Of Quills & Edits
Lots to do today, so not much to say here. Survived the 12 hour work day, slept for ages & now it's time to get off-line and finish the schmacka - fracka edits. Very, very grateful that I'm living in the computer age & not the quill pen & ink well days. Quill pens always look so pretty in photos, but let me tell ya, they are a bitch to write with. I know this from my weird "let's use the old tools & methods to make art" phase in college. Believe me, I'm giving my little mac a grateful pat before I settle in to work. Once the edits are done, regular broadcasting will resume!
posted by angie @ 9:23 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Someone told me they suspected people didn't have as many typos with typewriters because it took so much effort to punch the keys, you'd notice before you made mistakes.
A theory I'd like to see them prove. :)
Quills and Ink. It would never work for me. If I had to do it the old way, I'd need a pencil with an eraser.
I used a real feather last year to do a page of old fashioned writing in one of my sons project books. The amount of times I had to dip it in the ink! I'm amazed they got anything written!
:o)
I hate quills and inkwells. I like the Chinese brush pens - holds a lot more ink. Not that I use either regularly. But yes, the good ole computer, if it were not for this invention, I wouldn't be a writer. =)
I've got a lot of respect for those who wrote with nib fountain pens & quills - M.E.'s right about the tons of times you have to re-fill the pen. Then again, I was on a kick where I was making egg tempera and paper by hand. I did some japanese calligraphy, too. The brushes hold more ink, but it calls for a precision that is pretty intense. Let's just say I am very appreciative of the immediacy of the computer keyboard now.
The "schmacka - fracka" edits? What other kind of edits are there!
Love this phrase! Best to you!!
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