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hand writing the first draft
if i'm not on a time crunch, i will always try to hand write the first draft of all my creative writing projects. this makes me take it slower, think more about the words i'm putting down. it also acts as the first round of editing whenever i type it into my computer so i'm one step closer to a finished project. there's some so much more satisfying about being able to look at the progress made on a story that is hand written rather than typed in a computer.
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@sbonifazi
Feb 1, 2025
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@envy
I've gone back to handwriting first drafts recently and it feels so much better. I'll pick up my laptop if my thoughts are moving faster than my pen can keep up with, but the connection between my thoughts and the words on the page feels much more authentic when there's no screen involved.
Feb 1, 2025
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@sbonifazi
envy i agree! i feel so much more like a real author and artist when i write by hand
Feb 1, 2025
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@yagababa
i used to do this as a teenager lately i’ve been wondering if i should go back to this method!
Feb 1, 2025
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@sbonifazi
yagababa yes!!! i think as we grow into adulthood there's so much pressure to do everything with speed in mind that we forget we can do things slower and more simply. sometimes our teenage selves had it more figured out than our adult selves.
Feb 1, 2025

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