Comments on: A novel experience http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:07:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28918 Grandad Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:04:41 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28918 Roy - It ain't easy!!!! But then, if it were easy, I suppose everyone would be Cecelia Ahern? Roy - It ain’t easy!!!! But then, if it were easy, I suppose everyone would be Cecelia Ahern?

]]> By: Roy http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28913 Roy Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:26:11 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28913 I'm in awe! I find it difficult to come up with a few lines of utter crap every day, To try and deliver actual prose........................ I’m in awe! I find it difficult to come up with a few lines of utter crap every day, To try and deliver actual prose……………………

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28893 Grandad Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:02:22 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28893 Terence - Dammit!! You twigged. The house is on top of a very high hill, so to get to it, I have to go up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up. And in then I have to go down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down. You get through a lot of pages that way? Terence - Dammit!! You twigged. The house is on top of a very high hill, so to get to it, I have to go up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up, and up. And in then I have to go down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down, and down.

You get through a lot of pages that way?

]]> By: Terence McDanger http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28892 Terence McDanger Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:35 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28892 34,000? Nice one Gramps, that's terrific and prolific. Unless of course, you approach novel-writing like yer wan on little Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHviElN74Y. 34,000? Nice one Gramps, that’s terrific and prolific.

Unless of course, you approach novel-writing like yer wan on little Britain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHviElN74Y.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28873 Grandad Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:51:09 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28873 Thank you Eoin! But then you haven't seen the latest draft!!! [In case anyone is wondering, Eoin is my publisher] Thank you Eoin!

But then you haven’t seen the latest draft!!!

[In case anyone is wondering, Eoin is my publisher]

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28872 Eoin Purcell Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:13:25 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28872 Lest Grandad get away with dissing himself too much, He is proving very adept at the trial and error involved in writing a book! And it's funny! Very funny! But by that you shouldn't really be surprised! Eoin Lest Grandad get away with dissing himself too much,

He is proving very adept at the trial and error involved in writing a book!
And it’s funny! Very funny!

But by that you shouldn’t really be surprised!
Eoin

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28859 Grandad Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28859 Grannymar - You interrupted me, so I didn't reply at the time. Ian - Women can mulitask. i.e. They can yak on the phone while reading the paper and driving a car. But they can't park the car or read a map. ;) JA - Beating into submission is a good expression. Though I sometimes think I'm the one who's bet. John 5 - Thanks. But I can't really imagine it being on the Leaving Cert Curriculum in the near future! Grannymar - You interrupted me, so I didn’t reply at the time.

Ian - Women can mulitask. i.e. They can yak on the phone while reading the paper and driving a car. But they can’t park the car or read a map. ;)

JA - Beating into submission is a good expression. Though I sometimes think I’m the one who’s bet.

John 5 - Thanks. But I can’t really imagine it being on the Leaving Cert Curriculum in the near future!

]]> By: John 5 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28857 John 5 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:30:41 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28857 Good luck Grandad, and I'm sure it will be grand, just be yourself. You already write decent stuff. Good luck Grandad, and I’m sure it will be grand, just be yourself. You already write decent stuff.

]]> By: J Adamthwaite http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28855 J Adamthwaite Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:43:29 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28855 I sympathise. I'm trying to write a novel myself. I say trying to write, I'm really just trying to beat it into submission. Good luck! I sympathise. I’m trying to write a novel myself. I say trying to write, I’m really just trying to beat it into submission. Good luck!

]]> By: Ian http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28854 Ian Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:40:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/01/20/a-novel-experience/#comment-28854 My Nan could count stitches on her knitting and talk at the same time - not sure how, perhaps it's the multitasking thing with women. Herself could probably read your novel while counting the words, cooking your dinner and conducting a long-distance telephone call. My Nan could count stitches on her knitting and talk at the same time - not sure how, perhaps it’s the multitasking thing with women.

Herself could probably read your novel while counting the words, cooking your dinner and conducting a long-distance telephone call.

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