I am just asking if using technology helps you as writer? Do you use note taking apps to store your ideas for later, or do you prefer to use pen & paper to write your story before you upload it to Lush?
I live in a shared house, so for me, technology has been a godsend as I don't want anyone looking at my notes/drafts etc...
Love to know your thoughts on this.
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Does Technology Help or Hinder You?
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Both*.
My handwriting sucks badly and my hands cramp up if I do it for too long so even notetaking is easier on a device of some kind. For writing, any decent word processor or even text editor. For note-taking, Evernote is nice since it is multiplatform and cloud-based (and free at the basic level) so I can make a quick note on my BB and have it available when I'm on my Windows laptop later.
However, I do find it easier to get distracted or go off on tangents unless I do my writing on a standalone machine with no network access. That may be a function of my personality, however, and not an issue for everyone. I also do find it too easy to get rid of stuff. SHIFT-DEL and boom, it's gone forever when maybe I should have kept it.
*I assume by technology, you mean computer tech since pen and paper or a typewriter are also technically technologies for writing.
My handwriting sucks badly and my hands cramp up if I do it for too long so even notetaking is easier on a device of some kind. For writing, any decent word processor or even text editor. For note-taking, Evernote is nice since it is multiplatform and cloud-based (and free at the basic level) so I can make a quick note on my BB and have it available when I'm on my Windows laptop later.
However, I do find it easier to get distracted or go off on tangents unless I do my writing on a standalone machine with no network access. That may be a function of my personality, however, and not an issue for everyone. I also do find it too easy to get rid of stuff. SHIFT-DEL and boom, it's gone forever when maybe I should have kept it.
*I assume by technology, you mean computer tech since pen and paper or a typewriter are also technically technologies for writing.
Active Ink Slinger
I do almost all of my notes or writing for both lush and other things almost exclusively on my electronics. I find it's faster than writing and spell check is a god send.
Advanced Wordsmith
This may be taking an answer to the extreme, but I'm old enough to remember when you wanted to write something you put a piece of paper in a typewriter. If you made a mistake you could take the piece of paper out and put in a new piece of paper and start that page from scratch. Or you could have an ink eraser and the thing would look like a mess. Then they came along with a new high tech innovation: white out. Problem solved, sort of.
A machine that stores everything you write? The ability to eliminate, add, or move paragraphs, rewrite, edit, make minor changes, without having to start from scratch? A Thesaurus right in the document? The internet to get stories to market and readers? Anyone who doesn't take advantage of all that must have rocks in their head.
"Oh no! I can't write on anything but a manual typewriter!" Good God, what an absurd affectation!
A machine that stores everything you write? The ability to eliminate, add, or move paragraphs, rewrite, edit, make minor changes, without having to start from scratch? A Thesaurus right in the document? The internet to get stories to market and readers? Anyone who doesn't take advantage of all that must have rocks in their head.
"Oh no! I can't write on anything but a manual typewriter!" Good God, what an absurd affectation!
It definitely helps me. I have horribly bad handwriting and sometimes I can't even read what I've written, so when an idea strikes, I like to grab my phone and use my note taking app, or even my text editor to get it down. I have written whole Flash Fictions on my phone, so yeah definitely helps. I also find myself unable to write on a bit of paper, so I have to write on screen. It's more of a psychological thing because I absolutely loathe writing by hand.
Story Verifier
It has helped me beyond description and it has scared the living crap out of me. I designed computers and other stuff for 35 years so I'm quite familiar with it. I am absolutely terrified by the use government and industry have put it to.
I detest them knowing everything about me. My buying habits, my browsing habits, all that stuff. They are using it to own all of us and I fight that. I lie about SS numbers (I have several I use in different places), I lie on forms I have to fill out to make some bean counter happy. I am one of the most obfuscating people you'll ever meet. It's very hard for these sharks to find prey in the muddy water I create.
I NEVER lie to people though, it's just that I get to decide what to tell. Pretty much if I say it it's true. I just chose not to say some things.
I love word processors and spread sheets though. They are "THE" answer to all my writing and calculating problems.
I detest them knowing everything about me. My buying habits, my browsing habits, all that stuff. They are using it to own all of us and I fight that. I lie about SS numbers (I have several I use in different places), I lie on forms I have to fill out to make some bean counter happy. I am one of the most obfuscating people you'll ever meet. It's very hard for these sharks to find prey in the muddy water I create.
I NEVER lie to people though, it's just that I get to decide what to tell. Pretty much if I say it it's true. I just chose not to say some things.
I love word processors and spread sheets though. They are "THE" answer to all my writing and calculating problems.
I am always a gentleman.
I myself have pretty bad handwriting so spellcheck has been essential, but I also discovered that it has made me a lazy speller as I rely on it to much.
@LD, I agree that we are being watched, we have the same problem here in the UK. I use a pseudonym when I am online, but even that isn't great protection
@LD, I agree that we are being watched, we have the same problem here in the UK. I use a pseudonym when I am online, but even that isn't great protection
My main writing program is Scrivener, it has places within the project to store notes, PDF's and pictures keeping everything together.
I also use Evernote for materials on story ideas, writing lessons and general reference.
I keep my Scrivener files on G-Drive, so my Desktop and my Netbook are both constantly in sync with each other.
I also use Evernote for materials on story ideas, writing lessons and general reference.
I keep my Scrivener files on G-Drive, so my Desktop and my Netbook are both constantly in sync with each other.
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My main writing program is Scrivener, it has places within the project to store notes, PDF's and pictures keeping everything together.
I also use Evernote for materials on story ideas, writing lessons and general reference.
I keep my Scrivener files on G-Drive, so my Desktop and my Netbook are both constantly in sync with each other.
I have yet to try Scrivener, so I will definitely check it out
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I have yet to try Scrivener, so I will definitely check it out
A steal at the price, and you have 30 days for the free trial.
They do not delete your work if you decide not to buy, and the stories you are working on are stored in standard RTF format so are usable by MS-Word or Libre-Writer (what I use)
Devil's Advocate
Technology definitely helps. I quite literally couldn't write without it. Although I do need to explore some options for capturing random thoughts when they arise, because my memory isn't quite up to the task.
My latest story is a racy little piece about what happens when someone cute from work invites you over to watch Netflix and Chill.
Purveyor of Poetry & Porn
Totally helps...I don't think I could imagine writing a story if I had to use a typewriter, and carbon paper and stuff...I'd be completely lost without a word processor...just sayin'
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I'm gonna stick with my computer. It's easier to write at the speed of thought in the first draft and faster on the rewrites when I go in to tighten things up.