What do you prefer to write with? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250 Cammie Josephine Do you prefer to type your novel (using whatever word processor) or do you prefer to write long hand? Why? Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:43:56 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35411 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35411 Cammie Josephine I like writing long hand. I don't really know why. I love writing with different colored pens and I love the crinkly sound the page makes when you've written on both sides of it. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:47:33 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35471 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35471 blackfalcon45 Word processor. You can go faster and type whatever comes to mind. When I write long hand, I tend to get ahead of where I'm at on paper. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:53:34 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35574 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35574 Laughing Turtle I much prefer to write longhand. It's much easier for me to think while writing by hand, I suppose; and, of course, there's no distracting internet. It's actually very difficult me to just type my novel, which makes NaNoWriMo rather annoying at times. Several times I've just written in a notebook at school and the typed it up in my word document. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:57:22 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35631 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35631 charleenlynette I'm definitely a typer. I can type much faster than I can write. Plus it's more comfortable. Not to mention, I'll actually be able to read it later. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:24:07 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36038 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36038 August. I prefer typing. I often write longhand for my notes, but when it comes to actually getting the story down it goes along much better if I type. Also, my handwriting is pretty horrible so it wouldn't be much fun to read afterwards. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:39:23 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36282 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36282 ohsostarryeyed I enjoy writing longhand when I need to get a rough idea down, but when it comes to the actual novel I use word processor. I tend to write slower than I type, and when I type, I feel like my thought process flows much easier. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:48:55 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36420 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36420 SheaKoshan I take my notes by hand in a notebook that's designated to the story, but do all my writing with a word processor. My hands just get too tired and I get frustrated when my story isn't coming out fast enough and causing me pain, so longhand is kind of out for me. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:15:16 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36809 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36809 syaffolee I don't mind writing long hand, but I would definitely pick typing over it if I want to get things done. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:28:53 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_37002 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_37002 Lostshadows I prefer to write long hand. I'm not the fastest typer and it's easier for me to lug a notebook around than a laptop. (Plus, it's less likely to be stolen if left unattended.) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:18:09 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_38526 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_38526 TheCatfishKid I write down random notes and things longhand, but I type any actual writing because writing longhand for a long time hurts my wrist. To say nothing of my atrocious handwriting, lol. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:09:22 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_39155 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_39155 suppii Typer. But lately I found out that when I was in slump, writing by hand could at least ease it a bit. But for NaNo, definitely typing. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:03:21 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40736 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40736 Lydia_Ember Hand writer. Typing's for editing... and people that can type fast. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:59:13 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_41291 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_41291 Spuggey Before my first Nano, I always wrote long hand then typed it out. For my first Nano, I typed it straight into the computer... and ever since, that's how I write. It's easier to get it all out and I don't feel tempted to go back. When I write in a notebook, I type it up every few pages... and edit, and change and get all worked up. Thus, I never finished a novel before Nano. So now I type it and don't look back over what I've done until I write the last line. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:39:26 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44277 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44277 Rubyfruit Typer. Because there are times when I can only barely read my own handwriting. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:12:52 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45391 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45391 Lady_Indis_Dress Type, type, typey, type, type. Works better for me for some reason. Maybe because it's faster. For some reason when I was writing by hand all of my work sucked. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:15:53 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45429 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45429 Linchy I cherish my touch typing and I love my laptop, no matter how distracting it can be. Plus I have the tendency to write too hard or too messily so my hand gets cramped up and I get frustrated and then I go onto my laptop and everything's better. xD Typer. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:19:06 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_54244 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_54244 hotwheelsjill I like to type because I'm slow at hand writing. And the computer will automatically count my words. :D Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:30:16 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_85834 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_85834 Gorgeous Nerd I type when I'm writing, but I prefer writing longhand to plot and come up with characters. Something about doodling in the margins does it for me. (I'll also write longhand to break blocks sometimes.) Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:43:44 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_90608 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_90608 Darkanna I write most of my notes and pieces away from home longhand, but I type my novel at home because writing hurts after a while and it's easier to modify as I go. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:56:52 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_91463 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_91463 Valerian I write with whatever is available usually. The computer is preferred for editing and word-count checking, but I like writing free-hand because my hand-writing is awesome, and it helps me think of random solutions. And I don't get as distracted, since there's no internet in my journal, haha. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:51:25 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_91919 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_91919 ZoraSkywalker Both. I generally prefer to type, but it's easier for me to handwrite during classes than to get out my laptop -- plus I already write in class all the time. Going by some stuff that happened a couple semesters ago, I apparently look like the most studious student in the class. XD Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:18:36 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_92109 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_92109 Zaramora_Gladen Write it then type it! I don't get too distracted when journal writing due to the lack of journal webernet! Yay before the webernet!!! Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:11:21 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_93830 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_93830 Cloud 10 Word Document, typing. I can type about as fast as I can think, so that's good for me when it comes to writing all the good action scenes and dialogue scenes. However, I split my note-writing half and half between my story notebook and a blank word document. That way I have several places to go to when I need ideas. (Plus, in my story notebook I can doodle and write side notes and all the goodies). ~Cloud Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:12:23 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_93839 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_93839 Mel Love to write in longhand but, alas, some years back my writing hand decided the arthritis didn't like it. Had to learn to let my imagination and the words flow through the keyboard and am fine with that now since I can get more writing done in a shorter span of time. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:39:01 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_94903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_94903 J.E.Blackworth Outlines, ideas and notes all by hand, the actual writing I do by typing on my beloved Q10. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:56:09 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_95704 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_95704 WindWell2794 Planning by hand, it's easier to find looking in a notebook or binder than going in between documents. The actual writing of the novel is typing. My hand starts to hurt after two or three pages. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:26:50 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_102143 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_102143 Silhouette. I love longhand writing, but I prefer to do "serious" writing on my keyboard 1) because it's wayyyyy faster and 2) because it's actually legible Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:06:47 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_104308 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_104308 osmiumantidote I like to write long hand first. Then, I edit and expound as I type it in. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:32:46 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_113871 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_113871 cynical_scribe I generally do all my idea-jotting and planning in a notebook, as I like to scribble little diagrams and draw maps and pictures as well as just writing - which is a bit difficult to do with a computer. But to actually write the story itself? No way could I do it longhand. My fingers would cramp up within a page or two, my frustrated brain would be zipping far, far ahead of my poor hand... and not being able to read the story afterwards would be a serious possibilty, as the faster I write the scribblier and more demented looking my handwriting gets. So computer all the way for me. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:48:27 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_115192 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_115192 reesa-chan I prefer to type. When I write longhand, I always have trouble when I want to go back and add in bits here and there or move them around because there's limited space once you've started filling things up. Typing, on the other hand, allows for simple shoving text aside whenever necessary. I also have less problems with my inner perfectionist taking over and critiquing my handwriting and spelling errors and such when there's standard print that takes care of the handwriting problem and spellcheck to make up for any spelling errors. Not that spellcheck is perfect, but it helps. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:11:28 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_122341 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_122341 reesa-chan Also, for purposes of NaNoWriMo, it's a lot easier to keep track of word counts when using a word processor. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:12:22 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_122347 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_122347 BriiMarie I prefer to type as I type faster and I can think more while typing and not worry too much about typos (easily corrected). Longhand is mainly to let my thoughts ramble on, and I tend to just summarize the story instead of having specific action and dialogue. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:02:46 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_125547 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_125547 WileJ I go the long way for sure: write by hand then type. I find I can fill in a lot though when I'm typing. Writing by hand is really just to get most of the ideas out and if I feel myself coming in short or if I forgot something I can fill in as I type it up. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:57:12 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_132647 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_132647 RavenstarRHJF I'm an impatient writer, so I like to use the good 'ol laptop. Longhand takes far too long to get down- I can write a whole page on the computer in the time it would take me to write two paragraphs by hand if the juices are flowing. Also, my thoughts tend to run ahead at full speed and if I'm doing it the long way I tend to leave out words or phrases entirely and that gets on my perfectionistic nerves. And my hand starts to cramp after only a page of longhand, so there's that to consider... But I actually kind of admire those of you who do it by hand first. You probably have better handwriting than mine. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:20:44 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_134911 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_134911 RebeccaMolloy Pen and paper for me. The words just flow more easily than when I'm looking at a blank screen, plus with a notepad there are no distractions such as Facebook, Solitaire or Minesweeper. I like to lug my CD player downstairs, put it on the dining room table with a selection of 3 or 4 CDs that are my designated writing music for the month, then sit and write at the table. I am only allowed to get up from the table if I'm desperate for the loo, but otherwise I have to sit there and get my 2,000 words done. Keeping track of wordcount is not that horrendous, I make a note in the margins at the top of each page of what the total is from the previous one, then once I finish a page, I split it into four or five sections, add them up and put the new total at the bottom. I average between 500-600 words per page so it's fairly easy to say to myself "Right, four pages and I'm done for the day." Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:42:23 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_145533 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_145533 braids I outline/take notes in longhand, but I write on my laptop. My handwriting gets atrocious after a short while--I could give doctors a run for their money--and I'd like to be able to read what I've written. I also find when I'm rushing to get a lot written, I hold my pen too tight and my hand hurts. I hated school exams for that reason. So typing means I get things out as fast as my head thinks of it without it causing (much) pain, it's easier to edit, and well, it's just easier full stop. Plus if I ever pursue publishing, I'm just going to have to type it up anyway. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:55:02 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_154770 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_154770 K-A-W I write longhand when I have to and I love having a notebook full of...well...notes! But I prefere to type. It's faster and I think more about what I'm writing, for some reason - I guess because it's easier to delete and change (I dislike crossing out.) I HATE Word with a passion. I have to use it at the moment because it's all my boyfriend has on his computer but the amount I swear per day has increased ten fold. I can't wait to get Pages back! Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:07:36 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_154838 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_154838 I_lovedyoufirst I write longhand and then type it out after, because the ideas come out better when they're leaking from a pen. However, toward the last five or so days, I'm way behind on my word count and need to type like mad to catch up. Without fail. It's nice to have something to look forward to. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:42 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_155731 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_155731 sarchasm I love writing longhand, but it takes so dang long for me that I usually go with the computer. When I was younger I didn't always have ready access to a computer (I shared with siblings, so we had to take turns) so I wrote in notebooks. I still have most of them, actually. So, I guess I prefer using the computer, because I can get my ideas down faster and I can do research at the same time if need be. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:01:52 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_163363 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=2#forum_thread_comment_163363 S.L Mahon Everything that isn't the actual novel, such as notes, character profiles, reminders etc go into a bright pink folder in long hand, while the novels are all typed out, I just get my ideas down faster when typing. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:41:25 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_167597 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_167597 Mellybeans0919 Type. I am faster, more convenient (for me) and writing long hand makes my hand hurt so typing is what I will be doing! Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:30:27 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_169308 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_169308 -marisa I have to type. If I write for too long I get really cranky and annoyed with it and my writing gets really messy. Plus I hate sitting at desks for long periods at a time. I do have a ''laptop desk'' but I still hate writing by hand >.< Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:44:13 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_169443 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_169443 kblynn I type because it's faster, but only with the actual novel. I write out all of my notes in long-hand, so that I can spread them out around me as I write. It's faster for me to shuffle through papers than to Alt-tab through dozens of documents. It also helps me stay organized, since I now have a binder full of research, notes, sketches, etc. for my novel. Writing long-hand is therapeutic, but I can't write 50,000 words in a month by hand; I'm too slow. But I type like a Tasmanian devil! :P Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:16:41 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_176174 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_176174 jentus I am faster a typing on the computer, but oft times I will write with a G-2 pen in a pad of paper, however I kind of write in such a way that no one but me can read it. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:19:37 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_180001 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_180001 hmckin20 I'm weird but I tend to feel comfortable with writing on forums like these. I'll load a forum, type whatever I want to type, and c&p it somewhere else when I'm done. I'm also comfy with deviantART's literature submission box. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:53:45 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_180243 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_180243 Void-Auron I can write longhand on the bus, at lunch, in classes etc. I can type only at home. Thus, I write longhand and then transcribe it on school days, otherwise I just type. I do like some of my longhand writing better (it just flows nicer). Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:00:21 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_181382 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_181382 Its_Chai_not_Chae I'm a much faster typer, but when I'm feeling inspired I would much rather long hand. Also, long hand sometimes gets on my nerves, because that's about fifteen pages of writing that I'm going to have to just TYPE later! Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:54:03 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_182368 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_182368 Yoda47 type. I can type faster than I can write... and I have trouble reading my own writing. Now, if I could find a way to plug my IBM Model M into my iPad, I'd be in heaven! Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:40:09 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184505 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184505 C S Hoffman I use Scrivener for Mac and have added a program to my computer which makes my typing sound like an old typewriter. Yep. I'm from the days before computers and if I can't hear the keys clicking, it doesn't feel like I'm writing. ;) Website - http://chavahoffman.wordpress.com Twitter - @chavahoffman [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/30w2rtu.jpg[/IMG] Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:06:48 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184816 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184816 Heather Hart I use my Netbook so that I can type. I type way faster than I could write long hand, and my Netbook is portable and follows me everywhere during NaNo. :D Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:12:43 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184879 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_184879 Marinianora I prefer using a word processor for the actual story and a virtual Notebook for research. Other than that If I have a cool idea, I'll jot it down on my notebook or current piece of paper. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:06:32 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_191438 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_191438 LivelyLiz Type, because nothing is more exciting then seeing a blank MS word document turn into a masterpiece. I also like that it writes neatly and I can type way faster than I could write long-hand. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:36:49 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_192645 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_192645 Leeny For NaNo I use my computer because I don't want to try and count my words long hand. Plus my handwriting varies so I can even reasonably guess words per page. However, I prefer writing long-hand because it feels more genuine to me. Like I am actually creating something rather than just typing. And I get less distracted. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:50:00 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_286067 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_286067 GreenSweatshirtGal Depends. On paper, I tend to make a lot of mistakes, but I write faster and have a better time focusing. On computer, my writing is better but I spend long periods of time staring at the screen...or, worse, getting distracted by the internet! Lately I've been exploiting the best of both words: I write everything down on paper first and then type it up to be fixed up later. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:34:19 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_286785 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_286785 KaitW440 I'm a particularly fast typist, so my medium of choice for NaNo has always been a computer and Microsoft Word. When I'm at work, on my lunch break or anywhere else where having my laptop isn't really possible, I utilize my designated NaNo college-ruled notebook, and nice, smooth-writing pens. I have also been known to jot bits down on the backs of business cards, receipts and schedules as well. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:47:37 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_287024 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_287024 Mysterious Shoe I freaking love my Alphasmart and find it ridiculously relaxing to use, but I also get antsy not knowing my wordcount, so my top choice is definitely my laptop and Open Office. I like to write notes and work on outlining long-hand, but my handwriting is always either unreadable or slow, so it doesn't work out for NaNo. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:01:36 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_288049 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_288049 deasoline I prefer typing (in MS Word 2007 or 2010), but I write a lot in notebooks when I'm in school and away from home, too. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:15:32 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_292480 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_292480 Oranbega I type, I have to. I type at around 125 WPM while maintaining accuracy. It's nigh impossible for me to trade that in for long-hand when I can compose at the speed of thought. I do love writing in cursive however, and know that it is a dieing art among my generations and ones to follow. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:22:14 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_309206 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_309206 selenehekate Type! I can do it so much quicker! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:21:49 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_310686 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=3#forum_thread_comment_310686 Jennifer2309 I prefer using a computer because I type a lot faster and if I think of something I want to add in pages ago, I can just go to that point in the paper and make it happen... the only down fall with me is sometimes I think of scenes while working and open a blank word document and email it to my self.... I end up with pieces to add and worry about them getting lost... lol Hope that helps!! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:24:47 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_310768 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_310768 nerdwrighter I always write out planning by hand, because I work things out better that way. When it comes to the actual writing, I ultimately type everything out, but if I can't get to a computer, I'll write it in my planning notebook. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:34:14 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_312566 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_312566 bjpeat I usually write in my head long before any writing comes into play. I often actually speak out most of it, especially dialogue. This has earned me a number of stares from others who can't fathom why I'm ranting... and then doing my own comebacks. But when I get to the actual writing-it-down, it's the laptop or bust. I mean, if I absolutlely cacn't get to the laptop, then I might scribble it down on the back of an envelope or whatever, but that's just until I can get back to my laptop again. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:18:11 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_313501 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_313501 Silverleaf28 I am forced to type by the fact that my handwriting is so awful that I hate anything written in it. Not to mention that if I wrote anywhere near fast enough to get 1667 words a day, it would be completely illegible. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:26:09 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_523799 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_523799 LuLiLa I type my novel using microsoft word. That way I don't have to type it up later after writing it out by hand. Also, my handwriting is absolutely terrible and I can barely read it and it is much easier to edit within a word document than edit something written out by hand. I am also faster at typing than handwriting and it's much easier to copy and paste it to a site if I want to share it when I type it. Microsoft word also provides a word counter so I wouldn't have to count the words myself. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:28:51 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_526772 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_526772 JanaeB Typing, because I can write faster that way and I don't get hand cramps. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:19:46 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_542614 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_542614 Sola Kelilah I prefer longhand usually, during non-NaNo season - my ideas flow better for some reason when I've got a pencil and paper. Besides, computers can be distracting (*cough cough Facebook). During NaNo i find it's easier just to use a computer for NaNo --- the word count being a large factor, as well as speed of typing vs. writing longhand. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:43:23 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_564481 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_564481 Phonegod i prefer to type, but i end up writing long-hand because i can take the notebook everywhere i go { school, to my granny's, etc. } o: i can't take the computer. :c Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:32:43 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_581818 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_581818 DrBShadow 2002-2003 I wrote the beginning a few middle scenes and the end, and then typed it in to fill in the blanks. 2004-2007 I wrote mostly then typed, just because it relaxed me and it helped me be able to get away from the PC because all that distracted me was my Yahoo Pool league (XP & BH repesent) and also the relationships I was in. 2008 I decided to write mostly in paper since I still had not gotten a laptop nor had my parents, so I went back to my 02-03 stage of things, write as much out as possible, then type in to confirm word count. (Still not sure how my mom used to count each individual words on the page. I would probably do that later and just mark off each page with the word count then add them all together but anyway not my forte. 2009 New relationship new laptop in the family and ipod touch, Technological NNWM took off! I aimed and only missed it by 4,000 words I think (could be mistaken) and I think script frenzy was off by 10 pages. 2010 I took off, writing and typing, I used the best of my talents, I do better writing with long hand, but editing is easier when you can take a fresh look at what you have written and type it out in a quick edit process which adds things on that I may have wanted to put in but forgot about because it was a late night, and I achieved it, I also did add a word count to every scrap of piece of items i wrote on so I could tally, the only hardest challenge is grouping it all together and not losing it lol but last year was the year I won ScriptFrenzy and NaNoWriMo, sadly due to other things I could not participate fully int Script, but NaNo... here I come! 2011 mostly typing. 2012 well might as well write for my right to survive, but I plan on beating out all challenges next year. From ScriptFrenzy, NaNoWriMo, and the two extra in June and August for fun :) Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:50:58 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_689903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_689903 velvettouch_connectingdots I write in a fancy-schmancy five-subject notebook, longhand. I would type, but since I'm still in school and they forbid any technology during class, I've taken to carrying it around with me and jotting down a few words every two seconds. And since I'm out of my house for most of the day. I type it all up before I go to sleep - thank god that I type fast. But I don't type my actual story unless it's to edit/etc. I find it easier to write with a pen and paper, for me. Maybe because I half-edit as I go along. And that I don't tend to scratch stuff out, because I'm kinda anal about how my paper looks like. it has to be neat. No black-outs anywhere. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:32:06 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_702073 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_702073 chickyboo Typing, it's much faster. I'm hoping that voice to text software will be even faster. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:56:17 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_703445 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_703445 andimn I'm way old school. I write my first drafts longhand with a fountain pen. ;-) I don't know what it is, but when I write longhand I have an easier time falling into the world of the story. That makes it easier for me to write the story. Plus, I'm not at all tempted to edit as I go (well, other than crossing out the occasional line or paragraph). I used to be horrible about that when I did my first drafts on a computer. I'd spend months spinning my wheels on the same few pages, editing and re-editing and tinkering to get them perfect. You can't really do that when you're writing longhand. When I type the draft in, I do my first round of revisions. Editing becomes a natural extension of typing that way. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_712496 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_712496 glynes I could never read my handwriting back! I type my story on an Alpha Neo (averaging a whopping 26 wpm, which is astounding for a woman who's made her living by typing for 45 years!!). For me, the Neo is easy to type on, the 4-line screen eliminates the urge to go back and edit, it gets me away from the computer so I'm not so tempted to procrastinate, and I can write absolutely anywhere. Everything gets uploaded to my desktop where it's saved and backed-up, printed out, and eventually transferred onto my laptop for editing. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:08:27 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_712830 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_712830 heysamantha I like typing better, of course. For one, I can type a lot faster then I can write, and if I tried to write 2,000 plus words a day longhand, I'm pretty sure my fingers would fall off. :P Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:54:59 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_747460 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_747460 CherokeeAlex For NaNo I type because otherwise it would never get done. I like doing all my notes and outlines in longhand though. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:13:06 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_747704 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_747704 lil87blue I like to type, but if an idea hits me and i'm not near a computer i'll use a good old pen and notepad. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:28:13 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_748574 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_748574 Dragoncharmer I like typing and I can type quickly. Whenever I can't get to my computer and I want to write, however, I take out a pencil and my trusty notebook. I write other works often in my notebook, especially when I'm bored and I come up with a new idea. My notebook is usually a place for my first first draft and I edit it when I type, but not for NaNo. I don't like writing it down on paper and copying it over to my computer, so I this time I just map out what's going to happen next in my novel on paper and type out the prose when I can get to my computer. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:28:34 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_749852 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_749852 LightningRip I prefer to type, because long hand makes my wrist hurt -__- And it's far easier to modify errors/redo things when typing, and that way I can type in the backseat of the car without the potholes and bumps in the road annoying me to death. XD Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:01:11 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_750172 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_750172 Foxstar2000 I prefer to have all my writing on the computer cause then it's easier to edit, rewrite, post places, etc. And keep safe. Last year, I wrote most of my 1667 words a day while I was at school, and then came home and typed them on the computer, but I realized that that took too much time after I failed. This year, I'm writing it all with pen and paper, and my ideas flow a lot easier. I can carry it everywhere, too. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:42:33 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_759215 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_759215 Fircoal Typing all the way. I can type for days no problem. Write long-hand for half an hour and my hand HURTS. (Well at least if writting fast, if I go slower it'd probably be an hour or two) Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:16:06 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_760851 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=4#forum_thread_comment_760851 louizzza I type because i'm dyslexic :P and i would fall apart without a spellcheacker Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:40:03 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_766374 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_766374 2K I type them on the computer, it's much faster that way and you can easily go back over and fix whatever you want to. :) Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:31:49 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_768923 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_768923 hypocritelecter Typing on my laptop. I can save resources, easily edit, back up files, make infinite copies, share my work easily, nab resources from the internet, can switch to a prompt or distraction when facing a block... it's far better than writing longhand imo. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:41:55 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_769784 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_769784 MusicalRaven Long hand. I can write faster than I can type. AND I can carry around my notebooks. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_985855 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_985855 nijusjaanu I type my novels because it's more convenient for me and I can back it up in several ways. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1131717 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1131717 thrilleraddict Depends on which project I'm working on. I wrote most of a novel idea down on paper but the re-write will be done on my laptop. I like both, but I find myself wishing I could get my thoughts out faster when I'm writing long-hand. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1132098 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1132098 1018mockingjay I prefer to type my novel because its faster and readable. But if it's certain scenes that come up to me during school than I'll write it long hand because I won't have my laptop with me. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:47:51 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1133301 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1133301 JenWales Write by hand but type for nano Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:13:16 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1239242 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=5#forum_thread_comment_1239242 JediSoth I can type faster than I can write long hand and since I'm left-handed, writing long hand has other challenges, the least of which is I DESPISE having pencil rubbings on the edge of my hand from rubbing my hand along what I've just written. Plus, most spiral-bound books are not made for lefties. I use yWriter by Spacejock Software for my first drafts and MS Word for revisions & editing ('cause you can track changes). Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:59:21 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_110126 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_110126 Rebekah1213 it has to be typed eventually to be checked by NaNoWriMo, but I hand write when I cannot get to a computer (as I share a computer with my boyfriend) so I do both handwrite and type. There are days I type twice as much, but I will do anything to get 50,000 by November 30th. I also used word since I took college classes on it; I know it well. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:24:11 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_128468 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_128468 teachinghome It sounds very old fashion but I prefer long hand. I think better that way. It is more portable. I'm less tempted to go back and rewrite, edit, police. All things they tell us not to do during the first draft. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:09:31 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_168365 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_168365 megirl815 Depends. I usually type my stories (spellcheck is my savior), but I don't mind writing out on good, old fashion paper. But I afterwards I type it up :P Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:18:14 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_177599 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_177599 allie_bigelow I'm a typer. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:50:46 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312923 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_312923 dragonfly_away I typically type when I know what I want to say because typing is the only way I can keep up with my thoughts, but my inspiration comes from writing with an ultra fine point pen and college ruled or any narrow lined paper. The more I am able to write on one page the better! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:59:28 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_313097 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_313097 I Can't Write For My Life Type hands down! I guess that its because I type faster than I write. It took me half an hour or a bit more to hand write 500 words but it only takes me like fifteen to twenty minutes typed. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:29:26 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_561082 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_561082 Rosie Ghosttowner 1-Do you prefer to type your novel (using whatever word processor) *I do write with Word to write my entire novel because the publishers dont accept hand writing work plus its easier to correct and all .. 2-do you prefer to write long hand? *And I do hand writing as well in a note-book for my start before to go on Word, just to make things in place (ie: plot development in 4 sections ) a drawing all about my characters it helps me, I guess its not the same for everyone Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:15:57 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1132254 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1132254 ilona I write longhand also. This year my novel is 100% written with old fashioned pen and ink in a composition notebook that I decorated. Almost done! woo hoo! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:43:47 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881019 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881019 21stcenturybreakdown Yeah, I type faster than I write too. Also, editing is one hell of a lot easier on the computer! :P Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:09:16 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44645 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-polling-booth/threads/3250?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44645