Outside, It's America

re writing longhand: I was forced to do it the other day (!) when access to a puter was not forthcoming but fodder for plot-bunnies was. I found it weirdly liberating and had edited it several times with satisfying cross-outs/inserts before it made it onto a hard-drive. I'm finding that it makes a scene come together much better for me.

and ditto re revising on a hard-copy! I can't edit/proof very effectively on-screen (actually, don't trust it is more the case). there's something too authoritative about the words on the computer screen and I'm less likely to muck with it.