Comments on: Elizabeth Rolls Visits

By: Elizabeth Rolls

Elizabeth Rolls — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:48:13 +0000

An archeological site just about sums it up, Shirley. Sorry to be ages getting back but our time zones are slightly out here. I’ve had to take my elder son to an interschool football carnival today as well. Just raced home to let one of the dogs out. The things we do for our kids.

By: Shirley Karr

Shirley Karr — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:56:14 +0000

Hi, Elizabeth! I have a pile, I mean desk, like that, too. I call it an archeological filing system.

By: Fedora

Fedora — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:51:33 +0000

Hi, Elizabeth! Your desk sounds kind of familiar… I think my desk would look like that given even a smidge of a chance, but my husband uses it, too, and periodically swoops everything up into piles that head towards the recycling bin! Eeek!

Congrats on all your releases!

By: Elizabeth Rolls

Elizabeth Rolls — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:15:44 +0000

LOL Helen – who said anything about organisation?? You’d probably have to look on Amazon for my books. I’m not sure if any would be on the shelves at the moment. I’m afraid it wasn’t Richard who gave the desk to Thea, though!

Shana, that was exactly how I started scribbling; trying to take the pressure off and also, before I bought my laptop, trying to use time effectively when I took the boys to soccer or cricket training. I quickly learnt that I wrote faster and better that way.

By: Shana Galen

Shana Galen — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:36:19 +0000

Welcome, Elizabeth! Loved reading about your system. I find whenever I’m having difficulty with a scene or section of book, I’ll write it longhand. That seems to take the pressure off.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:27:25 +0000

I don’t think I could ever be a writer I am not that organized although I do like to keep my TBR pile in some sort of order. These books sound very good Elizabeth I will be looking for them this weekend while shopping.
I will guess that Richard gave the desk to Thea

Have Fun
Helen

By: Elizabeth Rolls

Elizabeth Rolls — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:12:08 +0000

I can scribble fast and type fast. It was much slower staring at a blank screen and struggling for every word which was what was happening to me. Having a pen in my hand is like permission to play and the words flow much better. I’d known this for a while before I fully understood it. I’ve always jotted down ideas and worked out plot points that way. It was just a matter of fully accepting the way I need to work. Some people use an Alphasmart in the same way as I scribble. I tried that but it didn’t work for me. Eventually I sold it to my room mate at the New Zealand conference last winter. Happy outcome for both of us.

By: Margo Maguire

Margo Maguire — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:32:19 +0000

Oh my gosh, Elizabeth! I hope you’re a fast writer … It would take me a century to sort everything out, blue cards and all. But every writer’s got a system. It’s just a matter of finding the one that works.