tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post1611087720437458137..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: L - To Be a Writer, You Don't Need...a Laptop + BONUSChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83434345410812148922023-04-26T21:16:28.214-04:002023-04-26T21:16:28.214-04:00I don't write longhand much anymore. Mostly wh...I don't write longhand much anymore. Mostly when I journal.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-39270405771173826722023-04-26T21:15:36.446-04:002023-04-26T21:15:36.446-04:00I struggle to write by hand now. I miss the days w...I struggle to write by hand now. I miss the days when my hands didn't cramp.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-64912765743747768822023-04-14T20:59:30.390-04:002023-04-14T20:59:30.390-04:00We got our first computer in like 1988. That was p...We got our first computer in like 1988. That was pre-internet. I find it easier to write on computer, but that's mostly because I get such terrible writers cramp that writing longhand is out of the question. And I learned to type. But, I know people who swear by writing longhand. It's amazing what devices one can use to get stories written. And they get more accessible the more the technology evolves.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-80761257966787701862023-04-14T20:56:10.554-04:002023-04-14T20:56:10.554-04:00Hi Chrys, so true a lap top does not make the writ...Hi Chrys, so true a lap top does not make the writer. It is handy to take it on the go. Although, that said, I mostly keep mine in my studio. Love that you handwrote your first books. That's a lot of writing by hand! My hand gets crampy, so I am glad to be able to type out as I think my stories through. I have an old typewriter from the 1930's but it's not functioning. I will have to get it fixed one of these days. I want to use it for writing messages and putting into journals<br />Love that you would still use the old computer if you could. Congratulations on your new novellas and interesting characters!Lisa Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310475781785711620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-23071638341739336802023-04-14T20:44:57.227-04:002023-04-14T20:44:57.227-04:00I do love Wizard of Oz. :) Thank you for commentin...I do love Wizard of Oz. :) Thank you for commenting, Frewin!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-67592607837091283012023-04-14T20:44:36.755-04:002023-04-14T20:44:36.755-04:00I remember the late 90s computers very well. Such ...I remember the late 90s computers very well. Such fond memories or that clunky, weird device. lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-29523880249271920332023-04-14T03:20:35.215-04:002023-04-14T03:20:35.215-04:00PS - I see you are a fan of the Wizard of Oz so yo...PS - I see you are a fan of the Wizard of Oz so you may find my "F" post interesting<br />https://how-would-you-know.com/2023/04/f-flash-in-the-pan-full-of-beans-false-flag-historical-anachronisms-and-who-might-be-a-friend-of-dorothy.htmlFrewin55https://www.blogger.com/profile/06694415179810023641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-11266808991328325862023-04-14T03:09:14.423-04:002023-04-14T03:09:14.423-04:00My first computer was in about 1998 and ran Window...My first computer was in about 1998 and ran Windows 95 and you had to learn more than you wanted about computers to keep it running sweet. A few years later, my late sister took me along to a writing group where I rediscovered the joy and freedom of creative writing and soon began on a novel - still to be finished. I wrote on paper because I am just too old to have grown up with keyboards and be better than two finger typing, so it takes me as long to transtype (I think I invented a new word there) from longhand, but I still prefer to do it because it flows better when you are not tempted to edit as you go along...<br />I since woke up from a dream which I knew was meant to be an idea for the opening of a science fiction novel and whilst my first one is a modern historical and I have darted about in my writing of it, this new idea was written, sequentially, to completion, from start to finish. I began by recording the dream so as not to forget it but then decided to experiment with Dictation apps since they had improved, and continue to improve, so much. It was marginally better than my typing speed lol.<br />Which is the subject (LOL) of my A to Z post today<br />https://how-would-you-know.com/2023/04/l-the-two-meanings-of-lol-lady-godiva-and-use-your-head-more-rhyming-slang-and-text-abbreviations.htmlFrewin55https://www.blogger.com/profile/06694415179810023641noreply@blogger.com