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I am a happy user of an Underwood 5, an old typewriter from the beginning of the XX century. I use it to type letters, short stories, greeting cards, and labels. I am now planning to try and type...
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System
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2019-12-18T21:34:23Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:59:31Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
I am a happy user of an [Underwood 5](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/gunderwood%20_7909_1494352683.jpg), an old typewriter from the beginning of the XX century. I use it to type letters, short stories, greeting cards, and labels. I am now planning to try and type the next Nanowrimo. On a computer I can blob out 2000 words a day in 90 minutes. It is also easy to keep track of progress, edit and copy-paste sections around. My worry is that the typewriter, besides being inherently slower than a computer keyboard, will have an added management overhead. Nanowrimo amplifies this issue by adding a time constraint. I am looking for an efficient way, or some non-digital tools to manage writing a 60,000+ words novel on a typewriter while keeping the writing ordered. For instance: I thought of having a printed Excel table on the side, where I plan the novel in advance, and write down the page numbers as I write. It sounds like a nightmare if I retrospectively insert a chapter somewhere. To give an idea of the specific scenarios that I am worrying about: - I need to add some foreshadowing before X happens: where is the page where X happen? - Retrospectively inserting a chapter somewhere. - I don't like this character name anymore, let me change it.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-02-23T16:47:31Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 5