New research suggests that writing by hand helps us remember.
These past couple of years, as I’ve begun to take the craft of writing more seriously, I’ve found that writing by hand tends to make me more thoughtful and more engaged in the writing process. Also, when I compose ideas for stories on paper, I tend to have better recall of those ideas than those I tap out on a computer, smartphone notes app, or tablet.
Now there’s some research that supports the idea that writing by hand helps us remember.
Continue reading “Writing (by hand) to remember”I have several writing projects underway. A good many of them are in the phase of what I would call “a good start.” Too few of them are anywhere near the finish line.
(With apologies to Shakespeare.)
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
I have several writing projects underway. A good many of them are in the phase of what I would call “a good start.” Too few of them are anywhere near the finish line.
Continue reading “To start, perchance to finish”
Andy writes! 