#write by hand

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Our physical and mental state heavily influences our ability to retain information.

Let's learn lifestyle and study habits that can help us remember things better!

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WARNING FOR POETS

"If you copy something out by hand, before you move onto the typewriter, you've already gone on making minor changes. This is an intuitive part of the creative process, and one that's eliminated by the use of word processors. People get such a completed-looking copy that they think the poem is done. The word processor doesn't take as much time as actually forming the letters with your hand at the end of your arm which is attached to your body. It's a different kind of thing. They don't realize that this laborious process is part of the creative process."

- Denise Levertov

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Illustrated journals. 

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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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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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16 Powerful Benefits of Writing by Hand - Vanilla Papers

A journal is a great place to unload your emotions. But the act of writing by hand has many powerful benefits. Here's why it's so important.

An excellent article on the benefits of writing by hand, all the way from Cairo! A nice surprise to see a journal from a North African nation. 

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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.