tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post8880062386941583424..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Paper or Plastic (really LCD)?Barbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-61755418171481372782019-09-14T09:45:46.281-04:002019-09-14T09:45:46.281-04:00I do so agree about reading online. I get tired a...I do so agree about reading online. I get tired and bored; I want to sit and read the printed word on paper.<br />When writing, I started of course in longhand and for a long time after I took to the computer I would retreat to it if i had hit a sticky patch - something to do with a more direct contact between the hand and the brain, I thought. Now I am so used to working on the computer that IAline Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199803927350776150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-71845773537337281332019-09-13T15:36:36.659-04:002019-09-13T15:36:36.659-04:00Tanya, oddly enough I am in a similar line of work...Tanya, oddly enough I am in a similar line of work but have a different response, having gotten my start in medical publishing back in the days of paper and colored pencils. In those years I considered editing a handcraft and said that if the job ever went to computers, I would find another line of work. Famous last words! Now that I've run several thousand medical research articles through Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-36841261586477207982019-09-13T11:25:28.521-04:002019-09-13T11:25:28.521-04:00Hi, John! You bring up a really interesting point....Hi, John! You bring up a really interesting point. I'm a developmental editor who works with college- and graduate/medical-school-level materials. I couldn't imagine editing any of those books or online resources on paper; it would be a disaster. Editing on the computer (usually in Word) is essential when the critical/rational editorial eye is needed to improve another person's work Tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-81582368948953036402019-09-13T10:35:42.855-04:002019-09-13T10:35:42.855-04:00You might want to try speaking what you've wri...You might want to try speaking what you've written -- especially for revising your first draft. This works well whether you're using a screen or a printout. I forgot who taught me this trick, but I've found it works really well, especially if you do it carefully. Also, DO NOT READ "IN YOUR HEAD"! It has to be done out loud to work correctly.Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.com