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1257780 No.1257780 [Reply] [Original]

I'm looking for a good typewriter for fiction writing. Typewriter programs have made it a bit easier to work on a computer, but it's just not enough. Any recommendations for quality typewriter models?

>> No.1257793 [DELETED] 

Nova Express

>> No.1257796

>>1257780

Clark Nova, obviously.

>> No.1257810

>>1257796
Fuck you.

>> No.1257886

/lit/, you are useless.

>> No.1257889

>>1257886
You're more useless because you are a faggot who can't write on a computer

>> No.1257899
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1257899

>>1257889
Second tier from the bottom.

>> No.1257908

>>1257899
Except you are a luddite who are by their nature useless

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1257920

>>1257908
luddites aren't useless, they rebelled against technologies that made them useless

>> No.1257934

>>1257908
Again, I will refer you to the pyramid. This time, you have resorted to both the bottom tier and the second from the bottom. Wrong direction.

Computers have not made it any easier for me to write good fiction, so I do not use them for it anymore, while I still use them for other things, obviously. It's perfectly logical. I'm quite a pro-computer guy in general. Not a luddite.

>> No.1257948

>>1257780
you sound like a fucking pussy. real writers use a pen and a leather-bound notebook.

>> No.1257956

>>1257948
Real writers use whatever works for them. What works for me is a typewriter.

>> No.1258016

>>1257920
but you just said they're useless b/c of the machines. paradox.

you still get +1 for correctly referencing the etymology of luddite though. (and they called themselves that after ned ludd, who was put to death for destroying a loom. lol @ the british!)

>> No.1258035
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1258035

I love my hermes 3000

if you keep it oiled and clean it will never fail you.
mine has not.

pic related

>> No.1258053

smith corona makes a wonderful silent typewriter that is portable attractive quiet with a good action

they were a late 40's model sure a little searching and you might find a nice one.

>> No.1258118

>>1258053
>>1258035

Thanks for the answers guys, I'll look into both of those.

>> No.1258297

Any suggestions for typewriter programs?

>> No.1258331

>>1258297
There are a lot of good ones, but WriteMonkey is my favorite.

>> No.1258336

typewriter programs? what? so all the bad of typewriters minus all the good of word processors in one? huh

>> No.1258554

>>1258336
Don't be a fucktard.

For some, it is the good of typewriters mixed with the good of word processors. It is simple and not distracting, like a typewriter, but has easy revision and copy/paste ability, like word processing.

>> No.1258568

wtf is typewriting software?

Wouldn't it just be your everyday word processor??? I mean you would be using a computer.

>> No.1258600

just use notepad, if you're easily distracted you're probably forcing your self to write, don't do that. forcing your self to write will show up between the lines.

>> No.1258775

>>1258600
Forcing yourself to keep writing is the only way to get through writer's block. Writing is hard work, even for the best writers. It's not a big LSD trip. At least, not if you want to get published. But if you want to write shitty rambling "artistic" nonsense in the privacy of your home, it's your right.

WriteMonkey is basically the same as notepad. It just has some other handy features as well. It saves things in .txt format.

>> No.1258778

>>1258775

>Forcing yourself to keep writing is the only way through writers block

That sure worked for Samuel Coleridge.

>> No.1259576

>>1258778
Wow, your example of one classic writer with a mental disorder sure trumps the advice of hundreds of current professional writers.

No but seriously, this must be embarrassing for you.

>> No.1260165

>>1258331

Hey thanks, that is best program I've found so far.

>> No.1260174

>>1258778
Whatever, George R R Martin.

>> No.1260201

Q10 (http://www.baara.com/q10/)) is the best freeware for it I've found.
A minimalist environment, with the useful options available - including typewriter sounds!
If you're classy enough to own a mechanical keyboard, it's not far from the classic experience.

>> No.1260209

Smith Corona Galaxis Deluxe 70s era model
Underwood Universal (my preference)
Hermes is another great company.

>> No.1260271

>>1260201
I've been using WriteMonkey for a while, but this may be my new favorite. Thanks!

>> No.1260452

http://they.misled.us/dark-room

You might like this OP

>> No.1260503

>>1258600
Is there anything like Notepad but with white text on a black field? I don't need anything fancy.

>> No.1260508

>>1260503
besides Dark Room I mean. I don't like the "distraction free" bit.

>> No.1260530

i admire your dedication OP, but in all honestly, i think you'll use it for a week, realize it's a big hassle and then go back to using the computer. it will make a nice decoration, however.