tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post3777815149121083342..comments2023-10-05T03:06:42.081-07:00Comments on Eric Maisel Creativity Central: Creative Connections - Messy WritingEric Maiselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03616912091956978071noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-3321639895290131772008-12-01T07:32:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:32:00.000-08:00Very thoughtful. It's an interesting observation. ...Very thoughtful. It's an interesting observation. Typing is so much faster than writing that you don't have to think about it quite as much. <BR/>You just post a picture (with directions) of your glass bowl. :)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-15135872276008031092008-11-26T18:57:00.000-08:002008-11-26T18:57:00.000-08:00Thanks for commenting Morgan. My desk is plenty me...Thanks for commenting Morgan. My desk is plenty messy, too. But my computer files look deceptively neat! Good luck with your piles and your writing!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-33341084317705431982008-11-26T13:32:00.000-08:002008-11-26T13:32:00.000-08:00Thanks for commenting, Panther. I do think we are ...Thanks for commenting, Panther. I do think we are missing something of the physicality of paper and pen, not that I would trade my laptop! And yes, saving is important! Best wishes for your poetry, in long hand and on the screen.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-18712114715197816682008-11-26T13:05:00.000-08:002008-11-26T13:05:00.000-08:00Writing is still very messy for me. You should see...Writing is still very messy for me. You should see my desk right now!<BR/><BR/>I've got all kinds of important papers I want right near me for when I can get a chance to look at them or use as reference. Computers are nice, but it's hard to keep going back and forth on them. Sometimes you need something handy, or at least it would be, if I remembered which pile it's in.(G)<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<BR/>http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-82635423061948530572008-11-26T00:24:00.000-08:002008-11-26T00:24:00.000-08:00This is a good point, Laura. I think we write much...This is a good point, Laura. I think we write much FASTER now, because technologically we can, but I too find (I'm a poet, chiefly) that a draft on screen gives the illusion of completeness when in fact lots of work remains to be done.<BR/><BR/> And then there's the PHYSICALITY of writing, really writing, i.e. with a pen or pencil, on real paper that is white or ivory and whatever and which has an odour (I hope a pleasant one !).<BR/><BR/> So, quite recently, I've gone back to longhand drafts. When I get to the stage that I'm quite-happy-with- progress, that's when I type the poem up. To give me an idea of what it may look like if published. That in itself leads to more revisions.<BR/><BR/> Having said all that (!), I love the ability to type, delete,etc. and to SAVE. This beats having lots of files messing up my home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com