Writing a manuscript or the manuscript is all about the writing. In the writing we must make sure that we have done the research and taken the notes to begin to write that first draft to that final draft. We have to decide do we want to write fiction or nonfiction. Do we want to go the old-fashioned way and use notebooks and a typewriter or use the computer. These are some of the very basic things we must decide. I like using pen and paper to start. As writers we must follow all the necessary grammar rules as well as the necessary punctuation rules that will allow our writing to be coherent to the readers.
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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I am a person who has earned a doctorate, but I did not complete a dissertation. I wanted to write one, but my topics were not approved for being too general. Anyway, I really could not afford to work on this grand final paper anyhow. With my doctoral degree I am an Education Specialist. This allows me to do anything that an EdD can do, but who is going to hire someone so close to retirement age. I will be 60 in a few days.
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I tend to switch between both. Computer is where I feel most comfortable because my handwriting is atrocious and my mind spits stuff out quicker than I can write while trying to make it legible! I do love though writing in a notebook and over the last year or so...have filled a few...with story ideas...one lines that became poems...a hundred or so others that didn't. It's good for when I'm in the car waiting for my wife if she has an appointment or we have plans or I'm at a free spot in the dark of the night and don't want to load up the computer. Loved your acrostic, Mark and your insightful thoughts before it too! :)
You were right I do enjoy your acrostic! Subscribed and am excited to read more of your pieces.
I generally work in Google Docs on my big computer. Which has worked fine for me for years. Recently I started carrying two small notebooks most of the time, with 2 Kawaco Sport fountion pens with different inks in them. The small notebook is for tasks, To-Dos, etc. The little bigger one is for real notes, Sometimes even lines for the current story I'm writing. I put it down there, so I can come back to it later at the computer. Items in the tiny notebook get transferred to my A5 planner during the day or at the end of the day, depending on how things go. I also keep a running log of what's going on in the planner. I still don't use the planner to its fullest potential, but I'm using it daily, and it helps keep me on track.
I use both pen and computer. I jot down my mental notes to sort out before I add them to my story. Often, I'm not at home to type my (whatever I'm writing), so again, pen and notebook come in handy. Thank you sharing this. Words of wisdom!!