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| Christopher_Rowe |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 17:04:56
...with some Dragonlance thrown in for good measure.
My extraordinary wife set up a roundtable of award-winning writers talking about how gaming and gaming fiction influenced them as a sort of present to me for today's launch of Sandstorm.
I think it's well worth a read, even if I did write one paragraph of it. What especially gets me is the story in the comments from Karen M. And just to sweeten the pot, look! The first comment is from Realms legend Steven Schend!
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| The Sage |
Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 03:10:19
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
Can't wait for it to hit my shores, Christopher. Congrats on your first FR novel and let's hope there's more to come.
-- George Krashos
You mean Sandstorm? 'Tis already on Australian shelves, friend Krash.  |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 02:56:39
Can't wait for it to hit my shores, Christopher. Congrats on your first FR novel and let's hope there's more to come.
-- George Krashos
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| Lily M Green |
Posted - 18 Mar 2011 : 13:51:49
quote:
Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
I'm actually a fairly stream-of-conscious writer at the first draft stage, so no, there's not a lot of stopping and considering each phrase carefully. I tend to rattle right along, knowing I'll be going over the pages with my pen (yes, a refillable fountain pen) the next morning.
Cheers,
Christopher
Perfect.  It's interesting to hear how people go about their own creative process - whatever the art - one that particularly stuck with me was the author who writes [his first draft] in longhand and keeps his manuscripts in the fridge because if there was a fire it would be the safest place in the house for them! Unfortunately I forget which author.
I recently rediscovered the joys of a fountain pen when I was given one as a gift, having not used one since high school. Now I use one every day in my work and write in turquoise ink! |
| Christopher_Rowe |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 19:27:44
Well, as I said, the second and subsequent drafts I did on a computer, so not too many trees were destroyed in the process of novel-making (and actually, I'm convinced that the ecological footprint of working with ink and paper is far less than working with computers on a project-by-project basis, but this isn't the place for that debate).
I'm actually a fairly stream-of-conscious writer at the first draft stage, so no, there's not a lot of stopping and considering each phrase carefully. I tend to rattle right along, knowing I'll be going over the pages with my pen (yes, a refillable fountain pen) the next morning.
Cheers,
Christopher
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| Lily M Green |
Posted - 13 Mar 2011 : 19:00:26
quote:
Originally posted by Faraer
They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen.
I'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin ;)
On the subject of the typwriter. I'm very impressed, given that in my amateurish efforts I have been known to rephrase a single sentence eight or nine times before I'm happy with it whole Amazon rainforests would uproot themselves and flee in terror at the thought of my using a typewriter. I'm guessing that you have concrete ideas about phrasing / structure before you even put inky key to paper?
That said, I do wonder what happened to the old green typewriter (latterly pink and yellow) my mum owned and that lived in my room?
See, I even had to edit this reply! *smacks forehead* |
| Arcanus |
Posted - 04 Mar 2011 : 11:28:57
Looking forward to reading Sandstorm. Amazon popped it through my door yesterday. |
| Christopher_Rowe |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 14:22:46
No worries about thread hijacking! And I'm glad "assassin with the head of a crow" is tempting!
And Arik, if you do actually travel 4,000+ K to my reading, I promise to have my mom slice you an extra piece of cake. |
| Alisttair |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 12:43:20
Yeah it was a good read by the way |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 07:59:14
lol, my apologies for inadvertently hijacking your thread, CR.
I think the "assassin with the head of a crow" tips the balance enough for me to make an exception and read Sandstorm without waiting for the rest of the inevitable trilogy to publish first. Google maps reports that the Morris Book Shop is 4066km distant from me, so I think I won't be attending. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 07:39:53
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
What's a typewriter?   
I've never seen a real one.
I'm actually just old enough to have used manual and electric typewriters. Once upon a time I really wanted a word processor... And then I discovered computers and the interweb.
Indeed. Even at school, we used typewriters -- both manual and electric -- for a time. Elementary data processing... What fun! |
| Dennis |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 05:55:47
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
What's a typewriter?
I've never seen a real one.
I'm actually just old enough to have used manual and electric typewriters. Once upon a time I really wanted a word processor... And then I discovered computers and the interweb.
I think people who used [and still use] typewriters must be really patient. I can just imagine how difficult and patience-trying it is to rewrite a page when you misspell a word, or mess up a sentence. Unless of course you'd like your work to be smudged with those liquid white erasers. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 04:11:19
quote:
Originally posted by Dennis
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
What's a typewriter?
I've never seen a real one.
I'm actually just old enough to have used manual and electric typewriters. Once upon a time I really wanted a word processor... And then I discovered computers and the interweb. |
| Dennis |
Posted - 03 Mar 2011 : 02:26:21
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
What's a typewriter?
I've never seen a real one. |
| Alisttair |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 12:06:45
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
quote:
Originally posted by Arik
lol, so somebody at Wizbro has to completely retype your book submissions for the print room? If so, then at least you can rest easy in the knowledge that any typos in the book were somebody else's fault.
Nah, I did the second draft on a computer, so I could turn in the required electronic file.
We know you use the typewritter because on the computer you are too tempted to come visit us over here, so you aren't distracted when you write your novel. That second draft must take you longer to type up than the first due to this fact . |
| Alystra Illianniis |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 04:26:53
I think I heard of those once. Didn't they go extinct like the dodo? |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 04:23:24
What's a typewriter? |
| Faraer |
Posted - 02 Mar 2011 : 00:50:30
They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen. |
| Christopher_Rowe |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 21:40:05
quote:
Originally posted by Arik
lol, so somebody at Wizbro has to completely retype your book submissions for the print room? If so, then at least you can rest easy in the knowledge that any typos in the book were somebody else's fault.
Nah, I did the second draft on a computer, so I could turn in the required electronic file. |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 21:36:19
Wow, not even a Selectric. Holy crap, man!
I understand (intellectually) why you might prefer such an antique, though the inefficiency just boggles my brain. I could never go back to mechanical typewriters, no word processors, no spellcheque (even though it's imperfect), no COLEMAK layout, no fancy blinkenlichten und LED technologies. Those inky ribbons must cost a small fortune ... though I betcha the guys who do aftermarket ink-refills for printer cartridges can also do these ribbons for cheap.
lol, so somebody at Wizbro has to completely retype your book submissions for the print room? If so, then at least you can rest easy in the knowledge that any typos in the book were somebody else's fault. |
| Christopher_Rowe |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 21:14:29
quote:
Originally posted by Arik
You use a typewriter, CR?
Well, not to post on Candlekeep, but yeah, I wrote Sandstorm on a manual Smith-Corona that's almost fifty years old. |
| Ayrik |
Posted - 01 Mar 2011 : 21:11:35
You use a typewriter, CR? |
