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| Look at this antique! |
Every year I get excited about a new project connected to my writing. Of course, whatever it is might not be cutting-edge. Seems the tortoise and I have something in common. I'm not quick to jump on the latest technological event. To be fair, I was curious and fast to become an internet user. I had a friend with an unusual disk. When he inserted it into the drive, you were whisked away to a magical land named Prodigy.
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| My passport to the internet |
I ordered one and was soon transported through my phone to a choice of bulletin boards (bb). Wow! Until this time, I used my old IBM for games and to save my writing for my first to-be-published book Miss McNeal's Pirate. Now, I found wonderful romance writers and tons of their books. I was in heaven. Unfortunately, the group dissolved when Prodigy raised their price and charged for long distance telephone calls. Other programs popped up, and I moved onward. I tried chat rooms and Myspace.
More big breakthroughs occurred during these times. You could email
friends and family using other services, and suddenly, you could find an
online website for whatever or whoever you wanted. Over the hill people,
animal lovers, dating, crafts, body builders, boaters, books and more books etc. etc.
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| Tons of stories in your hand. |
And before I go, let me add that I'm currently beginning the editing stage of my next book, Christmas at the Easy Breezy. This is a romance with two weddings and no funerals. Coming in July!!
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Nora, I really like the “no funerals” part of your story, given the times I’m having. You have the coolest titles! BookBub is a wonderful site, full of readers and books and recommendations we can share online. It is way easier to use than Goodreads, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear Bookbub is easier to use than Goodreads. Had no idea and that's encouraging. Yes, no funerals. We always need some happiness.
DeleteI remember thinking MySpace was so fun because you could design your page. Lol. I'm still working on paying more attention to Bookbub, too. Next book sounds great! Xo
ReplyDeleteMy Space was so cool for its time. Yup, we'll blast off on another journey into Bookbub.
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All the changes in the writing/social media world make me wonder what might come next. I absolutely LOVE the title of your next book! Sounds very cute and funny!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kara! I'm sure in technology whatever is next will have once been a dream or science fiction.
ReplyDeleteIt all goes way too fast for me. I came along after Prodigy, but was so jealous of my friends who connected with other writers on those bulletin boards! I'm a devoted Kindle user, but get really grumpy every time I have to try something new!
ReplyDeleteYes, it s was a fun group on Prodigy. I remember the lounge where we would celebrate and the servers! Understand the learning something new, exciting but often frustrating.
DeleteOh, the early days of the internet. So slow, but it made me see I wasn't alone in my craziness with all the stories floating in my head.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it awesome when you found everyone on line! We forget how lucky we are to be able to see and talk to each other now And share our stories.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm with Bonnie. No funerals in a story please. I'm probably facing 2 this year. I was an early computer user after writing my first never-to-be- published manuscript (probably should shred that sucker before I die). Love the title of your book which will be available for Christmas in July. Good luck and get it finished! *g*
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joan. Yes, enough sadness. We need more celebrations.
DeleteA PC was put on my desk at work in 1986. I transferred to it from a Lanier Word Processor. In 1995, I joined the first romance online group. Romance-L I think it was called. I ended up sharing a room at RWA with two people I'd met online. The galley of the first book I sold was paper. I sold an ebook in 2000, I think, but it didn't go anywhere. I signed with my first ebook small press in 2007. And I 2013, I got into self-publishing. We've all come a long way!
ReplyDeleteYes, a long way. you really got into the PC early, Jan. I met a lot of Prodigy people at the RWA Florida Conference the year I joined. It was so much fun.
DeleteFor Christmas one year, my mother bought me my first computer. It was a Gateway and huge LOL I'd been typing my books using a word processor and having lots of typos. The computer took me to another level. I came to the realization I hate having to constantly learn to things. My brain just isn't wired that way.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it great when they included spell checker with the word processor! Dream come true. So many levels. We've come through them all.
DeleteNo matter what comes next, it is guaranteed to challenge me, and never be dull. So glad we're no longer doing dial up internet.
ReplyDeleteRemember the noise that told use we were connecting. A grating, hissing noise but we welcomed it. Then sometimes the number just wouldn't work. Have no idea why. So much better now. Easy. Until I have a problem.
DeleteWhat a fun post, Nora! I TYPED all my writing projects in college. *Gasp* Then I ended up working in technology for the next twenty years, so there was no looking back. Bleeding edge, we called it. It IS fun to reminisce about the old days though...giant noisy desktops, heavy laptops with zero storage, at least by today's standards. A day without internet for me now is, well... It's an ice storm or a nor'easter in New England with major power outages. LOL Best of luck editing your new book!
ReplyDeleteYou've been through it all--technology for 20 years! Yes, thinking back is fun though it feels like yesterday.
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday I was thinking about how much information we can store in our phones and how much more that is than the first computers. I love the title of your Christmas book and look forward to reading it. What a fun title!
ReplyDeleteThank, Caroline. Our mini computer phones! Another story there!
ReplyDeleteNeat throw back! Technology has come a long ways.
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