tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post2134602077551515158..comments2023-05-11T18:40:10.140+07:00Comments on by David Barron: Life ExperienceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-51948948746201415812010-10-22T06:40:03.646+07:002010-10-22T06:40:03.646+07:00Learning spelling is always a good start, but I...Learning spelling is always a good start, but I'd say two million words written in close proximity to a dictionary is a good way to practice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-90531489381003079862010-10-21T22:13:13.047+07:002010-10-21T22:13:13.047+07:00Well, I also started writing as a teenager, but si...Well, I also started writing as a teenager, but since in my case it turned out I needed to write TWO Million Words of Dreck before I became any good, it's just as well I started early. <br /><br />Or maybe if I have bothered to learn spelling before I started trying to write novels, I would have written less dreck.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-65828105042850879502010-09-18T08:34:24.072+07:002010-09-18T08:34:24.072+07:00Why writing? The simple answer is it allows me to ...Why writing? The simple answer is it allows me to be my own boss, and I'm by far the best boss I've ever had. Even if I don't pay all that well.<br /><br />A million words in two years is only 5 handwritten A4 sheets a day (see, that doesn't sound so hard now, does it?). I'd say it took about two hours total throughout the Outside day, idle minutes snatched from the jaws of the reaper, with a full hour every night. My suggestion: Travel exclusively by public transportation & taxis, and don't take a book or iPod, but rather a notebook. You'll write out of boredom until it becomes habit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-71064569374632340332010-09-18T00:17:25.695+07:002010-09-18T00:17:25.695+07:00Thanks for sharing your story, David! You really w...Thanks for sharing your story, David! You really wrote a million words in two years though? That's extremely impressive.Cholisosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045871264049455969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-79522937866756220632010-09-17T23:38:43.699+07:002010-09-17T23:38:43.699+07:00What made you decide on writing?What made you decide on writing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-73853971579606335722010-09-17T23:01:17.067+07:002010-09-17T23:01:17.067+07:00I like to pile on the subtle, just in case somebod...I like to pile on the subtle, just in case somebody misses it. In this case, it's meant to imply a certain talkativeness as opposed to any other characteristic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-86826575556672432482010-09-17T22:45:21.449+07:002010-09-17T22:45:21.449+07:00Nice new layout, David. I particularly like the su...Nice new layout, David. I particularly like the subtle graphical insinuation that only women with open mouths should call and/or e-mail you.<br /><br />-bnBen Godbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450579203940093977noreply@blogger.com