Comments on: Taking Good Notes http://www.salamdunya.com/2009/06/taking-good-notes/ An Omid Mikhchi Blog Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ian Schwartz http://www.salamdunya.com/2009/06/taking-good-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Ian Schwartz Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:44:57 +0000 http://www.salamdunya.com/?p=21#comment-3 Reminds me of Flaubert's drafting: http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1324600/IMG_3583.jpg A relentless editor. I love stuff like this, and even though it's very superficial I never feel like I've created even a passable work of fiction if the drafts aren't covered with crossouts and notes. Editing on computers without the marks of your labor doesn't do it for me. As always I'm sorry I missed this Omid/Vibhu moment and wish I'd been there. One day we'll all get to dream again together... Reminds me of Flaubert’s drafting:

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1324600/IMG_3583.jpg

A relentless editor. I love stuff like this, and even though it’s very superficial I never feel like I’ve created even a passable work of fiction if the drafts aren’t covered with crossouts and notes. Editing on computers without the marks of your labor doesn’t do it for me.

As always I’m sorry I missed this Omid/Vibhu moment and wish I’d been there. One day we’ll all get to dream again together…

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