tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967581834042270313.post7059801673918915711..comments2021-10-01T12:58:01.003-04:00Comments on Devon Matthews: Method of ProductivityDevon Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967581834042270313.post-8442566482209959932009-03-12T22:21:00.000-04:002009-03-12T22:21:00.000-04:00Jennifer, I've tried dragging the Underwood out of...Jennifer, I've tried dragging the Underwood out of the closet. But once computerized, I'm afraid there's no going back. Even if I shut down the computer, it's still there, beckoning to me to come turn it on and check email, check blogs, check sales rankings, etc. etc. Also, after having Word for the past 14 years, using that old typewriter is like trying to write with a rock and chisel on a stone tablet. I was far more productive when I wrote on the old typewriter, but I'm just going to have to learn some discipline and deal with my online habit. Hard to imagine but there are authors out there who don't allow themselves to look at email or anything on the net until they've written their self-imposed page or word count totals for the day. Can you imagine!!! I would love to have that kind of discipline, but I just don't.<BR/><BR/>Hang on to all those notebooks with your writings. If you haven't already, one day you'll be able to look at them and see your journey through your own words. They're treasures, so keep them close. :o)Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967581834042270313.post-7222051070981888632009-03-12T21:25:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:25:00.000-04:00Wow, you hit the nail on the head. I do find mysel...Wow, you hit the nail on the head. I do find myself spending way too much time on the net. I have to compulsively check my email, both of them. When I went up to Mom's this past weekend, I really missed my computer. I was only up there a day, but it felt longer.<BR/> My Underwood was a Brother word processor my dad bought for me when I started college. I think I sold the thing at a yardsale for like 10 bucks. And I was glad to be rid of it. It did notes from college, and that was about it. Back then, I only wrote stories in notebooks. I have stacks of them, still, because I hate to throw anything creative away. <BR/>My hubby has my everlasting gratitude. He paid for my first laptop 3 years ago, and I have never looked back.<BR/>Sounds like you maybe need to dig out the Underwood. You sound more creative with it.JM Maddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037066283077702618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967581834042270313.post-9513572093244293322009-03-12T16:36:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:36:00.000-04:00Magdalena, all I can figure is the internet fills ...Magdalena, all I can figure is the internet fills some kind of need, at least it does for me. Without it, I'd be living and working in a complete bubble. So I do think the blogging and etc. are healthy, but it sure does play h-e-double hockey sticks with our productivity, doesn't it? And yes, you're absolutely right. Without the net, we never would have known each other. With just a couple of exceptions, that's true of all my writing pals. So, I can't give it up. I just wish I could latch onto some discipline when I really need it. It was your post about Dana that got me thinking about the progression of writing equipment through the years. :o)Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967581834042270313.post-73826084455784791542009-03-12T16:15:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:15:00.000-04:00Ah, Devon--shame on both of us! But you know what?...Ah, Devon--shame on both of us! <BR/>But you know what? If not for our blogging, we very well might not have become buddies.<BR/><BR/>I know, everything in moderation--including the internet.Magdalena Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674381212999247449noreply@blogger.com