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Q&A What do you think would make you a better writer - Writing with pen and paper or typing on your PC / Laptop?

Even though I can touch type quickly, I have gone back to writing drafts by hand. It is not speed of writing that determines the speed I produce something: it is speed of thought. If I am thinking ...

posted 7y ago by S. Mitchell‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:00:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar S. Mitchell‭ · 2019-12-08T07:00:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Even though I can touch type quickly, I have gone back to writing drafts by hand. It is not speed of writing that determines the speed I produce something: it is speed of thought. If I am thinking quickly I can write something like shorthand to get my ideas down.

I write by hand because it makes me do at least one more thorough editing. (I have also tried printing out a text and then deleting the original so that I must edit what I have written.) It also places me in the position of the people I teach writing to and so I can understand the physical process they go through e.g. getting a sore hand, smudging edits, etc. Finally, I still have to produce a large amount of handwritten texts and writing drafts using a pen keeps me in 'shape'.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-09-13T20:24:47Z (about 7 years ago)
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