tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post755405857774088994..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Keeping Pace with TechnologyJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12197966785989277872011-07-29T15:13:51.500-04:002011-07-29T15:13:51.500-04:00I was using my cell phone as a watch in a meeting ...I was using my cell phone as a watch in a meeting I chaired this a.m., when the darn thing actually rang! And I didn't know how to turn it off without answering it! (A colleague came to my rescue.)<br /><br />But of course, the protag in my WIP is a 30ish business owner & Seattle transplant -- I'm going to need a smartphone tutorial!Leslie Budewitzhttp://www.LawandFiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12845811430909824282011-07-29T12:06:09.367-04:002011-07-29T12:06:09.367-04:00"Once print books become extinct, authors wil..."Once print books become extinct, authors will be able to make these changes even after publication by accessing and editing their e-books."<br /><br />Oh, I so hope that never happens because I love books. And I, alas, am a techie type with both an iPad and a Kindle. (The job made me buy them both, which, now that I see it in print, kind of sounds like the dog ate my homework . . . . )Susan Russo Andersonhttp://writingsleuth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24989889398858472622011-07-28T16:26:40.237-04:002011-07-28T16:26:40.237-04:00I can see the time swiftly coming when you'll ...I can see the time swiftly coming when you'll either be forced to publish only electronically and push out updates periodically, or write only historical novels -- at which point you risk embedding anachronisms of another sort. What do you mean I can't do the Times (of London) crossword puzzle in ink in 1888??? [laughter]--MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-80066563804436604382011-07-28T16:03:45.763-04:002011-07-28T16:03:45.763-04:00Less than a week ago, after I wrote this post, an ...Less than a week ago, after I wrote this post, an editor caught something I hadn't thought of regarding the iPad at the beach: Jimmy has to worry about getting sand ON it rather than IN it, and he can't CLOSE it, he has to close it DOWN.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56552877623969702192011-07-28T15:37:54.634-04:002011-07-28T15:37:54.634-04:00I just read John Sandford's BURIED PREY, part ...I just read John Sandford's BURIED PREY, part of which is set in the pre-cell phone era, and it was very distracting to have the detectives always looking for a pay phone. I rarely use a cell phone myself, but I've come to see them as the norm in books.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56240578431849924802011-07-28T10:14:04.894-04:002011-07-28T10:14:04.894-04:00Remember how much easier it was to write mysteries...Remember how much easier it was to write mysteries before cell phones? Now people ask, why didn't she just call the police? And you have to go to great lengths to explain why your protagonist couldn't do that (like she was in the middle of the Arizona desert where there are no cell towers). And forget about finding a working pay phone.<br /><br />Looking forward to the new book!Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com