When you are writing, do you prefer to use a pen or a computer?Short answer:
Pen vs. computer depends on what I'm writing.
Long, excessively wordy answer:
If I'm writing my weekly grocery list, I like to hand-write a list. However, if I plan to grab a few things from Target or Trader Joe's, I will create a list on Cosi (an iPhone app that has a calendar, to do lists, and shopping lists, among others). Over the weekend, I like to update my weekly calendar by hand. As I go about my week, though, I do enter information on my calendar on Cosi.
If I am really upset and need to brain dump and I don't have the patience to wait for my laptop to boot up, I'll scribble my thoughts into a journal. This doesn't happen to often, and it usually happens when I'm in such a state that merely looking at my husband makes me want to scream.
In recent years I have found that I can write reasonably well using a computer. I first discovered this in graduate school. I learned that I could quickly bang out my thoughts into an outline and convert it to prose with minimal effort. From following this process many times during my studies and afterward, my writing process has been rewired (so to speak) so that it is actually easier for me to organize my thoughts using a computer rather than a pen.
If I write a blog post, I always use my computer. I've lost many good ideas because I refuse to jot them down somewhere or type in a note on my iPhone, but it's just how I've always done it. Plus, I like being able to preview my posts before I publish them.
Conclusion:
There's a time and a place for a pen as there is a time and a place for a computer.
Author's Note:
While I appreciate prompts to help get the creative juices flowing, I do not like today's blog post. Blech. Boring. Maybe I'm just in a crappy mood, but I would have preferred a little more personality. Yeah, that's all on me, but just how exciting can writing about your preferred implement get? (note to self: drink wine tomorrow night before blogging)
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