The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.
Then after that came word processors and it's hard to make those laugh.
A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.
I don't feel I write fast. I write in longhand and do so much revision. On the page, it's so old-fashioned. I could write a whole novel on scrap paper, scribbles and things. I keep looking at it and something develops. For me, using a word processor would mean staring at a screen for too many hours.
Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer. But why? Why do you choose one set of tools rather than another?
Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer.
Writing's a great skill, but thinking's a better one.
The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor.', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.'
I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.
I've tried word processors, but I think I'm too old a dog to use one.