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"Here I must put the Buddha in my mouth for what I must
tell, for what Chan saw." Sketch for the novella Things That
Happen, 1991.
There was a lot to be said for writing with pen on paper.
It was easy to make instantaneous deletions by simply marking
through a word or phrase, or even putting a box around a
paragraph and drawing a line through it. Additions were fast
also — simply add it above the text or draw a line and put the
new material out in the margins. And last but not least there
was the wonderful feeling of contact with the tip of the pen
moving across the paper, a kind of intimacy with what I was
writing.
But there was one big down side also. Namely, that when
I went back to the manuscript I would have a difficult or
even impossible time making out my own handwriting: A
frustrating business of interpretation. And besides the
handwriting aspect there was the fact that I would have
to do the manuscript a second time on the typewriter or,
later, the word processor.
So I finally went with the word processor solely. I'm not
the best typist, so that works against speed in additions
or deletions, and trust me I make very frequent use of the
backspace key.
I have so much of this old stuff. Notebook after notebook.
You know back when I first received my diagnosis and was
only given a year or two to live, I remember standing in
the kitchen with my girlfriend, thinking about the big box
I had of all the writing going back decades. And I asked her:
"What does one do with a lifetime of unpublished writing?"
I had no answer right at that moment. But eventually I found
that the answer, ironically, was simply to do more writing.
Sometimes, it's just about the process.
Manuscript for "The Ghosts of Frames" done on
Boxer Text Editor, 2011.
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I have notebook upon notebook of things written myself. Someday, I'll put them on disc, I guess. Will definitely take up less storage space. :lol:And you're right-handed.:p:heart:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Correct. Right handed. And sloppy handed. :pYou should put some of your text on your blog! Would love to read it! Hey, what are blogs for, anyway? :):heart:@ Angeliki.Ditto, put your writing up! Yeah. Nothing like peering into somebody's brain! :DAre you BACK? Really? Don't tease me!
Sasha is fine and very spoiled. Valentina is I guess fine. Mom and Sis are okay.Welcome back!:D
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
what brain ? who lost it for me to find it? :lol:I am at home in NYC for a change,how are your ladies?kisses to all :love:
wow! it makes me feel better that I am not the only one with notebooks upon notebooks!!" And last but not least therewas the wonderful feeling of contact with the tip of the penmoving across the paper, a kind of intimacy with what I waswriting."darn it! you should tell me more about yourself! :p
thanks Pal!
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@ Darko.A few years back I decided that if I'm doing personal correspondence long-handed to just slow myself WAY down and do this kinda Jane Austen type script. It's actually kinda fun. Of course if I were writing fiction or something, I would once again be writing very fast.Yes, and more…and more… ๐ :up: ๐
My handwriting became worse since I started using keyboard instead of a pen. Sometimes I miss a letter even when I put my signature on some document :doh:You are right – answer is in writing more. And more. And….
guys,stop exhausting your hand with ……….. Of course your writing will not be the "neat" one any longer! I am just saying….. slow down with your hand activities :p
I am in stitches when I watch Seinfeld and George Kastanza says" I was home alone………." ๐
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I hear you… redheads are sensitive to sun… :Dshe has a great taste in underwear :phttp://images.askmen.com/photos/holly-weber/86723.jpg
Originally posted by ellinidata:
:lol:I already have. The hand doesn't work as well when you get older, you know. :p
Wow I've never seen lingere quite like that. Very classy, I will say.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
elaborate :p
I think her name is Rebecca DiPietro. Be sure to turn Safe Search "off". :p
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
hells yeah! :lol::bye: for now,kisses to Sasha.
They just burn in the sun. Like vampires.:D
:lol:you make me laugh out loud Eddie! :lol:I am using Vaia "acer" and she will take it from me…. see you later ๐ have an awesome weekend! :up:
Yeah, that's her. The color photos show off her tan. Normally I like pale, but she looks so nice tan. And etc etc etc.
get out!who is this Rebecca ? I am on my way to see her "fatsa!":lol:
yes! her eye lashes are very nice :pfine hair they have ๐
No way!:lol:Although Rebecca the Hawaiian Tropic model got me to writing a lost faster the other night. :devil:
http://images.askmen.com/photos/rebecca-dipietro/8601.jpgis this the right one?nice!
Arrivederci!That's from Rebecca. :p
:lol:I will ignore your calls for help then! :pso there!you will get what you deserved all along! :devil:
I think I will resist her web……when hell freezes over. :p:lol:
is this a spider's web she is wearing?:lol:Eddie,be careful not to be caught in it! :p
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