I wrote today. Nothing substantial. Journaling, basically. But it had been a really long time since I've just picked up a pencil and paper and written. Whenever I've written anything lately it was on here, or in a word document, or some other electronic format. The last poem that I wrote was composed by hand, as well. There is an element to writing that doesn't exist when typing. I can't explain it exactly, but I know that I won't be going so long without picking up a pencil and paper again. Personally creativity flows more consistently whilst writing by hand. It takes a little longer to write that way, but what comes out is more honest somehow. Pure, and raw in a way. When I am writing a poem, a story, etc on the computer I can backspace and change what I have twelve times before deciding on the proper wording. When I am writing by hand I hate having to erase. So, I plot out what I want to say pretty precisely before putting putting lead to paper. I guess there is a certain cathartic aspect to writing that I don't commonly experience from typing.
Just thought that this realization was something worth sharing.
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You know how I feel about it. We've talked about it before. We're very different artists. I've always been better on the computer because I'm constantly editing. Rearranging. Changing. It's how I perform best. But I don't mind writing. If I keep a journal, it isn't electronic. There has to be some writing that is untouched or altered. That's it for me. When I journal it's going to be pure madness. I blog that way on occasion too.
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