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Old 07-21-2012, 02:41 AM   #162
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Originally Posted by DarkScribe View Post
[..]I would not like to use a writing process that would not allow for immediate changes. Often, as you are writing you will see immediately a better way to phrase something, a more appropriate word to use, a different approach to a situation. Being able to make changes is not simply to enable you to correct typos. For me, the system that you describe would be incredibly limiting and counterproductive. It would stifle creativity, inhibit story development.
Ditto. I am a constant rewriter, as I go and each time I come back to it.

If I really wanted a typewriter mode (under Windows) I'd just start up a command window and enter the command: copy con myfile.txt

When you want out just hit F6 and press enter. In this mode you can edit the current line (sort of) but you can't edit previous lines. The resulting myfile.txt is plain text that can copied into any program you want.
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