tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post5154260739062207219..comments2024-03-04T17:11:47.153-06:00Comments on One Woman's Write: Useful Tools for Writerslinda_rettstatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17409729869837474776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-17006617183351539602011-04-17T23:54:54.212-05:002011-04-17T23:54:54.212-05:00I wonder how much longer things like dictionaries ...I wonder how much longer things like dictionaries will be published on dead trees? Seems to me that the frequency of changes is better suited to eBooks...easier to add/delete words. Same thing with books on style, since conventions can change. Thanks for the suggestions on useful books.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-2356598205311087782011-04-16T14:22:42.161-05:002011-04-16T14:22:42.161-05:00That 15-pounder is just my English Dictionary. I h...That 15-pounder is just my English Dictionary. I have Zulu, Shona and Afrikaans translations as well to use with my South bAfrica stories.<br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-14672775976790002982011-04-16T08:53:44.458-05:002011-04-16T08:53:44.458-05:00Jim said, "But whatever writers’ aid books ...Jim said, "But whatever writers’ aid books you choose, the basic collection must be anchored by a good dictionary—mine weighs fifteen pounds and requires its own pedestal stand—and a print thesaurus."<br /><br />I agree and have no idea how much mine weighs but it's three volumes and each volume is very heavy. At the end of the last volume are several foreign language to Engish dictionaries such as German to English and Spanish to English. I never thought I'd need the German until I did a ghost-writing gig for a friend who set his novel in WWII Germany.Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-57239494898102055722011-04-15T13:35:33.113-05:002011-04-15T13:35:33.113-05:00I'm not really anonymous. It's just that I...I'm not really anonymous. It's just that I can't get this Open ID thing to work for me. My web site is <br />http://users.dakotacom.net/~jwoodsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-87402706479885864122011-04-15T13:01:37.244-05:002011-04-15T13:01:37.244-05:00Thanks Romaine and Rie. My pleasure JimThanks Romaine and Rie. My pleasure JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-36880290705200461872011-04-15T12:46:52.267-05:002011-04-15T12:46:52.267-05:00Wow, you sound really smart! And I like that in a ...Wow, you sound really smart! And I like that in a man! Thanks for the useful info, I appreciate it when people who are much smarter and better informed than I pass along their knowledge.<br /><br />Rie McGahaMarie McGahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390041604123726667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071578858787530823.post-88981773542970278322011-04-15T12:31:47.803-05:002011-04-15T12:31:47.803-05:00Nice to see some guidelines for authors. You'v...Nice to see some guidelines for authors. You've listed some good ones for us. Good luck with your anthology.Infogypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598764569161683076noreply@blogger.com