Comments on: NaNoWriMo! http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/03/nanowrimo/ The Blog Of An Open Source Librarian, In Which There Is No Shushing Sat, 17 May 2008 03:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Keith http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/03/nanowrimo/#comment-57999 Keith Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:36:54 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/03/nanowrimo/#comment-57999 Well, there I go, opening my big mouth again! I have been curious about experimenting with typewritten composition so I just may drop you a line. Well, there I go, opening my big mouth again!

I have been curious about experimenting with typewritten composition so I just may drop you a line.

]]> By: Steve Brannon http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/03/nanowrimo/#comment-57884 Steve Brannon Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:08:41 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2007/11/03/nanowrimo/#comment-57884 Hello, Keith. Feel free to join my small group of writers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thewaywewrite/ I am in the middle of rewriting a book, but decided to launch a work-at-night book in addition to the rewrite. So, I'm participating in the NaNoWriMo to push things along. Rewrite the old book in the morning, new-write in the evening. Hell, what's the harm? Eye twitch? Heart palpitations? I use a manual typewriter (Olympia SG1) for most of my composition, but have been using the Neo, by Alphasmart. Manual typewriters are still being manufactured, although not in the US. The quality of the newly-made machines is inferior to most machines made before the 1970s. There is one very liberating aspect to composing a first draft on a manual typewriter, a certain forward motion. I find I am less likely to sit on a line, less likely to rework the line until my story has lost its momentum. I've got around 35 manual typewriters (my search for the perfect machine). If you ever want to give one a try, let me know. I can't point you in the right direction. I enjoyed finding your blog. Steve Brannon Hello, Keith.

Feel free to join my small group of writers:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thewaywewrite/

I am in the middle of rewriting a book, but decided to launch a work-at-night book in addition to the rewrite. So, I’m participating in the NaNoWriMo to push things along. Rewrite the old book in the morning, new-write in the evening. Hell, what’s the harm? Eye twitch? Heart palpitations?

I use a manual typewriter (Olympia SG1) for most of my composition, but have been using the Neo, by Alphasmart. Manual typewriters are still being manufactured, although not in the US. The quality of the newly-made machines is inferior to most machines made before the 1970s.

There is one very liberating aspect to composing a first draft on a manual typewriter, a certain forward motion. I find I am less likely to sit on a line, less likely to rework the line until my story has lost its momentum.

I’ve got around 35 manual typewriters (my search for the perfect machine). If you ever want to give one a try, let me know. I can’t point you in the right direction.

I enjoyed finding your blog.

Steve Brannon

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