March 22, 2006
2:34 pm • Filed under: Uncategorized
Fancied up my blog page this morning. Added some links (I hope the bloggers don’t mind - I’d love to have a link on someone else’s page!), added one of those meters to inspire or depress me, came up w/ a goofy working title. What fun. Soon I think I’ll get a website. I keep reading how both published and aspiring authors need one. As long as it doesn’t cost too much and is easy to maintain, eventually I’m in.
So I wrote four pages last night. Not bad. Forgot to do the timer thing. Duh! Think I’m going to do that tonight. But now I’m extra excited ‘cos I bought something last night. . .
I bought an Alphasmart!! Whoo-hoo! Husband was feeling generous and said go for it, and I got the basic model for $139 (w/ shipping & everything closer to $170). I’m so excited. My post from yesterday kept bothering me. I DO waste too much time on the internet. With an Alphasmart, I can take it anywhere, and no internet access. Just plug it in to my computer and transfer over my work. I’m sure this will help cut back my internet time, and hopefully up my writing time.
So does anybody else have an Alphasmart? Do you love it, like it, hate it??? Let me know.
Shy Ritz says:
alpa smart hmm never heard of it? I want to publish books in the future also… well poetry but the market aint so big for that… and who want to read poetry???
Karen Erickson says:
Look it up at http://www.alphasmart.com - little word processors that are cool!
Julie S says:
Very fancy indeed! I’m going to need to overhaul my blog pretty soon.
I’ve always been curious about an Alphasmart. I too have developed some bad habits in terms of balancing web time and writing time. I call my web time “research” but that’s a lie. I’m really just socializing! I had no idea Alphasmart was so inexpensive. I’ll have to look into that some more. Please let me know how you like using it.
Donna Alward says:
Hi Karen!
Popped over here since you said you’d added me to your list (btw I’m flattered!).
Also read through your posts and thought you might be interested to know that I’ve also set myself a deadline of April 30th for my MX first draft. I’m hoping in that time to polish up another ms for my editor and then polish up a full for the Romance thread…as well as do this draft. I’ll be popping over more regularly though!
Stacy Dawn says:
Hi Karen…oooh, I’m jealous. I hear those AlphaSmarts are cool.
Sharon J says:
Aha. So that’s what an Alphasmart is. I don’t think we have them here in the UK, although I’m guessing they’re some kind of palm pilot?