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Jan.09.2013
My novel, Perfect Red, is set in 1952 New York. The main character, Lucy, who is the secretary to a prominent book editor, writes a book on a Royal manual typewriter. I love the era of the typewriter -- I love the sound of typewriters, the look of them, the whole idea of actually putting a word on...
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Oct.03.2012
My first typewriter was (and, indeed, is - as it it easily fifty pounds of indestructible steel) a Remington Rand of heft and might. Blackened ribbons which had to be spooled into place. Keys which gave the fingers a good workout. Cranking in the piece of paper so it would be straight. Letters...
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Jun.01.2012
I still have two typewriters. One is a new-fangled electric which is light-weight and has enough 'memory' to correct itself for a few words (much as is in this library). The other is solid metal, takes two hands and brawn to cart from place to place and, if dropped on a foot would break bones. My...
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Sep.08.2011
Anne Enright
1 The first 12 years are the worst.
2 The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.
3 Only bad writers think that their work is really good.
4 Description is hard. Remember that all description...
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Dec.14.2010
Dear Santa,
I know that it’s been a while since I wrote you, 1967 I believe. That year I asked for a typewriter. You brought me a children’s typewriter. It was blue plastic with white keys that certainly built up my finger strength, as each key required extreme force to make an impression or it...
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Nov.23.2010
NaNoWriMo, Writer Resources
NaNoWriMo Tip #23: Turn Your Computer Into a Typewriter
By Jason Boog As we enter the penultimate week of National Novel Writing Month, you need to reduce distractions. The free Q10 program will convert your distracting computer into an old-fashioned...
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Mar.04.2010
I love my computer, almost as much as I love my family and my dog. My laptop contains my life, my works in progress, my address book for emails, my phone numbers. It is how I pay my bills, my primary method of contacting people (via email), how I help my kids with their homework. When I don't...
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Jan.06.2010
I found this typewriter hiding in the historic Slipher Building at Lowell Observatory; it used to belong to Wrexie Leonard, Lowell’s secretary (and more). It’s a Hammond portable, housed in a sleek wooden case, and its innards look uncharacteristically light and airy (unlike most vintage office...
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Jun.23.2009
Typewriter Day
Honoring Christopher Sholes' 1868 patent for the typewriter.
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Mar.19.2009
I am a terrible procrastinator.
Actually, that's not quite accurate. I'm a fantastic procrastinator. There is no task that I cannot put off. (I was going to post this yesterday, but I never got around to it.) The problem is that I am so easily distracted, and when it comes to writing, distraction...
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