Comments on: Emerging into the Light

By: miec

miec — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:20:27 +0000

Thank you for that wonderful article, I write as well, close to completing my first novel and what amazes me is every time I sit down to write a new section I feel dread, once I am into it I love it and get hyper sometimes afterwards when its flowing, other times it feels like drudgery (not of the loo cleaning variety, I’ve done that too, still do) but it can be hard. Like you Stephen I am a morning writer but need the light. I used to think I was the only one that wrote in the morning, glad to hear someone else does. I also need music to write to and thank God for i-tunes because I can set playlists according to mood or a particular chapter.

By: GirlGatsby

GirlGatsby — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:23:39 +0000

I write better at night. There’s something about the soft, velvety darkness that intensifies everything within and without me; the heavy silence almost producing a state of meditation I suppose, ergo making my writing far more F.Scott Fitzgerald and D.H.Lawrence than anything else I produce during the day when noise, light and various other distractions leave me feeling like I couldn’t even manage a Mills & Boon.

By: Texas Chainstore Manager

Texas Chainstore Manager — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:31:41 +0000

“But once you truly understand how difficult it is,” he added, with signature paradoxicality, “it all becomes a lot easier.”

Inspiring…. I might actually do some work today!

By: philperson

philperson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:04:23 +0000

I think that every writer believes in his/her heart(I know that I do) that there is a certain combination of techniques and habits, as yet untested, that, when discovered, will make the process of writing rediculously easy. That is why we take such interest in the writing habits of other, more succesful, writers. As yet I have not dicovered the combination that works for me.

By: Miragi

Miragi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:58:36 +0000

It would be utterly exquisite if the Mann quote were absolute truth. But, as you mentioned, the first stages never guarantee that it won’t suck once it’s written. Therein lies my conundrum, especially in the realm of fiction. For now, I’ll sigh contentedly, knowing that my talent is just waiting on me to get my proverbial crap together! Thank you!!

By: fidelbistro

fidelbistro — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:48:33 +0000

Pessoa taught me about homonyms. One of my homonyms is the twitterer and FUTURE RADIO 96.9 FM texter Fidel Bistro

- best wishes Daniel Pounds

By: john123

john123 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:20:06 +0000

Out of topic:

So basicly firs Mr. Fry he says this:

http://www.gnu.org/fry/happy-birthday-to-gnu-cortado.html

and then, we can clearly see, that he supports Adobe Flash.

Well Done Mr. Fry, well done.

By: lindamakwa

lindamakwa — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:17:11 +0000

You look very sweet in your photo. A loveable rouge. I am not a writer but respect those who do. I find everyone who has a passion has a love/hate relationship with it. I look forward to reading your much appreciative work.

By: john.raynor

john.raynor — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:08:17 +0000

Following the superb exposure of your good self on both television and radio, recently, I thought I would like to find your website and am happy to communicate my thoughts about the writing process. Sorry I’m unable to comment on your change of appearance as I am a blind writer.
I just wish I did have a deadline to keep, as this at least suggests a degree of success. I am a writer of computer software between 8:00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., after which I can relax a little to write pure fiction. This does tend to lengthen the writing process, one of my novels taking eight years to complete. To date, I have completed several short stories, two novels and two autobiographical works and am currently writing a novel for teenagers.
Any spare time before I fall asleep is shared between my young family and writing.

There is a distinct advantage to writing without the luxury of seeing what is written – As I type, the JAWS speech synthesiser repeats the characters and words and when I wish to review what is written, I sit back and let it read to me. It does imply some degree of feeling to my text, but is nothing compared to Your Harry Potter audio books which I greatly enjoyed.

All the best, Stephen.

From John Raynor

By: Ralph Corderoy

Ralph Corderoy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:47:28 +0000

“BBC Acorn for £399″ An Acorn BBC Model B? They were that price, perhaps the Wordwise was thrown in for a discount, or were you onto Wordwise+ by that point? Did you move upto Computer Concepts’ later InterWord? I hear many people still preferred Wordwise with its Teletext MODE 7 screen taking just 1KiB.

Is it also true that when filming Jeeves and Wooster you found yourself on location at Computer Concepts’ Gaddesden Place, the birthplace of Wordwise, and they showed the ARM-based Acorn Archimedes they were writing for? http://site.xara.com/gaddesden/