Comments on: Weekly Topic: Jan 8-Jan 14 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/ Where Happily Ever After is Always on the Menu! Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Monica Burns http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Monica Burns Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:22:56 +0000 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/#comment-105 Lyn, Questions on the Dragon software...does it work really well? I've thought about trying it, but other than not knowing how long it takes to train the bloody thing I've been hesitant. Then of course there's the speaking out loud piece. I'm not sure how well I can write hearing a sex scene done vocally. ACK! LOL Monica Lyn,

Questions on the Dragon software…does it work really well? I’ve thought about trying it, but other than not knowing how long it takes to train the bloody thing I’ve been hesitant.

Then of course there’s the speaking out loud piece. I’m not sure how well I can write hearing a sex scene done vocally. ACK! LOL

Monica

]]> By: Lyn http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Lyn Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/#comment-104 Hi, I know I'm a bit late. But I work 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and then for about 2 hours in the afternoon and usually an hour in the evening. I doubled my work schedule last year when suddenly more publishers wanted me--which is good, right? Anyway, I use Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, so I now dictate my rough draft, etc. It has really helped me double my output. I love reading about how everyone else "does it." Lyn Hi, I know I’m a bit late. But I work 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and then for about 2 hours in the afternoon and usually an hour in the evening. I doubled my work schedule last year when suddenly more publishers wanted me–which is good, right?
Anyway, I use Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, so I now dictate my rough draft, etc. It has really helped me double my output.
I love reading about how everyone else “does it.”
Lyn

]]> By: Zoe Winters http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Zoe Winters Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:45:29 +0000 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/#comment-102 yep claire. Everybody has a diff method and way it 'has' to be. hehe. yep claire. Everybody has a diff method and way it ‘has’ to be. hehe.

]]> By: Claire http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Claire Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:56:06 +0000 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/#comment-101 LOL - My demons are in the crap draft. It HAS to be all clean and good behind me, or else I get the neurotic doubts. I need to be able to say "this bit I'm writing might not be right yet, but look at that last chapter. Now THAT's great work!" in order to keep going forward. Isn't it interesting how different we are? LOL –

My demons are in the crap draft. It HAS to be all clean and good behind me, or else I get the neurotic doubts. I need to be able to say “this bit I’m writing might not be right yet, but look at that last chapter. Now THAT’s great work!” in order to keep going forward.

Isn’t it interesting how different we are?

]]> By: Zoe Winters http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Zoe Winters Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/pubbedauthors/2007/01/09/weekly-topic-jan-8-jan-14/#comment-100 hehe Linda, also rough drafts are notoriously crappy by nature. Some people can edit as they go, but I find if I do that, I don't get very far before I start to lose interest. And you have to have a draft to improve IMO, so the faster you can get the crap draft done, the better. IMO. If you're slogging very very slowly through the crap draft you can end up convincing yourself you can't write and why are you trying, blah blah blah. This way, you outrun the demons. :) hehe Linda, also rough drafts are notoriously crappy by nature. Some people can edit as they go, but I find if I do that, I don’t get very far before I start to lose interest. And you have to have a draft to improve IMO, so the faster you can get the crap draft done, the better. IMO.

If you’re slogging very very slowly through the crap draft you can end up convincing yourself you can’t write and why are you trying, blah blah blah. This way, you outrun the demons. :)

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