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Paper snobbery
I'm on the last page of my paper fiction journal. Weird thing is that even though I type all my stories and do most of my "writing" on the computer - the best thing for my writing is having a notebook in which to scribble out ideas.
Sometimes I think it's the visceral act of physically writing with pen/pencil and paper. It's like having a distraction without being distracted.
Plus, I'm such a paper geek.
Right now, I'm scanning all the online journal/stationery/office supply sites I can find for a new one.
Thing is, online they don't tend to tell you (especially for fancy journals) if the ruling is wide or narrow (college). In fact, sometimes they don't even really have that distinction.
Even when shopping in a store in real life, I have this issue. I'll see a journal that meets my size and binding requirements.
BUUUUUT it's got mega wide rule. So wide that you get maybe ten or twelve lines per page. And I hate that because I am *not* a small child who doesn't know how to write. I'm a very large child who's been writing for sometime now and would like smaller lines for both neatness and economy.
Still, there's something *quite* creativity-inspiring about pen and paper. Especially really fancy pen and paper. I got a nice pen as a gift for Christmas, and I swear it was more fun just to *outline* with the thing.
Le sigh.
But on the good news front, I'm totally half way though chapter 14. And I've been making great strides in the last few days, which considering the RL situation, is really surprising and a very good sign.
Sometimes I think it's the visceral act of physically writing with pen/pencil and paper. It's like having a distraction without being distracted.
Plus, I'm such a paper geek.
Right now, I'm scanning all the online journal/stationery/office supply sites I can find for a new one.
Thing is, online they don't tend to tell you (especially for fancy journals) if the ruling is wide or narrow (college). In fact, sometimes they don't even really have that distinction.
Even when shopping in a store in real life, I have this issue. I'll see a journal that meets my size and binding requirements.
BUUUUUT it's got mega wide rule. So wide that you get maybe ten or twelve lines per page. And I hate that because I am *not* a small child who doesn't know how to write. I'm a very large child who's been writing for sometime now and would like smaller lines for both neatness and economy.
Still, there's something *quite* creativity-inspiring about pen and paper. Especially really fancy pen and paper. I got a nice pen as a gift for Christmas, and I swear it was more fun just to *outline* with the thing.
Le sigh.
But on the good news front, I'm totally half way though chapter 14. And I've been making great strides in the last few days, which considering the RL situation, is really surprising and a very good sign.
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