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kleinbl00  ·  3856 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Am I A Luddite? Writing with Technology (Plus, A Cat) - Kenning Blog

The third one is technically a "client monitor" which means when I'm using it for work, that's where the video goes. When I'm writing that's where the iTunes visualizer goes. But I've done double screens for more than ten years now. I had a "space ghost story" to write for money some years back set on Alpha Centauri B. One monitor was Final Draft; the other was Celestia locked in orbit around a fictional planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B.

I've had the "typewriter of pain" debate several times. Whatever floats your boat. I'd argue that denying yourself the ability to edit is pretty stupid but then I type over 100 WPM and going back the next day and editing stuff down to what I meant rather than what I said has been my writing process for decades. The book, when edited, lost two entire chapters... and 22,000 words.

I hate the physical act of writing. My handwriting sucks. My lettering? My lettering is great. But when I trade 15 WPM of chickenscratch for 100WPM of text I get pissed off.

Pencils rawk. particularly blackwings.