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Moejoe · 03-04-2009, 07:57 PM

In the spirit of Stephen King's recent kindle story, or maybe in the anti-spirit, I've started writing my own story that focuses on an e-book reader.

This story is available in the short story collection: "Small Victories" here: http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4439

jaxx6166 · 03-04-2009, 08:19 PM

PJ....
.....I hate you. =)

That is all.

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He recalled the books he’d read, or at least started. Never saw Melville’s Whale, never did find out if Poe’s Pendulum reached the poor man’s body, read War, never got to Tolstoy’s Peace.

That's my favorite paragraph. Is there more?

Moejoe · 03-04-2009, 08:20 PM

There is,. and it should be finished soon enough. I know the ending now, at least, I think I do

Oh, and if you want a great technique for writing, what I use all the time -- blind write everything. Type your first sentence, then switch off your monitor (or cover it up like me if you have a Mac) and then just type away. It's surprising how much you get done and how quickly, with no distractions.

Moejoe · 03-04-2009, 11:31 PM

Updated the story with what I have so far.

jaxx6166 · 03-05-2009, 12:18 AM

Haha. Eval!

It seems much better than King's already...but then, that may be the distaste I have from Amazon's communist regime

pshrynk · 03-05-2009, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moejoe

There is,. and it should be finished soon enough. I know the ending now, at least, I think I do

Oh, and if you want a great technique for writing, what I use all the time -- blind write everything. Type your first sentence, then switch off your monitor (or cover it up like me if you have a Mac) and then just type away. It's surprising how much you get done and how quickly, with no distractions.

Whoa! Great idea! I'm going to have to try that!

Moejoe · 03-05-2009, 07:21 PM

Updated

jaxx6166 · 03-05-2009, 07:39 PM

Huzzah!!!!

Moejoe · 03-05-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Huzzah!!!!

LOL

I think I might put this up on Feedbooks when it's finished, see what happens with it once it's out in the wild

jaxx6166 · 03-05-2009, 09:15 PM

Go for it.

GeoffC · 03-06-2009, 08:43 AM

And when you've switched off your monitor - how many spelling/keyboard errors do you have ....
I liked this .... thanks for sharing ...

Moejoe · 03-06-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

And when you've switched off your monitor - how many spelling/keyboard errors do you have ....
I liked this .... thanks for sharing ...

Depends on how much fun you're having, and that's not being flippant, it's true. The more fun, the less you think, the less mistakes you make. If you approach it like traditional writing, you'll be too hesitant and worried and make more mistakes. For example the stuff above, and the rest I'll post soonish, took basically 4x15min blind writing sessions, and then an hour or so for correcting flow, spelling mistakes and the like. So around 2-3 hours for a 3000+ word story, and having fun all the way

What blind writing does is force you 'not to care'. At some point whatever you write will have to be edited, but that doesn't have to be your 1st draft. You write it quickly, blind, and then see what you have afterwards on the edit. I picked up the technique from my poetry professor when I was doing my Masters, he also put me on to word-association, both invaluable.

GeoffC · 03-06-2009, 01:08 PM

interesting ....

Moejoe · 03-09-2009, 01:38 AM

UPDATE: Removed

netseeker · 03-09-2009, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

UPDATE: Er is now on Feedbooks. Get it here for all major e-devices http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4218

Thank you very much for sharing your story with us!

03-04-2009, 07:57 PM	#1
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Er In the spirit of Stephen King's recent kindle story, or maybe in the anti-spirit, I've started writing my own story that focuses on an e-book reader. This story is available in the short story collection: "Small Victories" here: http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/4439 Last edited by Moejoe; 08-20-2009 at 08:15 PM. Reason: Updates

03-09-2009, 01:38 AM	#14
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	UPDATE: Removed Last edited by Moejoe; 03-20-2009 at 10:29 AM.

03-04-2009, 08:20 PM	#3
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	There is,. and it should be finished soon enough. I know the ending now, at least, I think I do Oh, and if you want a great technique for writing, what I use all the time -- blind write everything. Type your first sentence, then switch off your monitor (or cover it up like me if you have a Mac) and then just type away. It's surprising how much you get done and how quickly, with no distractions.

03-04-2009, 11:31 PM	#4
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Updated the story with what I have so far.

03-05-2009, 12:18 AM	#5
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Haha. Eval! It seems much better than King's already...but then, that may be the distaste I have from Amazon's communist regime

03-05-2009, 07:21 PM	#7
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Updated

03-05-2009, 07:39 PM	#8
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Huzzah!!!!

03-05-2009, 09:15 PM	#10
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Go for it.

03-06-2009, 08:43 AM	#11
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	And when you've switched off your monitor - how many spelling/keyboard errors do you have .... I liked this .... thanks for sharing ...

03-06-2009, 01:08 PM	#13
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	interesting ....