Writing with pen & paper (but it's not working) - Page 3

rcentros · 03-03-2018, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

crich70 Then the dancing cats come to distract! The beauty of an AlphaSmart is that it can't connect to the internet.

And the Alphasmart is one piece. Unless the tablet/keyboard combo is in some kind of case that holds both, how would you type on your lap while riding in a bus or train?

Mivo · 05-17-2018, 07:47 PM

I have entirely too many fountain pens (love the ones by Platinum with the Carbon Black ink, which is much more satisfying than typical fountain pen inks), plus all sorts of gel ink pens. Paper, pads, and notebooks, too.

Every so often I flirt with the idea of drafting everything on paper, away from my work tainted computer, but the results have been underwhelming. I typically end up obsessing over paper, writing tools, organization. Then, next, I question the efficiency. Wouldn’t it be smarter and faster to just write it down in an electronic format? Probably. As creative? I don’t know. I only know that it’s different. I edit less while I write, but I also don experiment as much, on paper.

My newest thought (which is really just recycled, I’ve been over this before) is that an iPad Pro, possibly the large one, whose virtual keyboard features full-size keys, might combine everything best. The stylus would even allow for handwriting and traditional editing. In fact, I wait for a new model to get announced, knowing fully well I’ll agonize over the 10.5” vs 12.9” question for weeks.

I wonder, though, if this, and all the research and pondering that goes with it, isn’t all just procrastination in one of its countless disguises.

skb · 05-17-2018, 08:12 PM

Mivo, I could procrastinate for the Olympic team. I have a really short attention span these days, and I find new ways all the time to get sidetracked and

gmw · 05-18-2018, 09:46 AM

Thank you, I needed that.

pendragginp · 05-22-2018, 08:45 AM

I wish we had a 'like' button here.

theducks · 05-25-2018, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pendragginp

I wish we had a 'like' button here.

Use the Karma button

pendragginp · 05-29-2018, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

Use the Karma button

True!

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05-17-2018, 07:47 PM	#32
Mivo Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 3531054 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany Device: In use: Pocketbook InkPad 3, Kobo Glo, iPad Air 2	I have entirely too many fountain pens (love the ones by Platinum with the Carbon Black ink, which is much more satisfying than typical fountain pen inks), plus all sorts of gel ink pens. Paper, pads, and notebooks, too. Every so often I flirt with the idea of drafting everything on paper, away from my work tainted computer, but the results have been underwhelming. I typically end up obsessing over paper, writing tools, organization. Then, next, I question the efficiency. Wouldn’t it be smarter and faster to just write it down in an electronic format? Probably. As creative? I don’t know. I only know that it’s different. I edit less while I write, but I also don experiment as much, on paper. My newest thought (which is really just recycled, I’ve been over this before) is that an iPad Pro, possibly the large one, whose virtual keyboard features full-size keys, might combine everything best. The stylus would even allow for handwriting and traditional editing. In fact, I wait for a new model to get announced, knowing fully well I’ll agonize over the 10.5” vs 12.9” question for weeks. I wonder, though, if this, and all the research and pondering that goes with it, isn’t all just procrastination in one of its countless disguises.

05-17-2018, 08:12 PM	#33
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	Mivo, I could procrastinate for the Olympic team. I have a really short attention span these days, and I find new ways all the time to get sidetracked and

05-18-2018, 09:46 AM	#34
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Thank you, I needed that.

05-22-2018, 08:45 AM	#35
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	I wish we had a 'like' button here.

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