I’m left-handed, and writing with a pen or pencil has always been a tedious, hand-cramping, ink-smearing affair. Something I read this afternoon keyed this topic, and I thought it might be helpful for those of you who wonder which way is best to read about some of the advantages of a computer-based journal. I, on the other hand, have been journaling on my computer since December of 2006 and feel-strongly, of course-that the benefits of keeping my journal on the computer far outweigh any disadvantages. There are authors who insist on writing entire novels longhand and later entering what they’ve written onto the computer, because they feel their creative juices flow more freely when they use pen and paper. For others, the pen slows them down, allows them to marinate in their thoughts. I figured that if the method was more important to the presenters than the results, I wasn’t interested after all.Īdvocates of the pen and paper claim that the pen has a direct connection to the heart (yes, I read that on someone else’s blog), that typing feels like work and distracts them. In fact, I once wanted to register for a journal writing workshop and was told that only pen and paper were allowed and my laptop would not be welcome. And, though most of us are willing to let everyone else do whatever they do, we journal writers hold strong opinions about which way is best and why we adhere to it. ONE OF THE HOTTEST TOPICS among those of us who journal is whether to use a pen and paper or a computer.
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