frequencies' I usually just write all that is on my mind and then take out everything that isn't needed! it usually cuts it by at least a third.<br /><br />It took a long while to learn but I realise that my writing usually benefits from 'pruning' rather than adding stuff! <br /><br />In fact this is my second time going through what i've written (I'm only half way through) and so far I must have cut at least 4,000 words and added about 4 lines! :-)<br /><br />I am still learning so much and I'm really looking forward to writing another when I finish this. I will do it differently though, taking into account all I've learned this time.<br /><br />Good to see you. xSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-54750092042676948652011-01-17T19:46:59.697+00:002011-01-17T19:46:59.697+00:00"Hacking out great chunks..." Good for ..."Hacking out great chunks..." Good for you. For some people, this is very difficult - how on earth can I discard something I worked so hard to put down? This is certainly progress - because you're seeing something emerge from the work.<br /><br />I'm afraid I can't go anywhere without reading glasses anymore. I can't shop without them, because I can't read a price tag. My glasses are all beat up because I take them off, put the on, take them off, put them on. It's graduated lenses for me next time, I'm afraid. Sigh. But I like your snazzy ones!Jenniferhttp://www.jensrealia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-36857794503707405892011-01-17T10:33:49.615+00:002011-01-17T10:33:49.615+00:00Rajesh, I am glad you enjoyed the quote.
Thanks ...Rajesh, I am glad you enjoyed the quote. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting, it's good to see you again. :-)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-64533771618307298362011-01-17T10:32:51.878+00:002011-01-17T10:32:51.878+00:00Elizabeth, thanks for taking on the prompt from my...Elizabeth, thanks for taking on the prompt from my fridge picture, :-) and thanks for your visit too. good to see you.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-89847735805262782002011-01-17T04:41:25.939+00:002011-01-17T04:41:25.939+00:00A wonderful quote to begin my day in India. Thank ...A wonderful quote to begin my day in India. Thank You.Rajeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899689846101356598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-82120245839662657992011-01-16T17:17:37.640+00:002011-01-16T17:17:37.640+00:00His red mouth sealed by a combination of numbers s...His red mouth sealed by a combination of numbers so exquisite<br />that it makes his mustache<br />twitch and prevents him <br />from chewing the ends<br />of his very short pencil. <br /><br />Lol, ElizabethElizabethhttp://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/i-saw-sunday-week-18/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-28795960714496005802011-01-16T14:47:55.718+00:002011-01-16T14:47:55.718+00:00You mean you threw your moustache away! lol
Yes, ...You mean you threw your moustache away! lol<br /><br />Yes, I liked the quotes too. :-)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6761090274076720975.post-5917873653165041882011-01-16T14:41:17.252+00:002011-01-16T14:41:17.252+00:00I loved the quotes, and I LOVE that you've dis...I loved the quotes, and I LOVE that you've displayed your favourite moustache, it looks terrific!!! LOL :O)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231195313149947101noreply@blogger.com