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The Blue Screen of Death

An overreliance on technology means that invariably a writer will be left hanging when said technology breaks. I have become so used to the screen that I spent the last several days moping around, unable to work on my latest novel.

My plethora of notebooks is a testament to how I used to write. Why is it so difficult for me to write without technology now? Pencils break, but there is always a pencil sharpener.

And another pencil.

Ink pens run out of ink, but I have plenty more in reserve. Paper never breaks. It can brown or get damaged, but I’ve had these notebooks for a LONG time.

So it is a reminder to me that while technology is a helpful tool, it can also be a handicap.

I put pen to paper.

Lesson learned.

Maybe.

August 13, 2015

The Blue Screen of Death

An overreliance on technology means that invariably a writer will be left hanging when said technology breaks. I have become so used to the screen that I spent the last several days moping around, unable to work on my latest novel.

My plethora of notebooks is a testament to how I used to write. Why is it so difficult for me to write without technology now? Pencils break, but there is always a pencil sharpener.

And another pencil.

Ink pens run out of ink, but I have plenty more in reserve. Paper never breaks. It can brown or get damaged, but I’ve had these notebooks for a LONG time.

So it is a reminder to me that while technology is a helpful tool, it can also be a handicap.

I put pen to paper.

Lesson learned.

Maybe.

August 13, 2015

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