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| What do you use when writing? |
| Keyboard |
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58% |
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| Pencil |
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15% |
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| Pen |
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21% |
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| Crayon |
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0% |
[ 1 ] |
| Other |
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4% |
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xlilxzox
Junior Writer

 Gender:  Age: 14 Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 46 Reviews: 11 Country: England Points
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| with stories it's usually keyboard, but if im doing poetry its usually pen and paper, because i find it easier...sometimes i plan stories on paper, like characters and plots and stuff |
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Chandni
Peace, Love and Magic. Novelist

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:02 am Post subject: |
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A pencil or pen, I'll vote for a pencil though cause it just flows more but hey sometimes I run out of pencils haha
I surely enjoy handwriting more than on my PC though |
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piepiemann22
For Honor Master of the Forum

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| I usally write everything in pen, enless I'm on this site. The most I've written is 50 pages by hand. To forever and was messy, but I could write almost any where and all day. |
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Cpt. Smurf
Victory is mine! Master of the Forum

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| If I'm actually writing the story it's the computer, but for jotting down ideas and things that just pop into my head it's a pen and notepad |
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flytodreams
Novelist

 Gender:  Age: 12 Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 251 Reviews: 76 Country: U.A.E Points
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| I always use a keyboard. All my stories are done on the computer. But when I'm at school and bored, I sometimes write a poem in a spare notebook. |
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magiclukehutch
Senior Writer
 Gender:  Age: 13 Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 127 Reviews: 45 Country: Scotland Points
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| I use my laptop (the thing I'm using just now) to write my stories. It's so useful!!!! |
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theruralruins
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Gender:  Age: 17 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 14 Reviews: 1 Country: Canada Points
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| me???? well, I use whatever I can find. normally it means computer, but at school without a laptop i use pencil/pen and paper. when i get home i transfer what i wrote to my computer. lol.... guess i can type faster than i can write, which a lot of people can do nowadays. |
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Tana Banana!
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Keyboard. Though I have been caught using a crayon  |
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McMourning
Juggling school, work, and writing Novelist

 Gender:  Age: 15 Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 356 Reviews: 42
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm...Typically I write in black or blue pen...pencils wear down too easily when one's in a writing mood. Then, once corrections have been made, I transfer it to computer (keyboard), to provide further editing.
But, I've often been caught writing in colored pen, primarily for corrections. Or, distinguishing between speakers in dialog, if I'm just jotting ideas on paper and don't feel like describing their tones, emotions, face, etc.
For example:
“I’m the oopsie baby! The oopsie baby!”
“Well, at least you are a smart oopsie baby. You know that you are unwanted. With that knowledge, you can get yourself a better life,”
“I’m the oopsie baby! An oopsie baby is hated not loved! She’s hated me since I was born. What part of that do you not understand? No, Paula, you cannot drink your father’s coffee.”
Instead of:
Kaj screamed at breakfast, “I’m the oopsie baby! The oopsie baby!”
“Well, at least you are a smart oopsie baby. You know that you are unwanted. With that knowledge, you can get yourself a better life,” Charles said moving his coffee mug away from their 9 year old daughter’s reach.
“I’m the oopsie baby! An oopsie baby is hated not loved! She’s hated me since I was born. What part of that do you not understand? No, Paula, you cannot drink your father’s coffee.” |
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Lilyy03
thy fearful symmetry Novelist

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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Lately, I've been using pens a lot. Especially gel pens. It's just so smooth.  |
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Pyxis
Writer

 Gender:  Age: 12 Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 75 Reviews: 48
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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I use pen...
I can't use anything else. Pen just feels right. I copy my stories onto the computer, but other than that, only pen.
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Writersdomain
Oh, YAY! Master of the Forum

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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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I usually use the keyboard, but if there is not keyboard near, definitely pen. I don't trust myself with pencils. I'm such a horrible perfectionist that I end up erasing everything when I write in pencil. Pens force me to just write it down.  |
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Thy tears a shield of glass."
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Sumi H. Inkblot
can divide by zero Epic Novelist

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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I immensely prefer the keyboard because
1) my handwriting sucks (no, really, it does)
2) I am a very fluid typist, and I type, really, really fast, so my ideas have a quicker outlet
3) I can't upload handwritten stuff here! sheesh
4) if it's handwritten, there's a good chance I'll loose it on my desk (hazard area)
5) I have so many notebooks I wouldn't know where to look.
For reports, I also generally use the computer except for requests for handwritten essays or whatever...
I really need to improve my handwriting. Really. Maybe I should start writing a bit by hand. |
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Goldenheart
Aure entuluva Novelist

 Gender:  Age: 17 Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 335 Reviews: 56 Country: Somewhere 'twixt the ceiling and the floor Points
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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I use most anything. I use the computer when I can, my notebooks, my journal, and I've also got a typewriter. My computer is choked and overgrown with files, and my sock drawer no longer has room for socks, as it has become a sanctuary for deceased stories and bad poetry, typed and penned alike.
My handwriting is atrocious. Typing is always the easier option for me, for the same reasons as Sumi.  |
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bleedingheart4u_2008
Junior Writer

 Gender:  Age: 18 Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 22 Reviews: 13 Country: Somewhere without you Points
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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I always write it out on paper before I type it. Just to get it perfect. And I use pencil so if I make a mistake, I can erase it. So ya..  |
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