Editing The Pen Addict 275/transcript (section)

== Pencil Use ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' And the funny thing is, all I want to do is use a pencil in this book. Like, this seems, like, tailor-made for pencil. It's with the traditional styling.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's like, I cannot wait to use pencil in this. Like, I don't even care what my fountain pens are, even though, you know, they've done a very fountain pen paper, fountain pen-friendly paper. I can't wait to use pencil in this. Like, it's kind of, like, cool. It just seems, like, tailor-made for pencil to me. Yeah, I think it's a really, really good addition. I'm going to enjoy using it. The video was fantastic. This was, like, one of the least, sometimes they do, like, technical things on the videos, like they've done with, like, the different solar things, the different space things that they've done. You know, the lunar and all these other things. They'll do some wild things. But this one, they just basically interviewed a librarian. I think it was Northern Illinois Library who has a huge collection of these dime novels. And I thought it was just interesting because I wasn't really familiar, other than, you know, maybe seeing pictures of these types of things and seeing some ancillary comment on them. What these really were and how they were kind of the precursor to paperback novels. And just how tragically, awfully written they were kind of amazed me. Like, they were apparently just garbage. But they sold because of the format and the quick reading style. And, you know, they were talking about the cover designs and things like that. So I really got a lot out of the video. So really good job there by Brian and Jim.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So obviously we're going to talk about this when we are going to be interviewing and talking to Brian and Jim in a few weeks time. But there's one other thing about this. So I stumbled across this a couple of days ago. Field Notes turns 10 years old this year. In October. The original announcement for Field Notes was published on October 7th, 2007.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So Field Notes is going to be just over 10 years old as an idea, as a public thing. When we sit down with Jim and Brian. So obviously this is what we're going to be focusing on. When we talk to them for the special episode that we're doing in their offices. So I want to just petition now for our listeners to send in any questions that you might have. When thinking about looking at over the 10 years history of Field Notes. So please send those in to us. You can tweet them at us. I am imike. I am yke. Brad is dowdyism. What's a good email address, Brad, for people to send questions to?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Hello at penatic.com. Just put something in the header so I know it's the Field Notes interview.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So yeah, just a thing to think about. If you have any burning questions, then please let us know. But obviously otherwise we're going to be preparing to talk about all things Field Notes with them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so I'm looking forward to the trip. It's shaping up to be a really, really good event.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I was really excited when I saw Jim post that on Instagram. I was like, oh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Thanks. I did like his notch Field Notes. I couldn't help but retweet that. That was kind of amazing. That was fantastic, right? Yeah, that was so good.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That was a beautiful mixing of my worlds.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. That was perfect.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I would so buy that edition. Oh, I know you would. Just for Fonzies. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Field Notes X. The Hunters. Pink Field Notes with a notch taken out of them. Well, it is real to me. I wonder if they actually did it or if it's just Photoshop skills.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It'd be pretty easy for them. I'm sure it's just Photoshop, but it'd be pretty easy for them to walk over to their printer and say cut.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so, yeah, it's 10. Everything's turning 10 this year. I didn't realize that the Field Notes thing was there and the iPhone and then the Pen Addict is 10 in November. So, all the things.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, I have to prepare for that, too.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm going to do a special episode of this show and that rolls around.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, yeah. So, we'll have a whole new set of questions. We'll let the listeners send in on the 10-year Pen Addict blog-a-versary.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's a terrible word. Blog-a-versary. Is that what we call that, Brad?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I'm going to put that on my vlog. I'll put that on my vlog.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Vlog is bad. And my pod. No, don't even. I'm not interested in the word pod. I don't like that. I really don't like that. There's lots of words that I don't like. Pod is one of them and blog-a-versary is another one. Yes, I agree with you. Anniversary works perfectly fine. Yes, it does. Blog-a-versary is not needed.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You will not see blog-a-versary in my typing. Type-written word. Come on. In November, you will not see that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, I thank you in advance.