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Reaching 85k Words In The First Draft Of My Third Book | Writing Vlog

Author Kahilah Harry reaches 85 000 words on her current novel. A great motivational writing vlog for this morning! 

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Marlena Frank’s summary of the pros and cons to writing a novel by hand-- along with a beautiful journal! 

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I’ve Been Handwriting my New Novel and Here’s What I’ve Learned so Far

My motivation doesn’t have to stop when my laptop battery is running low or when I’m on the go and can’t take it with me.

Jenna Goldsmith explains what she has learned through handwriting her new novel. Includes some excellent points about the portability of a notebook, compared to reliance on batteries and WiFi connection. I also like the emphasis on not being required to edit everything you have written, because it is too late by the time those words have been committed to paper. 

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Technology may be improving certain parts of our lives by leaps and bounds, but there is at least one part of life that should remain “old school.” That’s writing by hand. This is especially true among young children and students, as the benefits of writing by hand include myriad skills and developments that typing on a keyboard or iPad cannot provide. As pediatric psychologist Dr. Margot B. Stein has famously stated, “Computer keyboarding skills are an excellent adjunct to handwriting, but in most cases they are not a substitute.” Below are 20 good reasons to write by hand, according to science.

An excellent article full of researched-back reasons why writing by hand is a crucial part of learning, memory retention, cognitive development, and good writing. This is geared towards school students, but also applies to writers. 

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Why I’m Writing My Books By Hand in Fountain Pen

My favourite fountain pen – a vintage classic This post was inspired by my author and editor friend Belinda Pollard, who posted on her Facebook page recently that she’s trying to write …

Author Debbi Young highlights the benefits of writing her novels by hand in fountain pen. It’s worth pointing out that Young has rheumatoid arthritis, so this article may encourage those who have a chronic illness like this. Writers come in all stripes!

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High Wire Act: Why I Started Writing By Hand - The Millions

I had several reasons for wanting to write by hand. Writing on the computer feels like going to war with myself. In fact, just thinking about a blank Word document makes me sweat.

Kevin Hartnett explains the difference between his writing process by hand, and his writing process on the computer-- plenty of interesting observations in this piece! 

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Writing by Hand with Pen & Ink

Why writing by hand can be a useful and flexible alternative to modern high technology writing tools - by indie author of self-published fantasy novels, T E Shepherd

Self-published indie author T E Shepherd provides good reasons for writing by hand, along with a wonderful glimpse of his own journal!