Why you might want to take your phone out for a walk; and a revealing guest post from Alistair Forrest, Roman-period story teller and self-styled "freak author".
I can relate to both your iPhone scare and Alistair's experience. All my outlines are good for is providing laughs after the novel's done. And to be without something to record our thoughts on -- horrors! (I do have a pocket notebook with a pen holder, but I forget that far more often than my phone!)
Oh Sally, you know me. Right now I’m in Chester, doing double duty: researching gladiators for Quintus #6, and the fortress of Legio XX Valeria Victrix for Otto #3. All with my iPhone very handy!
I can relate to both your iPhone scare and Alistair's experience. All my outlines are good for is providing laughs after the novel's done. And to be without something to record our thoughts on -- horrors! (I do have a pocket notebook with a pen holder, but I forget that far more often than my phone!)
Marian - I can’t read my own writing, so the notebook solution, sadly, wouldn’t work for me!
I use voice to text and the transcription of some of it really makes me scratch my head sometimes. Especially names.
Good old AI!
Evidently Muses are like cats. They don't come when you want, but when *they* want.
Glad yours arrived while you were enjoying yourself!
Thank you, Sherrie!
I can’t imagine leaving my phone behind…
Birds of a feather…
Jacquie, thanks for the opportunity to guest on your substack. I’m off on a walk now with Lucca – and mobile! Keep up the great work…
Keep ‘em coming, Alistair. Always a place for your funny wise words. X
I'm never sure who's walking who in your situation!
Oh Sally, you know me. Right now I’m in Chester, doing double duty: researching gladiators for Quintus #6, and the fortress of Legio XX Valeria Victrix for Otto #3. All with my iPhone very handy!
I meant Alistair too -- you know the size of his dogs!
I have had a few cats who'd walk on a leash. They are definitely in charge, because cats.
Wish I had Roman ruins to putter about in.
Wet puttering, but Roman wet puttering.