I have to admit the questions did spark my interest for what the project is, but it also sounded like my worst nightmare. I think I would have too much stage fright and freeze up under the pressure if anyone ever watched me write.
Watching the text appear? So just big 'ol spoilers and everyone can just see the book as a write it? No. Friggin. Way.dpskvn said:Just a quick clarification -- Awethor is the name of our project. It's a portmanteau, not a spelling mistake.
As for watching the writers, watching the text appear would be a more accurate description, not the person doing the writing.
Thank you so much for your responses!
Oh good. I was having fun with it.dpskvn said:Just a quick clarification -- Awethor is the name of our project. It's a portmanteau, not a spelling mistake.
This particular project is a brainchild of mine, so I feel compelled to defend it or at least explain it, even though I should know better.Stephanie Marks said:Watching the text appear? So just big 'ol spoilers and everyone can just see the book as a write it? No. Friggin. Way.
I apologize if we've come off as so aggressive. It's not our intention to try to make anyone use the service. We're really not trying to sell you a product here. We just want to see if there's enough interest to justify making it.Bards and Sages (Julie) said:Take the time to actually learn about what WE NEED instead of force-feeding us what you think we should want.
Me too-I blank my display when my husband comes into the room, even if I'm working on edits he gave me. Stage fright.Charles C. Bailey said:I filled it out, however I would never let anyone watch me write, I can't even write with my back to the door in case someone walks in an sees what I'm writing, it's just too personal to me.
It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one who stops dead in their tracks whenever someone walks into the room.Z. Rider said:Me too--I blank my display when my husband comes into the room, even if I'm working on edits he gave me. Stage fright.I like to do my thing in private.
Yeah. We'll all admit we make spelling and grammar mistakes, go in the wrong direction with the plot, use the wrong character for the protagonist, mess up with the POV and the tense, and all the myriad other things writers do in the process of getting a story written. There. You're not alone.And if as a writer you're so insecure about the fact that you're making mistakes in your first draft that you need to watch someone else make mistakes in order to feel better then all I can say to that person is... Get over it. Write your story. Then hire an editor. That's what they're there for.