The value of physical writing

Be sure to look for Sarah's books on Amazon! www.amazon.com... In this video, author Sarah A. Chrisman talks about the value of writing things out physically, and why she drafts all her manuscripts by hand.

[@suzannealexander4599]

I write my stories by hand and write weekly letters to my friends and family. It just makes me feel grounded and thoughtful.

[@SirenaWF1]

Really interesting way of looking at writing and hand writing.

[@whatevers9055]

Hi Sarah, I don't know if you will read my comment, but I just want to say you are a solace in this crazy tech excessive world. And I love writing by hand as well. Take care, princess Sarah 💗

[@Victorianlady]

Thank you ♥

[@jeremiahc1356]

Thank you Sarah. I agree, I have felt so disoriented when reading ebooks but didn't know why until I watched an earlier video you put out on a similar topic. I am a pastor and will often hand write my sermon outlines - but I do type it up for final use. I was challenged when I read an essay by Wendell Berry, "Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer." Convenience always seems to come at a cost. Blessings Sarah.

[@joelhurley2678]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

[@MommyDontSeeMe]

My late father had absolutely beautiful handwriting, and I treasure the letters I have that he did longhand. However -! He worked overseas, and one of his pieces of luggage was his manual typewriter. Sometimes even his postcards were typed! My mother had loopy leftie writing, and she didn't really use margins, so it a bit of a trick to read, as you can imagine. I a guilty of using the computer as you describe, although I am a heavy editor. I learned script in school, unlike my son's peers, but I have hand issues which make handwriting difficult now. This leads me to do the exact opposite of you - first I type up a note, then I will hand write it on notepaper. Weird, I know. Of course, I have several favorite pens, so that will draw me back to the physical activity of writing. P.S. I HATE predictive text in word processing. I don't like having mental flow disturbed.

[@retropygmy]

You helped me understand why I dislike predictive text; it really does interrupt my mental flow.

[@retropygmy]

I agree with everything you’ve said. Being physical creatures, it makes sense that communicating our abstract thoughts in physical writing is beneficial. It’s especially helpful for those times when you may be overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings or even just daily tasks; writing them down is immensely helpful. And, I love what you said about how it encourages linking and connecting through a sequential process-I notice how I don’t have the same capacity to do so with a computer. This video further inspires me to spend more time being thoughtful about my digital writing.

[@karen4you]

So true! Notebooks are so much a part of my life. Thank you for your thought provoking talks, helps my brain stay alert while I do chores.

[@shireboundscribbles]

I find it much easier to think when writing than when typing (I have SO MANY A4 notepad that I have scribbled through over the years - not as an author, just for working things through). And I only use fountain pen too. Biros are awful *shudder*

[@sheryllknapp9803]

Before my daughter's generation, many schools stopped teaching cursive writing so many of her age, 37, say they cannot read it. I've always written out my stories. 😊 Not everything is text

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

That makes me so sad. I'm 35 and write in cursive and have taught all my children cursive. My 7-year-old has beautiful cursive if I do say so myself. :)

[@pheart2381]

I would feel very sad if all my diaries were stored on a piece of plastic. I can flick through the pages and tell what sort of day I was having. By the way I underlined something,carefully,or with an angry slash. I was so angry earlier in the week I wrote "just dont talk to me!" and filled in the rest of the page with scores where the ink went through to the other side. A typed page is sterile in that respect.