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Post by owlofwindward on Sept 12, 2015 0:50:43 GMT
Actually, we hand-write tear-stained versions of "A Woman Seldom Found" to each other weekly--it strengthens the mind and the fingers. (But honestly, demonik, I like your handwriting, it's ten times more readable than mine!)
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Post by dem bones on Sept 12, 2015 8:26:05 GMT
Actually, we hand-write tear-stained versions of "A Woman Seldom Found" to each other weekly--it strengthens the mind and the fingers. I really must see about adding a "like" button. 1 minute later. It was just a case of enabling it!
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Post by mrhappy on Sept 15, 2015 18:13:22 GMT
Mrhappy, I feel as if I should be mrguilty for putting you to all that work... And you should! Just kidding. But your entry is over 10 pages long and I'm about five collections behind. It is one of the largest and still growing! Which is fine by me. Keep 'em coming!
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Post by michaelcarter on Nov 26, 2015 17:31:18 GMT
Hello. First day here. Great site. Since the late 90's I've been keeping notes on all the anthologies I've read, with a [stupid] scoring system and written thoughts on eaxch story. I put all these in big files, of which the one below is my horror file. It's pretty thick now and not very organised, but there's a wealth of information on the stories i've read which I would have otherwise forgotten. Also, I can find out exactly on what date I read a story and what I thought of it. I've found this essential so that when encountering the same story in a different book, I'm not reading it again [although I often do anyway]. I have another hardback book which lists, in date order, all of the books I have read since 1993. I realise I'm a bit sad.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Nov 26, 2015 17:35:21 GMT
You are a man. (I am guessing.) You are simply doing what, as a man, you are compelled to do. Well, some men, at least. I will say no more, as I have come to realize this is a sensitive issue.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 26, 2015 20:45:57 GMT
Hello. First day here. Great site. Since the late 90's I've been keeping notes on all the anthologies I've read, with a [stupid] scoring system and written thoughts on eaxch story. I put all these in big files, of which the one below is my horror file. It's pretty thick now and not very organised, but there's a wealth of information on the stories i've read which I would have otherwise forgotten. Also, I can find out exactly on what date I read a story and what I thought of it. I've found this essential so that when encountering the same story in a different book, I'm not reading it again [although I often do anyway]. I have another hardback book which lists, in date order, all of the books I have read since 1993. I realise I'm a bit sad. Sad to some perhaps, hugely impressive to me. Think the only reason I eventually abandoned my own tragic, coloured asterisks-heavy ranking system was because, on re-reading a story years later, it was often far 'better'/ 'worse' than I'd originally scored it. Hope you enjoy your time with us, Michael, and thank you for registering. ... I will say no more, as I have come to realize this is a sensitive issue.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Nov 27, 2015 11:36:39 GMT
[/quote]Why has everyone else seen his handwriting? Do you write letters to each other?[/quote]
Because it's visible above - see 11 September.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Nov 27, 2015 11:41:14 GMT
Because it's visible above - see 11 September. Aha! Thanks! It was driving me crazy! And to think it was right there the whole time. That is indeed neat handwriting---more like calligraphy.
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Post by ohthehorror on Nov 27, 2015 16:31:29 GMT
That is impressive Michael. When I started this thread I was looking for an online short story database type of site, I had in mind something along the lines of goodreads but for short stories. I really like the idea of having everything online these days, but then a couple of people have showcased their lists on good ol' paper and so I decided to try one. I ended up creating a list of every story, separated into individual issues of Weird Tales magazine stories (which are the main stories I'm interested in at the moment). I then just 'bold' the stories I've read, but I'm already beginning to wonder if I'll keep it up. It's lucky that wikipedia's book creation button did all the work. It's an amazing little service. It literally created a list of every single story, separated into their relevant issues in a matter of about 30 seconds. I chose to save it as a text file, but there's also an option for PDF and others too I think. I'm on my phone at the moment but I'll try and get some screenshots of it when I get a chance.
Anyway, fantastic work there Michael.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 27, 2015 19:39:15 GMT
That is impressive Michael. When I started this thread I was looking for an online short story database type of site, I had in mind something along the lines of goodreads but for short stories. I really like the idea of having everything online these days, but then a couple of people have showcased their lists on good ol' paper and so I decided to try one. Stating the bleeding obvious, databases are way more practical, but you sacrifice that personal touch which makes Michael's approach so much more special (to me). Wonder how many others out there were/ are meticulously compiling these hand-written annotated bibliographies. I mean, how can you put a price on them? They're works of art.
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Post by ohthehorror on Nov 27, 2015 21:29:37 GMT
Here's that screenshot I was talking about. It's a new laptop so please forgive the half-arsed image, but it'll give you an idea of what the list looks like I think. I can tell you that this text file(kindly provided in all of 30 seconds by wikipedia) is 109 pages long, and as I said previously, contains every Weird Tales story from 1923-1954 listed by issue. Edit: meh! I had thought you'd be able to click on the image to make it full size but it appears that my computer skills are truly as abysmal as I suspected and, nope you can't make it bigger, but you probably get the idea. Edit the 2nd: to make the screenshot a little larger!
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Post by dem bones on Nov 28, 2015 10:57:57 GMT
Idea well and truly got. Sure you'll have already thought of this, but just in case, why not copy it, file it away, and continue with the duplicate file. A year from now, compare them, and you'll see the progress you've made in terms of bold's. My guess is, it will be a real morale booster.
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Post by ohthehorror on Nov 28, 2015 11:44:15 GMT
I think I shall do that. Edit: ...and 'tis now done
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Post by michaelcarter on Nov 29, 2015 17:43:45 GMT
Thanks guys for the kind words on my sophisticated system (Ha!). I'm pretty proud of the information in there, and its interesting to look back and see what I thought of something ten years ago, for example, compared to a re read now. Sometimes I have disliked a story, but years later have loved it, or vice versa.
The thing is very random and not even in much order, but I love the thing, even if it does fall apart every time I pick it up.
That Weird Tales listing sounds great. I might have a go at something similar myself, just to see how many I have read.
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