Re: New writer looking for advice

["William Sherman" <bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com>]

I know you can set many mail and IM programs to pop up on top when something 
comes in, but I have found that they tend to do that at the most inopportune 
time, such as in the middle of a password when logging in, as I am in deep 
thought in rewriting a sentence, or trying to move a chunk of text. As such, 
10 to 20 letters get typed into this new window on top rather than the one I 
was working in.

Of course, the window popping open also hits the reset button on my brain, 
so those sentences I was trying to rewrite are instantly forgotten in the 
distraction, and now lost forever, leaving me this hanging mess I have no 
idea how to complete.

So in my case, having it pop open, highlight, ding, or whatever on the side 
and not over my work is a lifesaver.



I'm not picking on you or stalking you. You just seem to be hitting the 
topics I want to reply to right now.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L Writing" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: New writer looking for advice