Comments for Between the Lines http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com ...where the magic of writing happens Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on 12 Reasons I Love My Kindle 2 by Sherri http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/12-reasons-i-love-my-kindle-2/#comment-221 Sherri Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:21:47 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=240#comment-221 Wonderful post! My husband and I have a "rule" that any gift cards or holiday bonuses we receive are to be spent on items we want but don't necessarily need - those luxury items that you can't justify to yourself to spend your own money on because there is always this or that bill that needs to be paid or something needing fixing or replacement around the house. Landing a better job two and a half years ago, I have a wonderful boss who gives me a juicy bonus each Christmas, and I spend a good few weeks trying to decide what I want. My 2008 bonus bought me a Kindle 2 and I have not regretted the decision since. I find myself downloading samples of books I see that interest me that I would maybe not otherwise buy, reading the samples and then purchasing the book! The samples also act as a "wish list" of books I want to purchase. I try to keep myself on an allowance (my husband, like yours, wishes I was illiterate...simply for the number of books that are all over our house:) so I don't buy TOO many books! While I've always been an avid reader (have been reading since age 2), I actually find myself reading a lot MORE than I used to...finding the Kindle so conducive to reading in waiting rooms, while riding in the car, um...in the bathroom..., standing in lines, etc. Thanks for a wonderful post! All very great points! I LOVE MY KINDLE! I don't know how I survived without it LOL! Wonderful post! My husband and I have a “rule” that any gift cards or holiday bonuses we receive are to be spent on items we want but don’t necessarily need – those luxury items that you can’t justify to yourself to spend your own money on because there is always this or that bill that needs to be paid or something needing fixing or replacement around the house. Landing a better job two and a half years ago, I have a wonderful boss who gives me a juicy bonus each Christmas, and I spend a good few weeks trying to decide what I want. My 2008 bonus bought me a Kindle 2 and I have not regretted the decision since.

I find myself downloading samples of books I see that interest me that I would maybe not otherwise buy, reading the samples and then purchasing the book! The samples also act as a “wish list” of books I want to purchase. I try to keep myself on an allowance (my husband, like yours, wishes I was illiterate…simply for the number of books that are all over our house:) so I don’t buy TOO many books!

While I’ve always been an avid reader (have been reading since age 2), I actually find myself reading a lot MORE than I used to…finding the Kindle so conducive to reading in waiting rooms, while riding in the car, um…in the bathroom…, standing in lines, etc.

Thanks for a wonderful post! All very great points! I LOVE MY KINDLE! I don’t know how I survived without it LOL!

]]> Comment on Drum roll, please… by Anna G. http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/drum-roll-please/#comment-214 Anna G. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:40:34 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=565#comment-214 :shock: :shock:

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by Janette Harjo http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-211 Janette Harjo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:55:16 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-211 A cyber champagne toast to many more years of your blog and critiques! A cyber champagne toast to many more years of your blog and critiques!

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by Deb Sanders http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-210 Deb Sanders Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:29 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-210 Happy First Birthday!!! Can't wait to celebrate your second anniversary. Deb Sanders www.author-debsanders.com "A Love to Live for, A Story to Die for" Happy First Birthday!!! Can’t wait to celebrate your second anniversary.

Deb Sanders
http://www.author-debsanders.com
“A Love to Live for, A Story to Die for”

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by Anna G. http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-209 Anna G. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:44:49 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-209 Happy Anniversary! Happy Anniversary!

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by V http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-208 V Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:12:32 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-208 A big congrats on a great site and serices this past year!! A big congrats on a great site and serices this past year!!

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by tennis41 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-206 tennis41 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:02:47 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-206 Congratulations on the year! Persistence pays off. Margaret Congratulations on the year! Persistence pays off.

Margaret

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by Laura http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-205 Laura Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:54:22 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-205 Happy first birthday! :) Glad to hear that your critiquing business is really taking off. My birthday is on Tuesday, so we can celebrate together! Happy first birthday! :) Glad to hear that your critiquing business is really taking off.

My birthday is on Tuesday, so we can celebrate together!

]]> Comment on It’s been one year! by Nicky http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/its-been-one-year/#comment-204 Nicky Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:04:23 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=550#comment-204 Proving the power of persistence! Congratulations. Nicky Proving the power of persistence! Congratulations.
Nicky

]]> Comment on First drafts by Lisa E. Arlt http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/first-drafts/#comment-203 Lisa E. Arlt Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:38:45 +0000 http://laurinwittig.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-203 First it starts out as a daydream, something fun that tickles my brain when I'm doing other things (usually boring things, like driving or cleaning. I never get the daydream while I'm sitting at the computer wondering "what should I write?") Eventually it morphs into a more complicated daydream, with different characters and scenes, until one day I realize, "Wow! This could be a novel!" I find it hilarious that even though I'm a writer I never think it could be something I would write until it's jelled a bit. My subconscious usually arranges for me to have this realization when I'm stuck in the dreaded middle of my current wip. This way I have inspiration to hurry up and finish so I can get to my new, more intriguing, story. (Although it is often a fight to make myself finish the wip and not just dive into the new story.) Great blog! I will be checking back often! Lisa First it starts out as a daydream, something fun that tickles my brain when I’m doing other things (usually boring things, like driving or cleaning. I never get the daydream while I’m sitting at the computer wondering “what should I write?”)

Eventually it morphs into a more complicated daydream, with different characters and scenes, until one day I realize, “Wow! This could be a novel!”

I find it hilarious that even though I’m a writer I never think it could be something I would write until it’s jelled a bit.

My subconscious usually arranges for me to have this realization when I’m stuck in the dreaded middle of my current wip. This way I have inspiration to hurry up and finish so I can get to my new, more intriguing, story. (Although it is often a fight to make myself finish the wip and not just dive into the new story.)

Great blog! I will be checking back often! Lisa

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