Writing @beehaw.org Morgie @beehaw.org 1y ago

Preferred writing medium

Writing can take many forms now a days. Some prefer pen and paper and others prefer word processors. I am curious what !writing@beehaw.org uses for their own writing.

For me I have used Scrivener before but found it too powerful for my style of writing. I now find myself using Google docs since it can sync to so many places and I can write wherever I go. (If anyone has a FOSS Google docs alternative I am all ears)

So, !writing@beehaw.org, what is your software of choice? If you prefer pen and paper, what does your process look like?

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For whatever reason I could never get my brain to work with google docs or computer writing. When I was younger, I used a type writer, and it was lovely. These days I find that I'm best with pen and paper. Though that's only for the draft part. Once I'm secure in what I got, I'm typing it up.
- Pen and Paper would never have worked for me, I am so glad electronic typewriters and then computers became a popular thing. Hand writing in any form cramps my hand somewhat badly, probably related to my bad hand writing and poor small motor skills (larger hand-eye coordination is fine however)
- Have you tried hand writing on a device? Either a tablet or one of the eink ones?
  
  I do a bit of both and it's nice to been nice to have both the tactile sensation of writing while also having an immediately backed up digital copy.
  
  I have a nice big drawing display tablet and I should be able to give it a shot, yeah. Thanks for the suggestion! It's stupid but I would've honestly not thought of that, haha.
- Never had the privilege of writing by hand. I got the ol' left-handed curse that smears anything written to paper.

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