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Originally Posted by The Batlord
You people need to stop using cursive! Anyone who uses it writes so fast that any benefit to speed is completely outweighed by the illegibility. I hate getting post cards from my family. I love them and all, but it means I'm going to have to spend the next two minutes trying to decipher handwriting I'd need an Enigma machine to understand.
I know the feeling. The physical connection between myself, my hand, the pen, the paper, and what I put on paper makes the process feel much more natural. Although, I write slowly enough that I'm almost willing to sacrifice that for just being able to get it over and done with already.
Editing is far easier on a computer though: quicker and less of a hassle obviously, but for some reason when it's all starkly laid out before me on a computer screen, things I need to change jump out at me much more easily. Not to mention spellcheck.
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Addressing the three bolded points:
- Once you get used to someone's handwriting, it's much easier.
- An Enigma machine isn't any good without the codebooks.
- That's why I type it out once the first draft is done.
I read an essay on the subject once, and I think the flow is superior because you're actually creating individual characters rather than simply hitting keys.