tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post4147739727692241769..comments2023-10-14T12:59:56.855-05:00Comments on Phyllis L Humby: The Write HabitPhyllis L Humbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-7985592300438280152012-02-08T11:50:47.367-06:002012-02-08T11:50:47.367-06:00Hi Lynn, I was okay until I read 'bend the bin...Hi Lynn, I was okay until I read 'bend the binding back'. Ouch! But don't worry about it. Maybe someday you will have one of my books for a coaster and when it gets truly ratty looking, you will go out and buy another! Thanks for visiting my site.Phyllis L Humbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-60972923182041432242012-02-08T07:36:12.896-06:002012-02-08T07:36:12.896-06:00Oh boy. I underline and highlight, turn down pages...Oh boy. I underline and highlight, turn down pages (I lose bookmarks) bend the binding back and use them as coasters.I'm so rough with books I take the paper cover off of hard covers and put them back on when I'm done. They would be in tatters otherwise.Lynn Taitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-20803380080631148212012-02-07T20:21:58.388-06:002012-02-07T20:21:58.388-06:00It's the memory thing for sure with me. And, ...It's the memory thing for sure with me. And, of course, you are right about the colours. Thanks for stopping by!Phyllis L Humbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-15478304410216541952012-02-07T17:35:05.978-06:002012-02-07T17:35:05.978-06:00To highlight or not to highlight, that is the ques...To highlight or not to highlight, that is the question..Did I "borrow" part of that sentence? I try hard at times to kill that urge. It can certainly be overpowering at times but who cares..At my age I can't seem to rely on my memory anymore and highlighters come in such pretty colors now..You have certainly helped me deal with my guilt of defacing books with this wonderfully written article.Patsy Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-71704660889227921632012-02-07T08:44:25.892-06:002012-02-07T08:44:25.892-06:00Ahhhh, a kindred spirit. Thanks Diane. I feel mu...Ahhhh, a kindred spirit. Thanks Diane. I feel much better. Hope you will stop by again. I can always use an ally.Phyllis L Humbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105378189298379668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198775415610533309.post-3477820247051695332012-02-06T14:57:30.953-06:002012-02-06T14:57:30.953-06:00Phyllis, I know exactly how you feel! For years I ...Phyllis, I know exactly how you feel! For years I couldn't make myself mark up a new book. But then came the time, as it did with you, when I just had to mark those passages, because, like you, I could never find them again. It's amazing how something just seems to disappear right off the page. (I started with pencil, but finally graduated to highlighters and pens.) <br /><br />On the other hand, sometimes on reading a book for the second (or third or...) time I come across something I could swear wasn't there the first time I read it. And so the marking up of a book, for the right purposes, is the "write habit".Diane Stephensonhttp://diane-stephenson.comnoreply@blogger.com