tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post6361360951751148713..comments2024-03-29T17:10:49.351+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Would You Be a Writer Without The Computer Age?Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-55946171195443877352009-08-17T03:40:32.195+02:002009-08-17T03:40:32.195+02:00It is definitely easier to submit things these day...It is definitely easier to submit things these days, to access information and find writing communities. However, I typed the first story I ever sold on my old typewriter and sometimes I miss the simplicity of that. There was always such a sense of achievement when something was finished.<br /><br />But yes, when all is said and done I love me the interweb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-74001856467326710892009-08-14T19:20:10.852+02:002009-08-14T19:20:10.852+02:00Gaurvi- Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice ...Gaurvi- Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice comment.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-85211128305732834972009-08-14T18:45:36.912+02:002009-08-14T18:45:36.912+02:00Hey! outstanding blog , your article is really gud...Hey! outstanding blog , your article is really gud ...this is gud way to provide the information..nice work<br /><br />gaurvi<br /><a href="http://tech.orangy.in" rel="nofollow">orangy tech</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-5572881657912407472009-08-14T06:27:51.350+02:002009-08-14T06:27:51.350+02:00Thanks Lauri for visiting me and linking with my b...Thanks Lauri for visiting me and linking with my blog post. I agree, it's addictive at the same time as opening up doors to meet people around the world. Sometimes I ask myself if this is really happening. Are you really living in Botswana? The next phase would be if we could "see" one another's lives. I'm sure that will be soon. What about travel then? Another question to ask ourselves. Where did you move from originally? And why Botswana?Gutsy Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226653890127738115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-42224326579982971832009-08-13T22:39:03.888+02:002009-08-13T22:39:03.888+02:00I would have been a writer - I've been writing...I would have been a writer - I've been writing since grade school, which was before the onslaught of computers or the Internet. But I don't know if I would be published or still writing. The computer is wonderful - I can barely type on a typewriter anymore. And the Internet? Wow, I practically live on it now.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-86441308155304127482009-08-13T18:16:46.810+02:002009-08-13T18:16:46.810+02:00Miss Footloose- Yes I forgot all about that. We ca...Miss Footloose- Yes I forgot all about that. We can submit at the click of a button. That's lovely. <br /><br />Bonita- Yeah- postage and post office (God give me strength- postal worker-yikes) that alone is a reason to give your computer a big kiss!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-5705364047616578672009-08-13T16:37:52.395+02:002009-08-13T16:37:52.395+02:00Like Miss Footloose, I began writing in the B.C. e...Like Miss Footloose, I began writing in the B.C. era. Manuscript changes and corrections were excruciating; checking galleys* was tedious; catching widows and awkward page breaks challenging. Now I no longer ship pounds of paper, and if I need background or guidelines from a client, I'm given access to their server!!!<br />Without computer, I'd still be a writer, but I'd be more annoyed, more frustrated, and much more crotchety. And there would be way fewer titles I could claim as mine.<br />* for you young'ns—galley: a proof of typeset matter in a single column before being made into pagesbonitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-53822810138389729332009-08-13T14:16:58.355+02:002009-08-13T14:16:58.355+02:00I was a writer before the computer age. Let me te...I was a writer before the computer age. Let me tell you, this is better! As a writer, how can I not love computers, the Internet? Since I am a country-hopping expatriate living all over the place, I could not possibly keep up with the business of writing, do all the research, and stay in touch with my writer friends without it. I've sent entire manuscripts to my editor on another continent with a click on the keyboard. No need to print, box, drive to the post office, spend a fortune on postage.<br /><br />I've started blogging about my foreign (mis)adventures, and connecting with other bloggers from around the world (like you!) I could not have done this ten years ago. <br /><br />However, all this technology brings with it new problems. That's how it goes. I spend too much time in front of the computer living a "virtual life," and have to remind myself to pay attention to my "real" life.<br /><br />Miss Footloose, who hasn't had her morning coffee yet.<br /><br />www.lifeintheexpatlane.blogspot.comMiss Footloosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901noreply@blogger.com