tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post112074834100192222..comments2023-07-03T00:46:29.189-07:00Comments on Pen On Fire / Writers on Writing: A few things Shelby Foote saidBarbara DeMarco-Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407113008901754361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1120845110566635172005-07-08T10:51:00.000-07:002005-07-08T10:51:00.000-07:00Donald Says:Another great Blog, Barb. I think it i...Donald Says:<BR/><BR/>Another great Blog, Barb. I think it is always much better for a writer to think of ways to slow down than speed up, and there is some wisdom there for non-writers too. Shelby Foote is known mostly for his massive Civil War history, but I would recommend his fiction to anyone interested in good prose. September September and Jordan County stand out to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10091286.post-1120770663291137582005-07-07T14:11:00.000-07:002005-07-07T14:11:00.000-07:00Good advice from Mr. Foote. Word processors make w...Good advice from Mr. Foote. Word processors make writing "Cheap". That is to say they make it so easy to correct that one really doesn't have to think it out before writing it - perhaps like this comment.<BR/>The same can be said for digital cameras vs the old large format film cameras.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com