word or hand

[sdsioux]

I like to write some of my ideas long hand to get an idea of what I want to do with the story. It seems like the fountain pen (have a nice one) is my friend. What do you think?

 

[Penuche]

I really don't get on with fountain pens at all - they always end up with crossed nibs.

However, I agree that sometimes writing it out instead of typing seems to pull the ideas out more easily. I prefer a black Bic (no, other brands will not usually do for me, too scratchy or the ink gets erratic) and whatever paper is within reach.

 

[sdsioux]

I really don't get on with fountain pens at all - they always end up with crossed nibs.

However, I agree that sometimes writing it out instead of typing seems to pull the ideas out more easily. I prefer a black Bic (no, other brands will not usually do for me, too scratchy or the ink gets erratic) and whatever paper is within reach.

I invested a fair amount of money in a fountain pen awhile ago and it is superb. The ink flows freely but keep in mind this is a 14 karat gold nib. It allows me to write smoothly. Just a thought

 

[sr71plt]

What I think is that I can no longer read anything I write in longhand.

 

[sdsioux]

What I think is that I can no longer read anything I write in longhand.

Mine is only legible to me, a shorthand I guess

 

[R. Richard]

Since high school English, I can't read my own cursive.

 

[Handley_Page]

Since high school English, I can't read my own cursive.

Me,. too.
But I can often type faster than I can write, so I seldom write.

 

[Penuche]

I invested a fair amount of money in a fountain pen awhile ago and it is superb. The ink flows freely but keep in mind this is a 14 karat gold nib. It allows me to write smoothly. Just a thought

It isn't the fault of the fountain pen nib's ink flow - I can't write quickly enough to keep up with my thoughts without pressing through the nib of a fountain pen hard enough to cross it!

If I really want the choice of ink colours and flow offered by fountain pens, I use a Kaweco sport rollerball (with diamine ink cartridges), but that's more for things where I can take my time.

 

[sdsioux]

It isn't the fault of the fountain pen nib's ink flow - I can't write quickly enough to keep up with my thoughts without pressing through the nib of a fountain pen hard enough to cross it!

If I really want the choice of ink colours and flow offered by fountain pens, I use a Kaweco sport rollerball (with diamine ink cartridges), but that's more for things where I can take my time.

Do you still send out hand written letters? I do. There seems to be a personal touch especially if it is a bit romantic

 

[sr71plt]

Do you still send out hand written letters? I do. There seems to be a personal touch especially if it is a bit romantic

I send out handwritten notes, but not letters. I couldn't keep it legible for that long. I do think thank-you notes for friends and family should be handwritten (and should be slow mailed).

 

[OliviaM]

I've heard other people suggest writing like this as an experiment, but I just can't do it. I 1) type very quickly and 2) go back and edit sentences a lot. Like, a lot a lot. If I wrote stories by hand, they'd be filled with lots of crossed out sentences and insertions and misspellings. When I write on greeting cards, I have to think very carefully and write on a piece of scrap paper first.

 

[Penuche]

Do you still send out hand written letters? I do.

Yes - mainly because older relatives don't read emails as careuly as they read something on paper, and an e card isn't welcomed by them either.