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Questions to ponder part 11
Carter-Orange:
I like to keep the summary a little vague, I don't really give much away.
Carter:
I myselg try not to reveal anything important...ca use to me that would defeat the purpose of reading but i try to come up with a summary where there is enough information and then also not a lot. I am not good with summaries either so it can be hadd for me sometimes.
RokofAges75:
Just read an interesting article that suggests people express themselves better when writing longhand instead of typing.
The Joys and Benefits of Cursive Writing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-dagnalmyron/john-boy-was-write-the-jo_b_5440013.html
As a teacher, I think children should still be taught cursive, as well as typing, but as a writer, my experience has been completely different from that of the author and the researchers quoted in the article, who say that writers are more creative and productive when writing by hand. I find writing by hand to be tedious and frustrating. For me, it takes longer than typing, it makes my hand hurt after awhile, and it's much harder to edit as I go. I never write stories by hand, unless the power is out or my computer's down and I have no other option.
What about the rest of you? When it comes to writing stories, do you prefer typing or writing by hand?
Sakabelle:
I'm pretty sure if I wrote anything by hand that notebook would be a complete smudged mess of erased and rewritten words.
I definitely feel much more creative when typing! Maybe if I was writing in cursive I'd think a bit more before writing down that sentence, because I go back and change things and rewrite sentences a couple times before I'm satisfied with them.
I also like to change things around, go back into paragraphs and add more detail. And yeah, my hand would also hurt after a while. When typing I can go for hours. (I will probably end up with carpal tunnel due to how many hours of the day I spend typing.) And that is when I personally feel the most creative, when I have a large chunk of time to sit and dedicate to writing without interruption. Which I could only accomplish with a computer so yeah lol
RokofAges75:
Same here, on all points! LOL
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