SAVE THE TREES!
SAVE THE TREES!
When you're writing do you tend to print out to edit, or edit on screen? I have a vision of a big stack of paper before me ready for my red pen to be wielded like a broadsword (I don't really write like that, just trying it out!). However I think of the trees. And wonder can I do just as good a job on screen? They say you can see things better on paper.
What do you do?
What do you do?
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I tried to do it on screen, but I couldn't do as good a job without a paper support. It bothered me that I couldn't see what were the words before I edited. When you erase something on screen, it's gone, you know? (unless you use office to track modifications, but I hate that option).
Now, though, I've found a perfect middle ground: I bought a netbook. I can write on my screen, like I would on paper, and I am very happy.
Now, though, I've found a perfect middle ground: I bought a netbook. I can write on my screen, like I would on paper, and I am very happy.
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My solution is to use used paper. Every time I print something off or am given a letter or other documents -- I save it when I'm done with it. So when it comes time to print a huge book, I put all this used paper in the printer and print on the blank sides. It still wastes ink, but it uses up the paper a second time before sending it off to recycling.
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I do some editing on screen, but I always do one edit off hard copy. It looks different on a real page. Different aspects stand out. And some of the editing techniques I use require a hard copy. I compromise on environmental issues by using recycled paper that normally wouldn't be fit for professional use.
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That used to cause printer problems. Does it cause any problems for you? What kind of printer are you using?craig wrote:So when it comes time to print a huge book, I put all this used paper in the printer and print on the blank sides. It still wastes ink, but it uses up the paper a second time before sending it off to recycling.
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I always used entirely blank paper when I print out the novel to edit it, for one very simple reason: I print on both sides. When I have it around, I use recycled paper too.
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I print on used paper too (I keep a stack of one-side-used paper on my desk at work. It accumulates quickly!). No printer problems here! I use an HP LaserJet -- I just stick the used paper in the usual paper tray and it prints with no trouble.
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Everything depends on execution.
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what kind of netbook?Claudie wrote:I tried to do it on screen, but I couldn't do as good a job without a paper support. It bothered me that I couldn't see what were the words before I edited. When you erase something on screen, it's gone, you know? (unless you use office to track modifications, but I hate that option).
Now, though, I've found a perfect middle ground: I bought a netbook. I can write on my screen, like I would on paper, and I am very happy.
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This is an Asus Eee PC T91MT. It has a nine inch screen, responds well to touch and comes with Windows 7. It's a bit slow, but if you uninstall programs you don't need and keep only the basics (I have Office 2007 and PDF Annotator), it becomes a handy tool (except putting your palm on the screen can mess it a bit. It takes some getting used to) It also doesn't get hot and isn't heavy. I got mine at $447 CAN, but I hear it can go up to 600, depending on where you buy.wetair wrote:what kind of netbook?
I'm not in the middle of editing, so I haven't tried long hours of work on it, but I've reread my ms and took a couple of notes on the pages. It works well enough for me, and I have another computer for lengthy periods of typing.
Plus, I didn't buy this solely for edition. I'm a student, and half my teachers put the power point presentations they'll use in PDF and use that as course notes. Needless to say, printing those would require a lot of paper, and keeping notes in a separate notebook isn't always handy. The netbook was a perfect solution.
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i didn't know there were any tablet netbooks! lol sounds good
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I do most of my editing on the screen, but when I'm looking at the overall pacing of the work, I print. Then I divide by chapter and review the chapters individually and in order. Also, I read the final draft aloud to find awkward bits, annoying repetition and typos.
I then correct on-screen and leave the hard copy next to my computer to swipe when I need to take notes. I take a lot of notes.
I then correct on-screen and leave the hard copy next to my computer to swipe when I need to take notes. I take a lot of notes.
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An Epson inkjet all-in-one thingy. Uh... CX4800 model to be exact... I think...Margo wrote:That used to cause printer problems. Does it cause any problems for you? What kind of printer are you using?craig wrote:So when it comes time to print a huge book, I put all this used paper in the printer and print on the blank sides. It still wastes ink, but it uses up the paper a second time before sending it off to recycling.
Never had a problem!
I used to do it with the old Epson inkjet, too, and had no problems.
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I have to print mine out. It's easier to edit my ms. HOWEVER, I have 3 grandkids that like writing and drawing and such so when I'm done, I give the papers to my grandkids and they use the other side.
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Everything on screen. I hate waste paper.
If I review other people's work I use the review format
If I review other people's work I use the review format
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Killing trees and old ladies is perfectly acceptable when writing.
Faulkner wrote:The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much that he can't get rid of it. He has no peace until then. Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is worth any number of old ladies.
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