Those smaller electrics. Smith Corolla. those were my favorite. loud as hell. humming. vibrating. CLACKING. Lol. but i do love the laptop. "You write with your whole body" is def true for me.
Love this essay. And I miss typewriters! This is reminding me of my first Junior Petite typewriter, which my secretary aunt gave me for my eighth birthday in 1969, along with her typing manuals, so that I could teach myself to touch type. Most useful present ever. I’ve always been grateful to her that I can type as fast as I think.
I am a musician, I have a sign on my wall, "Just do the work". I can not claim this, as I got the idea from some other artist. so this really rang a bell with me.
“The Muse will not sing if we do not solicit her aid, and if we are not diligent in her service.” Love this and all of this.
In my professional life I do a fair amount of legal related writing and that really is the thing I’ve learned is just write it, get it all out, then go back and fix it.
I’ve always wanted a red IBM Selectric. Still do. Loving the iconic typewriters! Nice touch. And the rest of it too… Getting touchy about what goes down on paper is like worrying about the first stroke of paint on a canvas.
Those smaller electrics. Smith Corolla. those were my favorite. loud as hell. humming. vibrating. CLACKING. Lol. but i do love the laptop. "You write with your whole body" is def true for me.
Love my mini electrics, and manual Olivetti—sleek and satisfying, bold statements of design. Honestly there is so much to type
i have tried
Just typing it
Yesterday and
The day before
But now I have
The real answer
Build a library cart
Fill it full of the books
You hope to consult
and place it
Beside you
And
Just type it
Having research materials at hand is good -- so long as, at some point, you stop reading and taking notes, and you just type it.
Just reading and taking
Notes
Sir!
I protest
Will just
Type it
I was trying to think of something clever to say but I couldn't so I will just type:
You are 100% right.
Thanks for this
Love this essay. And I miss typewriters! This is reminding me of my first Junior Petite typewriter, which my secretary aunt gave me for my eighth birthday in 1969, along with her typing manuals, so that I could teach myself to touch type. Most useful present ever. I’ve always been grateful to her that I can type as fast as I think.
There is a Russian adage: "An appetite comes during a meal" Just start eating ... Just do it! ... Just type it!!
I am a musician, I have a sign on my wall, "Just do the work". I can not claim this, as I got the idea from some other artist. so this really rang a bell with me.
Sounds like you got it from Steven Pressfield. He’s great, very inspiring.
“The Muse will not sing if we do not solicit her aid, and if we are not diligent in her service.” Love this and all of this.
In my professional life I do a fair amount of legal related writing and that really is the thing I’ve learned is just write it, get it all out, then go back and fix it.
As someone who clerked on a federal court, really appreciated the opening story!
You can picture the scene, I'm sure.
I’ve always wanted a red IBM Selectric. Still do. Loving the iconic typewriters! Nice touch. And the rest of it too… Getting touchy about what goes down on paper is like worrying about the first stroke of paint on a canvas.
Just Don’t.