tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post3685764613451636695..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: T'internetDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-30574829478568282982010-03-18T19:40:04.204+00:002010-03-18T19:40:04.204+00:00T'Internet can be sooooo addictive and makes f...T'Internet can be sooooo addictive and makes for perfect procrastination fodder doesn't it! It's so easy to loose track of time and purpose on there!<br /><br />JulieJulie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546678603569056691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-3356588801503058032010-03-18T14:03:22.654+00:002010-03-18T14:03:22.654+00:00I've just discovered Twitter. Gods help me...I've just discovered Twitter. Gods help me...Jenzarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152293618233525536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-58561599502400723772010-03-18T13:36:00.661+00:002010-03-18T13:36:00.661+00:00Mumsnet is fab. Very political. But the posters ca...Mumsnet is fab. Very political. But the posters can be bloody vicious to one another.<br /><br />Authonomy, as Emma says, is vicious. The posters are often vile to one another.<br /><br />I think in a previous life I probably enjoyed bear baiting, or bare knucle fist fighting.<br /><br />But then I think we live such sanitised lives we probably enjoy watching blood shed at a distance. Which is why people love thrillers...like the one I should be writing. LOL.<br />HBxHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-20853469013135511702010-03-18T13:01:27.136+00:002010-03-18T13:01:27.136+00:00Yes, Mumsnet scares me too. Used to be on it a lot...Yes, Mumsnet scares me too. Used to be on it a lot but got my head ripped off by a nutter about some innocent comment once. Have steered clear since then although am glad it exists. Can be quite vicious though...Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-63034994088119029372010-03-18T12:53:12.281+00:002010-03-18T12:53:12.281+00:00Mumsnet scares the living daylights out of me. I w...Mumsnet scares the living daylights out of me. I wouldn't dare post anything on there, but the Relationships forum is great for plot ideas!Carohttp://thequackdoctor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-26533173310809478022010-03-18T12:21:18.027+00:002010-03-18T12:21:18.027+00:00Gawd Helen you've just informed me of an inter...Gawd Helen you've just informed me of an internet forum I hadn't heard about. AARRGH! Note to self - step away from Mumsnet. With blogging, Writewords and Twitter you are already at risk of never actually writing.<br />That whole working mum argie barge though really appeals - might just sneak a quick look...Fionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-18488564505790824232010-03-18T11:31:22.408+00:002010-03-18T11:31:22.408+00:00(I'm not that familiar with mumsnet. Actually ...(I'm not that familiar with mumsnet. Actually I thought it was a website run by tracksuit clad chavs!)<br /><br />I can't possibly switch off the 'net whilst writing as there's always a point or word I need clarified. My work involves a lot of research - my current WIP starts in 1972 when I wasn't around. I tend to discipline myself anyway which is a good thing :)Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40530671247675180582010-03-18T11:17:49.083+00:002010-03-18T11:17:49.083+00:00All horribly, horribly true. And those fast-moving...All horribly, horribly true. And those fast-moving forums are the most lethal, because there's always something to read and respond to. Though Authonomy is so poisonous I've got no time for it, and pity the deluded souls who spend 8 hours trying to get their work up the rankings. It's nothing to do with merit these days. <br /><br />You can get a program for Macs which shuts you off the internet for a set length of time - set by you...<br /><br />Not, of course, that I'm here, writing this. I'm really writing an editorial report. Really!Emma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-80295060875313982732010-03-18T10:55:57.169+00:002010-03-18T10:55:57.169+00:00I forced myself to shut down the internet and my e...I forced myself to shut down the internet and my email for just one hour on a recent writing day and I managed to do 1500 words in that time. Think how productive we'd all be without these distractions!<br />Still, I'd miss it!Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-49521439053299694322010-03-18T10:05:14.573+00:002010-03-18T10:05:14.573+00:00All very true, Helen! Our internet connection is v...All very true, Helen! Our internet connection is very bad in this area and has an annoying habit of going off suddenly and staying off for hours. I feel like I've had an arm cut off when it happens. But conversely, sometimes I just have to TURN OFF the internet so that I can spend a whole afternoon writing without being tempted to do ... this kind of thing!!Sheila Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997206301877289623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-20478948227935490902010-03-18T09:40:40.683+00:002010-03-18T09:40:40.683+00:00'Research' is a mare.
You go on youtube to...'Research' is a mare.<br />You go on youtube to find out what young people are wearing these days, next you've watched the entire series of Posh Rock. Ahhhhhh.<br />HBxHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-44365350731739399142010-03-18T09:10:47.194+00:002010-03-18T09:10:47.194+00:00We're like kids in a candy shop, aren't we...We're like kids in a candy shop, aren't we?h Yesterday I had to find a picture of two goldfish - like you do. Google imaged two goldfish - what appears? a plethora of goldfish a deux. Then I spent another 20 minutes finding The Perfect Two Golfish. Mental. I've had a book up on Authonomy for 3 years, it depresses me but I can't take it off... just in case...Oh and that Cate Blanchett film is out on DVD now, about a Mum who blogs... that should 'waste' another hour and a half!Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-55935242414576937912010-03-18T08:50:30.151+00:002010-03-18T08:50:30.151+00:00Insprired by your post I'm not going to look a...Insprired by your post I'm not going to look at the internet once today.<br /><br /><br />DAMN!Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-30233635525985187382010-03-18T08:46:03.436+00:002010-03-18T08:46:03.436+00:00so, so, soooo true.
Susiexso, so, soooo true.<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-85965164254924719582010-03-18T08:05:36.136+00:002010-03-18T08:05:36.136+00:00Isn't it shocking LOL.
We bemoan the young &#...Isn't it shocking LOL.<br /><br />We bemoan the young 'uns with their Facebook and MSN and here we are.<br />HBxHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-15027079046644992812010-03-18T07:08:13.226+00:002010-03-18T07:08:13.226+00:00Hi
Erm... look at me 7.04 am and I'm up blogg...Hi<br /><br />Erm... look at me 7.04 am and I'm up blogging away... I can't stop... must stop... must get to work... must...<br /><br />Oh hell - when they create a rehab programme (online of course!) for net addicts, I'll be there, might be fun...<br /><br />I used to be an avid forum follower (writer-ly ones are the best - youwriteon, writewords.. - people get so wound up over things are VENT- often with hilarious results!). Now I'm a blogger-addict.<br /><br />And a coffee one. Off I go to find some now.<br /><br />Take care and GOOD LUCK with your MS! <br /><br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com