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Do you own a typewriter, /lit/? Does it help your writing process?

>> No.12968487

Finally! Yes! It's awesome, I love using mine, I find myself being able to write full pages when I sit down unlike when I sit at the computer I can't get past a paragraph or two without going back to constantly edit, the typewriter is just - keep typing, get on with it. Perfect for first drafts.

>> No.12968922

>>12968487
Also there's no temptation to browse 4chan or play games instead. I need isolation to focus on anything, I also can't play the piano if I don't turn off my pc monitor. Writing longhand sucks too, it makes me too embarassed to write and it's tiresome.

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>>12968463
I don't care if it makes me a hipster but I want to get one. I used one before and liked how satisfying the keys feel, plus there are no distractions. I write longhand but it hurts after a couple hours.

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I'm not a weird fag for wanting a typewriter right?

>> No.12971501

I own a mechanical one and it's too damn cumbersome and pressing the keys requires too much effort. If I could get my hands on an electrical typewriter, that would be perfect.

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IMAGINE HAVING EVERYONE WITHIN HEARING DISTANCE BE AWARE OF EVERY CHARACTER THAT YOU TYPE, KNOWING WHEN, AND FOR HOW LONG, YOU WRITE.

>> No.12971534

>>12968463
How much for a decent typewriter? I'm not willing to spend more than $50 on a new hobby

>> No.12971549

>>12971534
you can probably find one for that price on your local craigslist if you keep checking every so often.

>> No.12971568

>>12968463
i have one, it's really comfy to use. good way to write without distractions because they're easy to find on a computer and writing by hand is too slow for my taste

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>>12968463
I'm not very dextrous, so I use vim on my pc with a mechanical keyboard. All the optimizations make up for my slow/innacurate typing. For instance I can press 3b to go back 3 words, press cw to change the word, then press A to start typing again at the end if the line. I still want a typeweiter though just for the ritualistic lack of distraction and lack of editing ability it provides.

>> No.12971746

no i write all my great works on a macintosh plus

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>>12968463
it's very comfy, but i barely use it.
mainly i have inspiration or will to write later in the evening, and because my commieblock has cardboard walls, the thunderous banging of keys will be heard kms away
>>12971534
got mine for under 20$ off avito (equal to ebay), many people are selling their old typewriters that are still perfectly working