tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post3850353568991048479..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Writing SpeedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-78594294578493514092011-02-15T12:21:13.913-07:002011-02-15T12:21:13.913-07:00Melissa - In fact I didn't start typewriting b...Melissa - In fact I didn't start typewriting because i wanted to be an old fashioned writer. Typewriter was a first glance love, when I was 9 y.o.<br /><br />Typewriters always make me think about writing something concrete, as I can listen the writing, see and touch (ever to smell, with these new ribbons) the text. <br /><br />But by now, I really feels like a kind of Dash Hammett. Now I just need to learn how to write like him. :)Martin Santosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-70107449879842494252011-02-11T13:30:22.651-07:002011-02-11T13:30:22.651-07:00Martin - There's just something about a typewr...Martin - There's just something about a typewriter that makes you feel more like an old-fashioned writer, I think. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-64225908003146548962011-02-11T13:23:24.509-07:002011-02-11T13:23:24.509-07:00I like to write in typewriters... And to write fas...I like to write in typewriters... And to write fast - even using only 7 fingers. After the text is finished, give it one or two weeks before I read it again and start cutting, altering, etc. It's the way that works for me.Martin Santosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-82013023165303336372011-01-18T10:08:13.933-07:002011-01-18T10:08:13.933-07:00Patti - Me, too! It's a nice balance sometimes...Patti - Me, too! It's a nice balance sometimes. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-78534027973636678722011-01-18T08:32:30.071-07:002011-01-18T08:32:30.071-07:00For the most part I'll write my first draft fa...For the most part I'll write my first draft fast, but once in a while I'll slow down and try really think about my word choices.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-79494294393652865862011-01-17T08:05:58.037-07:002011-01-17T08:05:58.037-07:00Terri - Some scenes do go faster than others, true...Terri - Some scenes do go faster than others, true. I think there are times when I intentionally slow down if the scene calls for it.<br /><br />Colene - Amen!<br /><br />Talei - Me, too. I hate those days when all you can manage is a few paragraphs!<br /><br />Janna - I can tell that you choose your words with care. It shows in your writing. :-)<br /><br />Jasmina - I like to wait until I'm completely done with the novel before I edit, but sometimes I cheat a little...<br /><br />Shirley - I'm the same - some scenes almost write themselves while others take an age.<br /><br />Debs - My moods definitely affect my writing speed, too.<br /><br />Christine - I like that description. I do the same - if it's a scene where I'm not quite sure where I'm going, it takes me longer to write.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-66178462033804860792011-01-16T09:17:40.264-07:002011-01-16T09:17:40.264-07:00Depends on what's happening on the page...if t...Depends on what's happening on the page...if the story is unspooling in my head, my fingers fly to keep up. If I'm feeling my way along, then it's one word at a time...Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-32692653618132612632011-01-15T09:34:50.127-07:002011-01-15T09:34:50.127-07:00I write depending on my moods. Sometimes it's ...I write depending on my moods. Sometimes it's slow and I take my time to enjoy ever word, but on other occasions I have to type as the words seem to spill from my brain through my fingers.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1042663340660602602011-01-15T04:57:20.945-07:002011-01-15T04:57:20.945-07:00I do both, I suppose. It depends on the scene I...I do both, I suppose. It depends on the scene I'm working on at the time. Sometimes, the words come slowly and I think about each and every one. More often though, I can see the scene and want to get it down on paper/screen in case I lose the image. Whichever way I do it, I always find that it takes me an age to do the editing and final polish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-92045272046012109852011-01-14T22:55:11.656-07:002011-01-14T22:55:11.656-07:00Edit? Edit? I usually write so fast and want to g...Edit? Edit? I usually write so fast and want to get to "done" that I forget all about editing. Thank goodness for spell check and e-mail recall functions.Jasmina Boulangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064885728227314624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-3540463415978080802011-01-14T20:13:59.619-07:002011-01-14T20:13:59.619-07:00I'm a s l o w writer, because I often fall int...I'm a s l o w writer, because I often fall into category #2. It's painstaking because of time, but envigorating because of creativity.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-55982762904258489622011-01-14T18:37:35.042-07:002011-01-14T18:37:35.042-07:00When my muse is on my back and I'm in the zone...When my muse is on my back and I'm in the zone - its me writing like a crazy person. Another day it will take all day to write two paragraphs. ;)<br /><br />Have a fab weekend!Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-11464835526374237542011-01-14T17:58:57.537-07:002011-01-14T17:58:57.537-07:00I do both as well. And I think I love both moments...I do both as well. And I think I love both moments equally. They feel sooo good.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-30912735212275428532011-01-14T16:05:50.864-07:002011-01-14T16:05:50.864-07:00I think I type at the speed my mind is going for t...I think I type at the speed my mind is going for the scene--I guess I don't take time to feel the words like maybe I should.Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-50882298061048263932011-01-14T13:38:09.207-07:002011-01-14T13:38:09.207-07:00Valerie - We sure do have lots in common! Hope we ...Valerie - We sure do have lots in common! Hope we can meet someday in "real life" over a cup of coffee (Diet Pepsi for me, though!). :-)<br /><br />Erin - I loved your blog post today, the way you described the ingredients of the dishes was perfect. Excellent writing! I love "verbal work of art", too. Great way to put it.<br /><br />Rebecca - Delicious writing. Ah, yes...I love that, too! :-)<br /><br />Joanne - I think when I read your blog posts, I get a sense that each one of your words is very carefully chosen. They are always so well done.<br /><br />T. Anne - "Feel" the words...I like that. I was doing that last night while I was writing, letting each word slide onto the page and seeing if it would fit or not.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-57070748124531609612011-01-14T13:22:59.529-07:002011-01-14T13:22:59.529-07:00I'm a slow poke in that sense. I really like t...I'm a slow poke in that sense. I really like to feel the words and craft my sentences.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-60372397970553093222011-01-14T11:26:31.904-07:002011-01-14T11:26:31.904-07:00I usually write slowly, carefully considering what...I usually write slowly, carefully considering what I'm saying, and where I need it to go.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-45978342843377200572011-01-14T11:14:36.567-07:002011-01-14T11:14:36.567-07:00I always write very slowly. Oftentimes it's de...I always write very slowly. Oftentimes it's delicious. Other times it's frustrating. <br /><br />Have a great weekend. : )Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-43109501584258526802011-01-14T10:20:25.302-07:002011-01-14T10:20:25.302-07:00I'm writing too fast at the moment... and the ...I'm writing too fast at the moment... and the only writing I'm actually doing is blogging! Doesn't feel as if I have enough time to write the way I want to write... slowly is what I prefer. I love being able to write slowly, creating a verbal work of art.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667533845958762064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-85430270984245583402011-01-14T10:11:57.727-07:002011-01-14T10:11:57.727-07:00Melissa,
I could have written this very post mysel...Melissa,<br />I could have written this very post myself! That is exactly how I write too-sometimes fast, working hard just to get all my thought down on paper before I lose them-and other times it's as if I already know every word, and I take pleasure writing down each and every one.<br /><br />I'm glad we have this in common:)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.com