tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post6695492112287191246..comments2023-11-06T12:28:13.575-05:00Comments on A Million Monkeys: Writerly FantasiesJon VanZilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-69401669970899924552010-07-17T10:11:26.946-04:002010-07-17T10:11:26.946-04:00I have those fantasies too. I took a train from Ch...I have those fantasies too. I took a train from Chicago to Detroit last winter and I was so excited to write while passing snow-covered plains. Unfortunately I was sitting behind the engine and had fumes so bad I actually threw up on the train. No writing for me.<br /><br />Now, if you are vacationing on Lake Michigan and didn't tell me I will have to hurt you. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-70567221207855117302010-07-16T18:38:18.476-04:002010-07-16T18:38:18.476-04:00Yeah, I've always wanted to be one of those wr...Yeah, I've always wanted to be one of those writers on a Paris street corner, in an outdoor cafe, scribbling away in a notebook. Sheesh, I can't even write a freakin' sentence longhand without my arm and wrist muscles going, "WTF is this?"<br /><br />That said, I do bring a notebook everywhere and I do use it to jot down ideas and the like. No prose, though. Sentences only come by way of laptop.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-10822327420640707462010-07-16T15:02:18.605-04:002010-07-16T15:02:18.605-04:00'Tis a beautiful fantasy, merely missing the b...'Tis a beautiful fantasy, merely missing the brandy dripping down walls (don't all writers toss their drinks across the room?). Love it!<br /><br />Strangely, I've written one-third of a manuscript by hand, in a college ruled spiral note-book. Not by choice, mind you. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd push a pen and sense would appear somewhere along the line. Yet, there I was with a crippled cornea. Doc said, "Stay the hell away from the computer screen!" or something such as that. Apparently we don't blink when staring at a screen, and if I wanted full recovery for suffering cornea, I had to follow orders.<br /><br />Long story short, I resorted to pen and pad. A very surreal experience, like dropping your camera and picking up a paintbrush. <br /><br />Enjoy the weekend! It's hotter than a mo-fo here in western New York State. Icky-sticky.Kath Calarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286836397248059317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-6674955608082830552010-07-16T11:55:55.776-04:002010-07-16T11:55:55.776-04:00I absolutely LOVED THIS. Just perfect. Should be a...I absolutely LOVED THIS. Just perfect. Should be an essay in Writer's Digest or something.<br /><br />Enjoy your vacation. Hope you write in your notebook.Erica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-2504108261490161692010-07-16T10:47:14.364-04:002010-07-16T10:47:14.364-04:00Probably not. That's the thing--we seem to sha...Probably not. That's the thing--we seem to share similar delusions, LOL.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-80141114449348877502010-07-16T10:26:50.972-04:002010-07-16T10:26:50.972-04:00But will you actually use it? If so, you will have...But will you actually use it? If so, you will have earned my lifelong envy.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-84168915057318564782010-07-16T10:26:04.585-04:002010-07-16T10:26:04.585-04:00I'm traveling next week, and will also have a ...I'm traveling next week, and will also have a notebook packed. :)Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.com