tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post8273512106980292358..comments2024-03-27T16:02:25.334-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Writing, technology, and teenagersMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-91746081157495186602008-04-26T12:18:00.000-05:002008-04-26T12:18:00.000-05:00Hi Julia. Index cards, à la Anne Lamott, are good....Hi Julia. <A HREF="http://mleddy.blogspot.com/2005/03/writing-and-index-cards.html" REL="nofollow">Index cards</A>, à la Anne Lamott, are good.<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean — writing <I>for</I> someone can make all sorts of things happen. I think that's one reason is used to find journal-keeping unsatisfying — no one to write for (except, I know, my future self).Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-80113259096243382762008-04-26T11:10:00.000-05:002008-04-26T11:10:00.000-05:00I love the idea of real writing and have the fount...I love the idea of real writing and have the fountain pens and stationery to prove it. However, some of my best writing (spontaneous but clear and witty) emerges when I am dashing off emails to close friends and family. I also get a cramp in the ring finger of my hand when I write for too long. I think I have to discipline myself more to write thoughts down as I have them and not wait to get to a computer. By then the thoughts have often dissipated.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making me think about this!JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.com