tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post4047254448057136787..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: My New WorkstationStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34398120995229735082014-08-01T15:01:31.756-05:002014-08-01T15:01:31.756-05:00I've tried Dragon as well. I like it, but I ha...I've tried Dragon as well. I like it, but I have a hard time composing things in my head and speaking them because I'm a written person, not verbal. I usually take the time to handwrite first, then read what I've written, but that is slower than going straight from head to computer that I normally do. It is also a little bit of a pain when you are writing a fantasy with lots of made of words and names. Even if you program them in, Dragon doesn't always recognize them. :(<br /><br />I'm not quite a teen writer (I'm in my twenties), but I work a full time office job and write. Starting two years ago, I began to get pain in my wrists, which was kind of a scare for me. I hadn't expected wrist pain for years yet. That's why I tried Dragon, so I could get away from typing. One thing that has helped me immensely is rock climbing once a week. Rock climbing strengthens muscles in your hands and arms as well as warms and stretches all those tendons and joints. Since I've started rock climbing, my wrist pain has become less and less. Probably not a solution for everybody, but exercise for your hands and arms are important along with getting up and walking! Tricia Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65233595651154801842014-01-11T11:31:45.965-06:002014-01-11T11:31:45.965-06:00That is such a cool idea!!! Never thought about co...That is such a cool idea!!! Never thought about combining the treadmill with writing. Maybe when I have my own house after college I'll copy you. ;)<br />My writing space is a desk my mom modified from IKEA. It has those cubby-like spaces all around it FILLED with YA fiction. I keep my concept notebook, pens, and paper all close at hand, a TARDIS lamp my aunt made for me, and a magnet board. Center of attention, of course, is my laptop. I'm now using a nice speaker I got for Christmas to play iTunes Radio while I write--brings inspiration. The whole space is cramped and messy, but it works!Jenneth Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806251588834115742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44315699019226251202014-01-11T09:33:59.117-06:002014-01-11T09:33:59.117-06:00Thanks Jill and Michaella! I appreciate it. And I ...Thanks Jill and Michaella! I appreciate it. And I feel better about the book I've already half written on a fictional Island. Wouldn't want to have to fix that. ;)<br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71057780704087471562014-01-10T17:10:31.643-06:002014-01-10T17:10:31.643-06:00That's awesome! Unfortunately I don't have...That's awesome! Unfortunately I don't have a specific workspace (at least that I use often) because I am always so busy and traveling. For example right now I am sitting in the Student Lounge of a Speech and Debate Tournament. I managed to get a hundred or so words in before several of my speeches and debates. Although I do have a desk at home (poor thing must feel so abandoned) which has my typewriter on it.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728508020557789277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15762006986624283022014-01-09T18:40:32.368-06:002014-01-09T18:40:32.368-06:00My writing space? Hmm...my family office. I should...My writing space? Hmm...my family office. I should really use my bedroom but that's where the laptop is. <br /><br />-Sam<br />http://youngwriterscafe.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25189045557510225972014-01-09T06:44:43.348-06:002014-01-09T06:44:43.348-06:00Thanks, Mrs. Williamson! That's a great idea...Thanks, Mrs. Williamson! That's a great idea! I just may do that. :) In the novel I'm writing, the main character is a writer, and their place is named, "Inspiring Hall". :)<br /><br />-PatienceTheDedicatedPennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67305788492606882162014-01-09T06:41:09.537-06:002014-01-09T06:41:09.537-06:00I've DREAMED of a typewriter for years now!!! ...I've DREAMED of a typewriter for years now!!! Is it one of the old fashioned kind?<br /><br />TheDedicatedPennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43357461072088504162014-01-09T03:50:59.648-06:002014-01-09T03:50:59.648-06:00I'd looove to do that! I really struggle to SI...I'd looove to do that! I really struggle to SIT STILL and do all my writing. So walking AND writing would be awesome. ;) I'll have to put a treadmill on my wish-list...hehe. My writing space is my bed. I sold my desk for a bookshelf. It had to be done. I'm in love with my new bookshelf. CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25929508142256487702014-01-08T18:18:17.732-06:002014-01-08T18:18:17.732-06:00Love your set up Jill. Mine's changed a little...Love your set up Jill. Mine's changed a little over the past year, especially since I had terrible tendonitis. So now I have a new chair so I can sit at the right height (shorty over here), a desk by the window so I've got plenty of light for handwriting, new whiteboards for plotting and planning, and a tablet stand so I can look at things on my tablet (for research of course...) while I have my computer open too. Thinking of getting an ergonomic keyboard too for my poor hands. As for moving around, I do that for procrastination! That and my morning run of around 5k. Trying to get into good habits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64388711285091429612014-01-08T18:09:12.214-06:002014-01-08T18:09:12.214-06:00I think I did while moving heavy tubs--but I don&#...I think I did while moving heavy tubs--but I don't know. We plan on getting a X-ray or MRI sometime while we're in America. *shrugs* I hate being the odd one out in soccer. :PTW Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213969076030457918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74412164017268098192014-01-08T18:06:12.120-06:002014-01-08T18:06:12.120-06:00TYPEWRITER??? I've wanted one FOREVER. That...TYPEWRITER??? I've wanted one FOREVER. That's so cool!!TW Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213969076030457918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10940829997137793482014-01-08T15:42:24.355-06:002014-01-08T15:42:24.355-06:00Thanks, TW. Sorry you have pain in your shoulder! ...Thanks, TW. Sorry you have pain in your shoulder! :-( Did you hurt yourself somehow?Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77918487098046158842014-01-08T15:41:01.452-06:002014-01-08T15:41:01.452-06:00You have a typewriter!?! So cool. I want one. They...You have a typewriter!?! So cool. I want one. They sound so awesome and nostalgic. Well, to me, anyway. LOLJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1205093193775513072014-01-08T15:40:00.980-06:002014-01-08T15:40:00.980-06:00Thanks, Patience! Ooh, when you have your own hous...Thanks, Patience! Ooh, when you have your own house, you can call it The Writing House! That would be amazing.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83773833751648702412014-01-08T15:38:55.841-06:002014-01-08T15:38:55.841-06:00I bought Dragon Speaking Naturally, but I haven...I bought Dragon Speaking Naturally, but I haven't been using it. I'd like to. It's just faster not to at this point, though I think that once I trained myself, it would be faster to use the software. Also, I can't use the Dragon on my treadmill. Too much noise.<br /><br />I like the idea of a squeeze ball. I'm always biting my fingernails! Or eating junk...Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21263829950474898832014-01-08T15:37:09.741-06:002014-01-08T15:37:09.741-06:00Thank you! :-)Thank you! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56084990121730688352014-01-08T15:36:55.526-06:002014-01-08T15:36:55.526-06:00My desk is always, always a huge mess. Even when i...My desk is always, always a huge mess. Even when it's neat, it's still a mess. I think I'm hopeless there.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60129028814309520862014-01-08T15:36:03.313-06:002014-01-08T15:36:03.313-06:00Michaella, I might call that genre alternate histo...Michaella, I might call that genre alternate history.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75251411037623738942014-01-08T15:34:53.002-06:002014-01-08T15:34:53.002-06:00Lots of books write stories in fictional places. C...Lots of books write stories in fictional places. Comic books do it all the time (Metropolis, Smalleville, Gotham City). Or think of Springfield in the Simpsons. It never says what state it's in. Or Stephen King's Castle Rock, Maine.<br /><br />So, yes, you can make up a city or an island for you book, but have it take place on earth. I don't think we've written a post about it. But it would be less work than researching a real place and less work than inventing a fantasy land too. Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2981582716342920802014-01-08T15:30:11.817-06:002014-01-08T15:30:11.817-06:00Nice, Samuel! New desks always excite me. Homework...Nice, Samuel! New desks always excite me. Homework never excites me...Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91508634252831340422014-01-08T15:29:30.431-06:002014-01-08T15:29:30.431-06:00That's cool, Kelsey! I like writing in noteboo...That's cool, Kelsey! I like writing in notebooks too, but I don't do it very often. But every year at back-to-school time, I buy, like, 20 notebooks at .10 cents each. I just like to have them in case I need one. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48658194279757471742014-01-08T14:42:59.272-06:002014-01-08T14:42:59.272-06:00That is so cool, Jill! I want to do it.... I just ...That is so cool, Jill! I want to do it.... I just kind of need a treadmill and a computer... aw. I own neither. :P I'm so sorry to hear you have pain in your arms. I have a bad pain in my shoulder, it doesn't hurt when I type, but it does hurt if I try to use it on/with anything heavy/high. :P<br /><br />Congrats on your book release!!! :D<br /><br />TW Wright<br />ravensandwriting.blogspot.comTW Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213969076030457918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63514933535189635112014-01-08T14:16:29.952-06:002014-01-08T14:16:29.952-06:00Cool idea, and congrats with Outcasts!
I'm st...Cool idea, and congrats with Outcasts!<br /><br />I'm still working wherever I happen to be at the time. Usually the computer, at a table in the dining room. But sometimes I do use my yard-sale electric typewriter, or my notebook and pen. When I did NaNo for the first time back in November, I wrote by hand in the morning then typed it into the computer and finished up for the day sometime in the afternoon. That seemed to work well.Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27913962987568147992014-01-08T13:35:06.804-06:002014-01-08T13:35:06.804-06:00Wow, that looks great! :) I'm so sorry to hea...Wow, that looks great! :) I'm so sorry to hear that you have such problems in your hands. :( My hands get to aching when I'm writing - which normally means, "Break time!" :) It's like they get all stiff, along with the achy. <br /><br />I have a writing area down in our basement (which is really nice), but it's too cold down there for me to work there right now. So, my second resort is my chair - fondly called, "The Writer's Chair" - at the table. :) A good substitute. :) I have so many "writing room" ideas, but they'll have to wait till I have my own home. ;) <br /><br />Congratulations on your book release!!! :)<br /><br />-PatienceTheDedicatedPennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73240444623046237332014-01-08T12:15:06.430-06:002014-01-08T12:15:06.430-06:00Ooh, I love this! My doctor actually has a treadmi...Ooh, I love this! My doctor actually has a treadmill desk, and she'll be walking on it during your consultation. :) Have you tried the writing software that you speak into? I know a lot of writers use that...Or using some sort of dough or a ball or something to kneed and squeeze every now and then while your writing might be helpful. <br />Thanks for the post, and congratulations on the release!!Stephanie Kehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081484352266653615noreply@blogger.com