Hi Steven, I'm not a writer, but I do use manual typewriters for personal correspondence with a prisoner in the UK. He has never used a typewriter but finds them fascinating and asks me lots of questions. So far I haven't been able to type a letter that's good enough to send without any rewrites, but that is my goal. I prefer to bash something out quickly in Word and then retype it on an Adler Gabriele 35 and edit as I go along. That works for me. As a broadcast captioner I use a Stenograph machine. The words I write aren't my own, so it can be a challenge when they're flying at me at 280+ wpm with no gaps in between, but that's how a lot of people speak these days. The resulting captions can sometimes look like a word soup and make little sense. You, however, would be a dream to subtitle because you speak in complete thoughts and at a nice pace. Thank you! I also don't mind telling you that thanks to you I am now familiar with the word Ahrimanic. I shall add that to my Steno dictionary when I'm back at work tomorrow. Every day's a school day. 😀
Beautiful. Well, I'd remind you that 'good enough' and 'writer' are all relative. Letter writing is its own art form, and 'good', in my mind, means it moves emotion or touches a deep part of a person, aka the soul. Good luck! And it's good to know the word Ahrimanic, because it is one of the most powerful and influential forces in modern times and somehow people are all arguing about 'other' things. interesting.
If I have little time for a writing assignment, I’ll use a computer to quickly get from the initial brainstorming stage to the final draft. But, ideally, I prefer to start in long-hand, then write subsequent drafts on my 1940 Royal Aristocrat, which is similar to the machines I learned on in junior high school. Looking for a Royal KMM now.
Nice, thanks for sharing about your process. I know, the computer is compelling for convenience. It's just that much is lost in convenience. Sometimes, one just needs to say something simple, straightforward. Yes message us we can find a Royal
It's ridiculous to write on a typewriter to increase focus and with a pen - dip pen Speedball or Fountain Pen and inkwel or a rapidograph and bottle of black ink - on beautiful paper or onion skin journal or pad of Clearprint Vellum or Southworth 100% cotton papers soft and smooth whites or yellows (for sore eyes)
I recently completed a memoir draft on a 1966 Olympia SM9. I loved the experience. I used the John Steinbeck method, composing in pencil and then typing on the manual.
You’re right about movement stimulating thought. I find I’m able to think more clearly while pacing. Whether I’m lecturing or speaking on the phone, I tend to pace without even realizing it. Maybe that’s why conversation can be more stimulating while taking a walk.
I have noted this in one of my own novels that for writers the act of typing on a typewrite evokes a physicality and muscle memory you can't quite achieve on a computer keyboard, being more akin to the creative process of a musician. I can't use a typewriter, I am an awful typist and my creative process is less disciplined and far more chaotic since I am forever changing my narratives and plot. Still, I find my self attracted to retro mechanical-styled key boards with the satisfying clicks of each stroke. Whatever works for you and your process that is the beauty of one's uniqueness.
Very interesting reference to Steiner's thoughts on Ahrimanic influence of digital writing. Didn't expect to hear that! I've been writing poetry with fountain pens and paper the last year, but had always used pen and paper of some sort. I just got a typewriter yesterday to try it for writing in another way. I really appreciate your insights on this. I just stumbled upon an interview of Marshall McLuhan discussing some concepts from his book Understanding Media about how different circuitry is in how we interact with it. I haven't read it yet, but I suspect it would be a good correlate to the ideas mentioned here.
for me, i like that I have all my edits... that's why I use a typewriter. The backspace on a computer editing software is too...easy to get rid of potentially good stuff
Yeah, 'ridiculous' - tell that to Danielle Steele and the hundreds of bestselling novel's she's written. Or Joshua Ferris, DeLillo, Auster, and history's best novelists in the 20th century.
Ridiculously good advice!
Thank you Joe, I appreciate it
Hi Steven, I'm not a writer, but I do use manual typewriters for personal correspondence with a prisoner in the UK. He has never used a typewriter but finds them fascinating and asks me lots of questions. So far I haven't been able to type a letter that's good enough to send without any rewrites, but that is my goal. I prefer to bash something out quickly in Word and then retype it on an Adler Gabriele 35 and edit as I go along. That works for me.
As a broadcast captioner I use a Stenograph machine. The words I write aren't my own, so it can be a challenge when they're flying at me at 280+ wpm with no gaps in between, but that's how a lot of people speak these days. The resulting captions can sometimes look like a word soup and make little sense. You, however, would be a dream to subtitle because you speak in complete thoughts and at a nice pace. Thank you!
I also don't mind telling you that thanks to you I am now familiar with the word Ahrimanic. I shall add that to my Steno dictionary when I'm back at work tomorrow. Every day's a school day. 😀
Beautiful. Well, I'd remind you that 'good enough' and 'writer' are all relative. Letter writing is its own art form, and 'good', in my mind, means it moves emotion or touches a deep part of a person, aka the soul. Good luck! And it's good to know the word Ahrimanic, because it is one of the most powerful and influential forces in modern times and somehow people are all arguing about 'other' things. interesting.
If I have little time for a writing assignment, I’ll use a computer to quickly get from the initial brainstorming stage to the final draft.
But, ideally, I prefer to start in long-hand, then write subsequent drafts on my 1940 Royal Aristocrat, which is similar to the machines I learned on in junior high school.
Looking for a Royal KMM now.
Nice, thanks for sharing about your process. I know, the computer is compelling for convenience. It's just that much is lost in convenience. Sometimes, one just needs to say something simple, straightforward. Yes message us we can find a Royal
It's ridiculous to write on a typewriter to increase focus and with a pen - dip pen Speedball or Fountain Pen and inkwel or a rapidograph and bottle of black ink - on beautiful paper or onion skin journal or pad of Clearprint Vellum or Southworth 100% cotton papers soft and smooth whites or yellows (for sore eyes)
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I recently completed a memoir draft on a 1966 Olympia SM9. I loved the experience. I used the John Steinbeck method, composing in pencil and then typing on the manual.
You’re right about movement stimulating thought. I find I’m able to think more clearly while pacing. Whether I’m lecturing or speaking on the phone, I tend to pace without even realizing it. Maybe that’s why conversation can be more stimulating while taking a walk.
I have noted this in one of my own novels that for writers the act of typing on a typewrite evokes a physicality and muscle memory you can't quite achieve on a computer keyboard, being more akin to the creative process of a musician. I can't use a typewriter, I am an awful typist and my creative process is less disciplined and far more chaotic since I am forever changing my narratives and plot. Still, I find my self attracted to retro mechanical-styled key boards with the satisfying clicks of each stroke. Whatever works for you and your process that is the beauty of one's uniqueness.
Very interesting reference to Steiner's thoughts on Ahrimanic influence of digital writing. Didn't expect to hear that!
I've been writing poetry with fountain pens and paper the last year, but had always used pen and paper of some sort. I just got a typewriter yesterday to try it for writing in another way. I really appreciate your insights on this.
I just stumbled upon an interview of Marshall McLuhan discussing some concepts from his book Understanding Media about how different circuitry is in how we interact with it. I haven't read it yet, but I suspect it would be a good correlate to the ideas mentioned here.
for me, i like that I have all my edits... that's why I use a typewriter. The backspace on a computer editing software is too...easy to get rid of potentially good stuff
Yeah, 'ridiculous' - tell that to Danielle Steele and the hundreds of bestselling novel's she's written. Or Joshua Ferris, DeLillo, Auster, and history's best novelists in the 20th century.
Exactly. Pynchon, Cormac Mcarthy, Woody Allen, sometimes Quentin Tarantino.
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I hear he was a badass typist, typed Naked Lunch for W.B. @@douteurhenrydickson3354
Love your channel - not just for your knowledge and but also your ethos and philosophy
Thank you, I appreciate it. Welcome to the typewriter fold