nicolai wrote:Imagine typing something like that and having to proof and spellcheck. It would mean a complete re-type, and probably more than once. Then there's the cost of that much paper; and how in the blazes do you store something like that, especially if it isn't bound? The younger folks on this forum have no concept how much the computer revolutionised writing.
The first two books and half of book 3 in the Sennadar series were originally written in spiral notebooks...six of them. I wrote them, literally.
I started Tower of Sorcery in 1985, in my sophomore year of high school. I don't remember exactly when I finished. And boy, did it get me in a lot of trouble in school, as I'd be writing instead of paying attention in class.
After I got out of the military, I decided to start writing again. I pulled out those spirals and literally rewrote the first two books by transcribing them out of the spirals and onto what was then my brand new shiny 386/16MHz computer, complete with Wordstar, making many of those changes Nicolai alluded to that really can only be easily done with a word processor program.
And those story files were kept on FLOPPY DISKS. I still have those disks. They're in my nightstand, wrapped up in a rubber band.
I still have those spirals as well...somewhere. I think. They're in a box. As to if that box in the attic or stuffed in a closet somewhere is the question.
Just another guy from the shallow end of the gene pool.
I was pointed toward this site by a WolvesandDragons reader. Unforunately, I have been lurking in the maze of stories feeling like Beck. I am sure the stories must be great, but finding where to start is a lost cause. I'll hope that takes some of you a minute or two too connect those dots; however, seriously - HELP! Please point me towards the first book Fel's series that includes Tribulation. A list of the books with links to their location would be great for anyone new to the group. 
