tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post1646424875854479693..comments2024-03-22T14:20:41.846-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: It Wasn't Easy . . .Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-11046887462843288932011-02-02T16:04:39.368-06:002011-02-02T16:04:39.368-06:00No doubt, computers have made it easier to create....No doubt, computers have made it easier to create. I hate to think of how much correction tape and white-out I used in the early days. Still, the principles of creating haven't changed, thus the writing craft remains a constant, evolving process.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-45680174572436312192011-02-01T16:13:35.533-06:002011-02-01T16:13:35.533-06:00Yes, Jean, writing certainly is smoother and more ...Yes, Jean, writing certainly is smoother and more streamlined than before computers and the Internet. Unfortunately, choosing the right words and arranging them in the right order is still as hard as ever. For me, anyway.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-50018331596483917262011-01-28T21:34:24.505-06:002011-01-28T21:34:24.505-06:00Thank God for computers! Still, they can't thi...Thank God for computers! Still, they can't think of what to say. It takes time and effort to create a good novel. No getting around that, unless you hire a ghostwriter. (g)<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-18979930822791662192011-01-28T21:20:39.074-06:002011-01-28T21:20:39.074-06:00Thank you, Marilyn. I hope I didn't discourage...Thank you, Marilyn. I hope I didn't discourage any aspiring writers. And Malcolm, you're so right about the submissions hassel. I didn't include it because I thought my post was long enough. :)<br /><br />Thanks, Nancy, I hope my "great" career is just getting started. :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-56681088127342018772011-01-28T17:06:38.333-06:002011-01-28T17:06:38.333-06:00That is so true. Still, you had a great career, so...That is so true. Still, you had a great career, something not all of us experience.<br />Nancy<br /><a href="http://nrwilliams.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">N. R. Williams, fantasy author</a>N. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-81539328404955727852011-01-28T12:58:53.082-06:002011-01-28T12:58:53.082-06:00In addition to computers and new ways of getting p...In addition to computers and new ways of getting published, manuscript submission is faster.<br /><br />In the dark ages when you were writing on your type writer, most fiction submission guidelines required the author to send the entire manuscript to a prospective publisher. And, one was not allowed simultaneous submissions.<br /><br />After 6-8 months, the MS came back with a form rejection slip. Meanwhile, the MS was too damaged to re-use. Carbons and Xeroxes were frowned upon, so one had to retype again and again.<br /><br />MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-26573975003498257142011-01-28T11:37:44.384-06:002011-01-28T11:37:44.384-06:00In this time of instant gratification, I think it&...In this time of instant gratification, I think it's good of you to share how long it has taken some of us to actually get published and all the work we did beforehand.<br /><br />Good post,<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.com