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[dejana]

I wrote until my pen ran out of ink. Ow, my hand hurts.

I'm halfway through the final scene of AAO12, with two pages left in my notebook. Hopefully it will fit. Gotta wait until I have a chance to run to Target for some ink refills, though. xD

I did stop at a store on the way home from work, and bought a new notebook for the remaining chapters. ^^

Comments

[preshrunken.livejournal.com]

:D It must be very satisfying knowing that you've written so much that you're pen ran out.

I had no idea that you actually handwrite your chapters. You're hand must be very very sore. I have a friend who's has to handwrite her essays and paper because she thinks better than typing out a draft on the computer. Hehe, I thought she was the only weirdo. ;)

[dejana.livejournal.com]

Hey, she's not a weirdo! :P

I find that the forced slow pace of handwriting helps me write better sentences - by the time I get to the words I'm thinking, I've figured out the best way to phrase them. Plus, typing up the chapter is a perfect opportunity for a little revising, and the handwritten copy is a handy backup if a file gets corrupted.

I only do this with my big multi-chapter fics, though. One-shots and fics of only a few chapters I generally type right away without handwriting first.

[sea_thoughts]

Go, Dezzie, go! I'm so happy that you're writing this story again; I know it's been hanging over you and I'm eager to find out what happens! *claps*