When you are writing, do you
prefer to use a pen or a computer?
Thanks to my high school typing teacher, I prefer to type. Even then, I can barely keep up with the words as they flow from my brain to my fingertips. The trip through the heart slows them down a bit, thankfully.
The fast typing allows me to give into word flow. I type until it dries up. Editing is a completely different story. I print everything and edit with a red pen. Old school. I take notes all day on any random paper unfortunate enough to get in my way. Post it notes are like dust in my house, great reminders of what I need to do.
That being said, I won't let thoughts escape. I carry a steno pad in my purse for those moments an idea strikes. No sense losing a scene or character trait. I'll even send emails to myself from my IPhone with ideas.
I also type to-do lists. Like editing, I print them off for the joy of marking through completed items.
My only exception: a letter. Letter writing has sadly become a lost art. I make my own cards and send to friends for no particular reason. Typed letters or emails will never replace a handwritten note.
Your turn... do you prefer typing or pen to paper?
10 comments:
I am so with you on this! There is nothing like a handwritten note, but for most other writing I'm all about the computer. I can type 82 words per minute so I can definitely get more written, way faster. LOL
I prefer a computer for writing. In the typewriter days, I preferred a typewriter. I type about 70 words a minute and I am so unused to writing by hand now that my hand cramps if I have to take notes at a conference by hand.
Perhaps one of the best things about my past jobs is that I worked as a secretary through college. My typing is thus way faster than my writing. I do enjoy writing random thoughts, plot points, etc., but the major stuff gets typed out on my handy-dandy laptop. Great prompt, Tia.
Time is so limited, typing makes so much more sense. The thought of losing words to a slow process is painful.
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Ah, I love to write by hand, but I do save that for personal letters or when I am blocked and the cursor seems to be jeering at me!
I print out things to edit, and I don't use just red, but green for things to add, blue for things to check, and red to delete.
I learned to type in graduate school, but have gotten quite fast, so my hand can't keep up.
When I have to do research, I prefer pen and paper. It helps me organize my thoughts, and keeps me from getting distracted.
But when quick wit, or just a story, is needed, I definitely prefer to type. It lets me get my thoughts out more quickly before they are lost.
Elizabeth, I love the colored pen editing ideas. I'll be using that!
Dorothy, I agree regarding research.
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Even though my handwriting is atrocious, I use pen and paper for personal notes. Otherwise, I type. I learned to type in high school and could type about 70wpm. But I’ve slowed down a bit since having to switch from a QWERTY to a AZERTY keyboard after my move to Europe. ):
I normally type when I compose. But I also love the feel of a good pen in my hand.
Laura, I can't imagine. Mom was sending me emails when she traveled, and I needed an interpretor. ;-)
I, too, love a pen in hand sometimes!
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