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Esta
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I write on my laptop. Is this the best way or does my writing lose something?  http://www.tinyurls.co.uk/C24259
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RobertB
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Stick to the laptop. It'll make revising much easier, and I don't see that you'll lose a thing.
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stjerome
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Quote: Esta, Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 12:47I write on my laptop. Is this the best way or does my writing lose something?  http://www.tinyurls.co.uk/C24259 It surely depends on what you feel most comfortable with. Personally I always write longhand on a pad - I'm a qualified typist but still find it quicker and easier to write with a pen. I find that if I'm making stuff up, it flows more easily from brain to pen to paper - translating thoughts to typing feels like a barrier to that flow. Also I can cross out, add margin notes, brackets, arrows, reminders and all sorts as I go. It makes a hell of mess but feels more contemperaneous. My laptop, on the other hand, is the most wonderful editing tool ever invented. Once I've transcribed my scrawling onto the computer, everything is done electronically. Just one person's view anyway .... Tim
Saint. A dead sinner revised and edited. Ambrose Bierce (1842 -1913)
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Esta
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Thanks Robert and st - I think you give both sides of the argument very well. Maybe I'll just write more by hand in a notebook. I do find that the contact makes for a different kind of writing. Typing is so easy though and as you say, makes revision easier.
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erict
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Erchh! If you saw my handwriting, you'd know why I need a keyboard. I live on a computer and can't function without cut and paste.
I always print out what I think is the final version and then read it from paper.
I use word for 90% and onenote to keep character details, maps, timelines and other things in.
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sulcus
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I pierce myself with the tip of a feather quill, then dip it into my blood to write. I bleed words literally, but would be grateful if they were to offer a writes-in-blood app as my blood-count is dropping alarmingly low. PS I write literary fiction, not horror... (sound of body hitting the floor as passes from consciousness)
This post was last edited by sulcus, 02 Feb 2011, 18:55
"A,B&E", "Not In My Name" and "52FF" (flash fiction anthology) all available on Amazon Kindle"How a psychopath makes sweet love. I can get you ringside. Royal box even."
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dancingsue
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Quote: sulcus, Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 18:54I pierce myself with the tip of a feather quill, then dip it into my blood to write. I bleed words literally, but would be grateful if they were to offer a writes-in-blood app as my blood-count is dropping alarmingly low. PS I write literary fiction, not horror... (sound of body hitting the floor as passes from consciousness) A handy hint, sulcus. Less words use less blood.
the long and the short of it
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RobertB
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I find writing longhand awkward, make a lot of mistakes, and I can't read it myself anyway. So you can see why I'm dependent on computers!
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sulcus
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Quote: dancingsue, Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 19:35Quote: sulcus, Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 18:54I pierce myself with the tip of a feather quill, then dip it into my blood to write. I bleed words literally, but would be grateful if they were to offer a writes-in-blood app as my blood-count is dropping alarmingly low. PS I write literary fiction, not horror... (sound of body hitting the floor as passes from consciousness) A handy hint, sulcus. Less words use less blood. the drip drip drip of Sue whispering chalky exhortations in my ear only calcifies into a stalgmite inside my auditory canal
"A,B&E", "Not In My Name" and "52FF" (flash fiction anthology) all available on Amazon Kindle"How a psychopath makes sweet love. I can get you ringside. Royal box even."
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browser1
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Quote: erict, Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 17:02Erchh! If you saw my handwriting, you'd know why I need a keyboard. I live on a computer and can't function without cut and paste. I always print out what I think is the final version and then read it from paper. I use word for 90% and onenote to keep character details, maps, timelines and other things in. I find what you say about OneNote quite interesting. I've got it myself but, thus far, I've only used it for keeping records of Online Banking Transactions. How exactly do you use OneNote for your notes and sucklike?
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