tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post2786109071180515715..comments2023-05-30T06:28:00.876-04:00Comments on Father Nature's Corner: IWSG #17: It's A Good Thing!G. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-33516370878121230942017-03-06T06:15:39.548-05:002017-03-06T06:15:39.548-05:00Thanks. It ain't easy sometimes, but I do enjo...Thanks. It ain't easy sometimes, but I do enjoy it.<br /><br />I remember both sizes of floppies, mostly from school and from home, and in school we used to use cassettes to load programs.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-36468303518346097632017-03-05T10:53:51.368-05:002017-03-05T10:53:51.368-05:00I so admire those of you who can write multiple 55...I so admire those of you who can write multiple 55,000+ word tomes! Congrats on rescuing your old story from mediocrity, George. I'm way older than you, so do remember floppy discs for the office computer back in the corporate workaholic days.Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-66313531360121093792017-03-04T07:25:46.787-05:002017-03-04T07:25:46.787-05:00I still got plenty of old stuff that are still wor...I still got plenty of old stuff that are still workable. It's just the matter of trying to identify a plop line in order to work on them again.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-48863591924064836562017-03-03T10:09:55.260-05:002017-03-03T10:09:55.260-05:00I never throw stuff away so on occasion I have rew...I never throw stuff away so on occasion I have reworked old tales and I generally find it comes off pretty well. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-41845917946768016602017-03-02T06:04:31.011-05:002017-03-02T06:04:31.011-05:00Thanks.
If you're truly curious about those s...Thanks.<br /><br />If you're truly curious about those stories, a quality hard drive can be had for less than $20, which is why I still use floppies for my writing, as well as multiple flashes for backups.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-9822561985293414762017-03-02T06:03:05.542-05:002017-03-02T06:03:05.542-05:00My dear Debra, you know me all too well. :DMy dear Debra, you know me all too well. :DG. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-82399962201183498392017-03-02T06:02:43.758-05:002017-03-02T06:02:43.758-05:00Absolutely.
And I remember the huge monstrosities...Absolutely.<br /><br />And I remember the huge monstrosities that first came out back in the day.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-54600332313910724512017-03-02T06:01:43.567-05:002017-03-02T06:01:43.567-05:00Very good advice to heed. I too have some that hav...Very good advice to heed. I too have some that have been buried for....years.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-57391994287096004492017-03-01T16:35:43.391-05:002017-03-01T16:35:43.391-05:00I am not too old to know what a floppy disc is. In...I am not too old to know what a floppy disc is. In fact, I have a stack of those myself on which can be found some truly terrible writing. Fortunately, I no longer have no way to look at their contents...<br /><br />I'm so glad that you found the experience beneficial!M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-12335129954436788242017-03-01T15:24:20.405-05:002017-03-01T15:24:20.405-05:00Yeah, when I saw this month's IWSG theme over ...Yeah, when I saw this month's IWSG theme over at someone else's blog, I knew IMMEDIATELY who would have no trouble discoursing on this topic!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-87433385645043548342017-03-01T12:58:11.374-05:002017-03-01T12:58:11.374-05:00It gave you two stories - double bonus!
Sadly I re...It gave you two stories - double bonus!<br />Sadly I remember floppy disks...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-70819313306147539832017-03-01T11:28:36.666-05:002017-03-01T11:28:36.666-05:00My friend Ken Jackson (deceased author and newspap...My friend Ken Jackson (deceased author and newspaper editor) told me once to set my manuscripts aside for three months and if I went back to them and still liked them then go on. If I don't still like them, then let go because I am the person to please. However most of mine have been buried years not months. Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.com