tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post115234025445805896..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Writer's Desksbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152724315358810282006-07-13T01:11:00.000+08:002006-07-13T01:11:00.000+08:00I wonder if all writers suffer from depression. An...I wonder if all writers suffer from depression. And if all Asian female writers marry caucasian males.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152429952682393422006-07-09T15:25:00.000+08:002006-07-09T15:25:00.000+08:00arrrrgggghhhhhh!!!! that's too terible to contempl...arrrrgggghhhhhh!!!! that's too terible to contemplatebibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152429679757552992006-07-09T15:21:00.000+08:002006-07-09T15:21:00.000+08:00Did you know that Maxine Hong Kingston lost the en...Did you know that Maxine Hong Kingston lost the entire manuscript of her last book in a fire? I think she mentions it in her latest book, <I>The Fifth Book of Peace</I>. The manuscript was in a diskette, and it was her <B>only</B> copy.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152421541443773392006-07-09T13:05:00.000+08:002006-07-09T13:05:00.000+08:00think you should write an article about writers an...think you should write an article about writers and the technology!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152411299089864582006-07-09T10:14:00.000+08:002006-07-09T10:14:00.000+08:00I remember reading in his book On Writing that aft...I remember reading in his book <I>On Writing</I> that after his accident, King's wife bought him a new Mac computer to get him back writing again. It worked.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152408529193759062006-07-09T09:28:00.000+08:002006-07-09T09:28:00.000+08:00kari - you will only find copies in second-hand sh...kari - you will only find copies in second-hand shops and on the internet i'm afraid, but at least it's pretty cheap.<BR/><BR/>greenbottle - i remembered that you're a vonnegut fan! i've got to read him soon ....<BR/><BR/>lydia - yes, your trick works well -it's like turning a page or opening a folded piece of paper<BR/><BR/>chet - believe it or not, the stephen king picture was taken in 1995! shows that writers don't always seek out the latest technology. i remeber beryl bainbridge telling us that her computer is so old that the only one like it still in existence is in the science museum! she reuses the same disk (large floppy of the kind you see no longer) over and over for all her novels.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152378543777598792006-07-09T01:09:00.000+08:002006-07-09T01:09:00.000+08:00Look at that ancient word processor in the Stephen...Look at that ancient word processor in the Stephen King picture! I think the picture was taken in the 70s, or at the latest, early to mid 80s. Sharon, please confirm, as my copy is still in storage. Thanks.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152375551618829942006-07-09T00:19:00.000+08:002006-07-09T00:19:00.000+08:00Sharon, Neat tricks should be copied :) I thought ...Sharon, Neat tricks should be copied :) I thought John Irving was Stephen King, remember reading about him not taking time off to write. Amy looked like she's having lots of fun whereas the others were deep in concentration (except John).Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152372706200337342006-07-08T23:31:00.000+08:002006-07-08T23:31:00.000+08:00if you didn't say it, i would not have guessed the...if you didn't say it, i would not have guessed the first one is my favorite writer kurt vonnegut...doesn't sound or looked quite like him.<BR/>By the way just read a review of his latest short stories collection "A man without a country" in a back issue of harper's magazine (Oct 2005) ...seems like he's still as funny as ever... eg, " My wife is by far the oldest person i ever slept with"...pure vintage vonnegut.and as the reviewer said...but, like Mark Twain , even when he's funny he's depressed...that summarized neatly all his great but gloomy writings....Greenbottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316111272589161400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152372462539269072006-07-08T23:27:00.000+08:002006-07-08T23:27:00.000+08:00It's fun to put a face to the names we know so wel...It's fun to put a face to the names we know so well. I'll be looking out for this book...Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428861527840859589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152348998367884722006-07-08T16:56:00.000+08:002006-07-08T16:56:00.000+08:00sharanya - if i hadn't had the book in my hand i w...sharanya - if i hadn't had the book in my hand i wouldn't have recognised the first three either!<BR/><BR/>chet - your entry was really nice - i love the picture of toni morrison too without a desk - and isn't the second picture here with walker percy writing in bed such fun? how great it is to be able to track down second-hand treasures like this so cheaplybibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152346739239239532006-07-08T16:18:00.000+08:002006-07-08T16:18:00.000+08:00This is the shortest quiz ever! I don't mean the n...This is the shortest quiz ever! I don't mean the number of questions, but the time given before answers were revealed!<BR/><BR/>In any case, I disqualified myself since I have the book and have written about it on my weblog (no pictures, tho):<BR/><A HREF="http://www.chetscorner.com/chatter/index.php?p=552" REL="nofollow">Book: <I>The Writer’s Desk</I> (Jill Krementz)</A><BR/><BR/>I love the book. It's very inspiring.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152344444604697252006-07-08T15:40:00.000+08:002006-07-08T15:40:00.000+08:00Got the last two right. But had no clue for the ot...Got the last two right. But had no clue for the others!sharanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938588081989205992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1152343198331194692006-07-08T15:19:00.000+08:002006-07-08T15:19:00.000+08:00Answers:From the top:Kurt VonnegutWalker PercyJohn...Answers:<BR/><BR/>From the top:<BR/><BR/>Kurt Vonnegut<BR/>Walker Percy<BR/>John Irving<BR/>Stephen King<BR/>Amy Tanbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.com