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Offline Mince

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« on: April 16, 2008, 02:36:56 PM »
Roger, how long, on average, does it take you to think up each strip?
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Time
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2008, 03:50:30 PM »
Longer than it takes you, I'll wager.  :-\


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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Time
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2008, 06:16:55 PM »
Mince, I've written six Beau Peep strips (a week's material) in two hours. I've also written six Beau Peep strips in four and a half days. Does that help?
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Re: Time
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2008, 07:39:36 PM »
Four and a half days at eight hours a day is about 36 hours, which is 6 hours per strip, about one word every ten minutes. Are you a slow writer or do you spend most of that time imagining things that don't work?
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Time
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2008, 08:30:40 PM »
Mince, I hate analysing the stuff I do. There are times when I just can't think of anything, there are times when I can't concentrate to START thinking of anything, there are times when I feeel crap, there are times when a bereavement has knocked me sideways and there are times when I just don't feel like working. And there are times when the ideas flow and it's the best job in the world. In short, I'm just like everybody else in every walk in life.
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Re: Time
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2008, 08:48:52 PM »
Sorry, but I am not and never will be a humorous strip writer, and I just wanted some insight into what it's like. Thanks for the responses.
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Offline Mince

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Re: Time
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2008, 08:49:32 PM »
Do you want to know what it's like to be a tutor?
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Time
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2008, 09:13:28 PM »
Yes, I really would.
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Re: Time
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2008, 10:24:04 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on April 16, 2008, 09:13:28 PM
Yes, I really would.

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Ask away!
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Time
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2008, 09:09:02 AM »
Okay - does being a toss-pot affect your abilities as a teacher?
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Time
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2008, 09:20:53 AM »
My guess is it probably helps.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Time
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2008, 10:03:44 AM »
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Offline Mince

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Re: Time
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2008, 12:38:32 PM »
Quote from: The Peepmaster on April 17, 2008, 09:09:02 AM
Okay - does being a toss-pot affect your abilities as a teacher?

See Tarquin's answer.
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Re: Time
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2008, 05:17:42 PM »
Quote from: The Peepmaster on April 17, 2008, 09:09:02 AM
Okay - does being a toss-pot affect your abilities as a teacher?

I would have thought it was obligatory.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Time
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2008, 07:47:42 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on April 17, 2008, 10:03:44 AM
Quote from: Mince on April 16, 2008, 10:24:04 PM
Quote from: Roger Kettle on April 16, 2008, 09:13:28 PM
Yes, I really would.

[bugger!]

Ask away!
I'll get back to this later.
Okay, what's it like being a tutor? Do you have students you hate and how do you cope with that? Do you have students that make it all worthwhile? How much do you let the flow go? How much is pre-planned? Do you find it rewarding (I don't mean financially)? Do you love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? What's been your best experience? Your worst?
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