tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post934759267196378835..comments2023-05-16T04:53:13.791-07:00Comments on Little Flower Petals: NaNoWriMo Redux, and paper and stuffElizabeth H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-9269008029405028062009-01-07T13:00:00.001-08:002009-01-07T13:00:00.001-08:00I did nanowrimo too but not on the typewriter.I did nanowrimo too but not on the typewriter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-40259511648518082772009-01-07T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-07T13:00:00.000-08:00I did nanowrimo too but not on the typewriter.I did nanowrimo too but not on the typewriter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-36150238717947991102008-12-30T19:15:00.000-08:002008-12-30T19:15:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-90683935220278992772008-12-05T20:25:00.000-08:002008-12-05T20:25:00.000-08:00The punch is a marvelous thing. But yeah, it's ri...The punch is a marvelous thing. But yeah, it's ridiculously expensive. I did use a 20% off coupon, and I see them going on eBay (by regular sellers rather than the outlet) for about the same price as I paid new, so I figured it wasn't a horrible risk.<BR/><BR/>And hey, compared to the Myndology punch, it's downright cheap...right? Right?<BR/><BR/>I can justify almost anything if I work at it hard enough....<BR/><BR/>It really is an integral part of making the whole disc binding thing live up to its reputation for flexibility. And almost *anything* will stay in place once punched. Punchable items have to be relatively thin, though.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-22569180639498504402008-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:00Ooh, you have a punch? Now that's what I need,...Ooh, you have a punch? Now that's what I need, a punch. But the things are so *&%% expensive!<BR/><BR/>SIX nanos!? I personally do not know of anyone who's reached that number. Hats off to you.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-49446567691963788352008-12-03T10:49:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:49:00.000-08:00I'm still totally sold on the Circa stuff for a lo...I'm still totally sold on the Circa stuff for a lot of purposes. It's the perfect solution for my music papers, for work, and really, for much of my writing. For typed manuscripts, I think it's the way to go. Yeah, you *can* use a binder clip and/or a box, but I like being able to flip through it without pages getting all scuffed up or lost. I've been going back through works I want to edit and disc binding them. So it's not a waste, having the tools. Not at all. <BR/><BR/>But there's something about the old cheap comp books (92-cent, actually...and 50 on sale if you catch 'em right...) that works for me, much of the time. I think it's as much nostalgia and the comfort of the familiar as it is any objective quality of the things. I like the Circa notebooks, too. And really, there's no reason I can't wobble back and forth between the two, at least on a serial basis. But, being me, rather than reveling in my options, I'm beating myself up for my inconsistency.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-68542643654354071662008-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:00Well, I can certainly relate to #1, and I've some ...Well, I can certainly relate to #1, and I've some ruminations about this that I need to write up on my own. I am of the school of thought that believes that many of us could, with practice, be passable writers, if we focused on that, and (in my case) spent more than 30 days a year actually trying to write. I'd love to be able to say that this year's attempt will -- by some magical process -- vault my name to the top of some Bestseller list, preferably the kind that rains tuition and mortgage payments. And those old niddling fears are coming back now that everyone I told about NaNo is asking me questions like "did you finish?" and (worse) "are you going to get it published?" when I'm still struggling with "are you going to let me read it?" Glurk.<BR/><BR/>For #2, don't sweat it. If you're most comfortable with 99-cent comp. books, then so be it. My own Rolla-bound draft could as easily be held together with a big binder clip (free when you liberate them from work!) or shoved in an old boot box. I've got thoughts on how to use the disc-bound system now that I'm done with the draft stage, and I'll rant about these as well once I have my thoughts together.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.com