Comments for Wordwatchers http://www.wordwatchers.net Serious About Writing Wed, 02 May 2012 17:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on A lonely business by Charlotte Betts http://www.wordwatchers.net/a-lonely-business/#comment-1075 Charlotte Betts Wed, 02 May 2012 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=814#comment-1075 I agree entirely with you, John. Writing is not a lonely business - you need the solitude. But you also need other like minds to discuss your writing and the differing viewpoints are stimulating. A good writers' group is invaluable and we certainly have one in WordWatchers. I agree entirely with you, John. Writing is not a lonely business – you need the solitude. But you also need other like minds to discuss your writing and the differing viewpoints are stimulating. A good writers’ group is invaluable and we certainly have one in WordWatchers.

]]> Comment on Suddenly bereft by JohnP http://www.wordwatchers.net/suddenly-bereft/#comment-1046 JohnP Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:24:20 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=967#comment-1046 Congratulations John on finishing your book and for this lovely post. Stephen King said you should leave your manuscript for six weeks between finishing and starting an edit, because all the flaws still exist in your mind as perfections. Having wasted three months on edit one which I started immediately after finishing the book, I whole heartedly agree. I am very much looking forward to reading your book when you have finished editing. The good news is you now have the book to revisit every time you want to spend time with your characters. It is a lovely thing to be able to do. Congratulations John on finishing your book and for this lovely post.

Stephen King said you should leave your manuscript for six weeks between finishing and starting an edit, because all the flaws still exist in your mind as perfections. Having wasted three months on edit one which I started immediately after finishing the book, I whole heartedly agree.

I am very much looking forward to reading your book when you have finished editing.

The good news is you now have the book to revisit every time you want to spend time with your characters. It is a lovely thing to be able to do.

]]> Comment on Potter’s month in writing. April 2012 by JohnP http://www.wordwatchers.net/the-month-that-was-april-2012/#comment-1045 JohnP Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:07:59 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=976#comment-1045 Am doing a test podcast run this Wednesday night in the dining room. Going to get me a red light to hang over the TV in the living room, so the good lady knows not to shout demands for tea and cake :) Am doing a test podcast run this Wednesday night in the dining room. Going to get me a red light to hang over the TV in the living room, so the good lady knows not to shout demands for tea and cake :)

]]> Comment on Potter’s month in writing. April 2012 by John http://www.wordwatchers.net/the-month-that-was-april-2012/#comment-1044 John Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:40:20 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=976#comment-1044 Looking forward to recording our group podcasts! Should be fun... We're all hoping Chasing Innocence stays high in the charts too! Looking forward to recording our group podcasts! Should be fun…

We’re all hoping Chasing Innocence stays high in the charts too!

]]> Comment on Set the scene for success by John http://www.wordwatchers.net/set-the-scene-for-success/#comment-645 John Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:41:39 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=934#comment-645 Fantastic Blog Chris! Oxford is definitely a character (and I'm not thinking Morse here) that is vitally important in one of my favourite books - Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials". I'm having an interesting time with Endless Possibilities as one of my major locations doesn't actually exist! Fantastic Blog Chris!

Oxford is definitely a character (and I’m not thinking Morse here) that is vitally important in one of my favourite books – Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials”.

I’m having an interesting time with Endless Possibilities as one of my major locations doesn’t actually exist!

]]> Comment on Who the URL are you? by Catching Up in a busy March | Creative Crow http://www.wordwatchers.net/who-the-url-are-you/#comment-637 Catching Up in a busy March | Creative Crow Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:52:41 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=880#comment-637 [...] website. The first is a hello and talks about collaboration and the second is an explanation on how to use URLs to promote your online content. A concept you will notice we have fully [...] [...] website. The first is a hello and talks about collaboration and the second is an explanation on how to use URLs to promote your online content. A concept you will notice we have fully [...]

]]> Comment on A beautiful combination by John http://www.wordwatchers.net/a-beautiful-combination/#comment-635 John Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:12:27 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=919#comment-635 Thanks John(P) - FocusWriter is a little more complicated than that - you can change the colours of background/page/text to anything you like (I've gone for the nostalgic C64 pale blue and dark blue combo (but with black text)). You can even add an inspirational picture to the background if you so desire it. I've chosen to use the Portable Apps version, so its self contained, and technically not installed on the netbook, so I can copy the whole thing off onto a memory stick, application and novel complete. Limited to ODT and RTF formats, but that's fine, I use LibreOffice anyway. Thanks John(P) – FocusWriter is a little more complicated than that – you can change the colours of background/page/text to anything you like (I’ve gone for the nostalgic C64 pale blue and dark blue combo (but with black text)). You can even add an inspirational picture to the background if you so desire it. I’ve chosen to use the Portable Apps version, so its self contained, and technically not installed on the netbook, so I can copy the whole thing off onto a memory stick, application and novel complete.

Limited to ODT and RTF formats, but that’s fine, I use LibreOffice anyway.

]]> Comment on A beautiful combination by John Potter http://www.wordwatchers.net/a-beautiful-combination/#comment-634 John Potter Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:49:17 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=919#comment-634 And very well shared Mr Hoggard. It seems you and your netbook are going to be spending a lot of time together. Am checking out FocusWriter too. I have recently been using the Chrome 'Writer' app for non-creative writing, which sounds very similar to FocusWriter - full screen, black background, green text and no distractions. And very well shared Mr Hoggard. It seems you and your netbook are going to be spending a lot of time together. Am checking out FocusWriter too. I have recently been using the Chrome ‘Writer’ app for non-creative writing, which sounds very similar to FocusWriter – full screen, black background, green text and no distractions.

]]> Comment on Who the URL are you? by Donald Stilwell http://www.wordwatchers.net/who-the-url-are-you/#comment-632 Donald Stilwell Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:42:09 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=880#comment-632 My dear friend, John Potter, simply the smartest man alive. If only I'd known you in college ;)) awesome post my friend. My dear friend, John Potter, simply the smartest man alive. If only I’d known you in college ;) ) awesome post my friend.

]]> Comment on Who the URL are you? by Charlotte Betts http://www.wordwatchers.net/who-the-url-are-you/#comment-621 Charlotte Betts Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:06:03 +0000 http://www.wordwatchers.net/?p=880#comment-621 A really useful blog, John. Very helpful and, what's more, aimed specifically at me! Now I'll go away and try and implement my new found knowledge on my own website. Thank you. A really useful blog, John. Very helpful and, what’s more, aimed specifically at me! Now I’ll go away and try and implement my new found knowledge on my own website. Thank you.

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