Pencil or pen?

adamk1 · Post by **adamk1** » 17 Aug 2008, 16:26

Its got to be the keyboard, its a lot easier

bluehannah · Post by **bluehannah** » 17 Aug 2008, 23:54

It is always be a pen, I don't think I can do my writings with pencil. Any color of the pen would do. I also can't see clearly when writing with pencils.

chicklit · Post by **chicklit** » 20 Aug 2008, 00:08

DuchessAngel37 wrote:This might sound like a silly question, but it might not be.

Do you prefer to write in pencil or pen?

For me, it's the pen. I can't do pencils. Ink is so much smoother, and when I make a mistake or want to change something I wrote I just scribble it out and keep going.

A friend of mine prefers pencil, when he wants to change something, he stops to erase it and does it over.

What about you?

I agree. I haven't used pencils since elementary school (now of course, when dealing with math in high school/college, I used pencils). Pencils are too messy.

kardel · Post by **kardel** » 20 Aug 2008, 07:31

Umm... can I say keyboard . Your writing looks much better without all those scratchings, strike-offs . Though writing in a book has it perks no one except me an understand what I have written

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flashgordon · Post by **flashgordon** » 24 Aug 2008, 11:20

I write in pen, but do my editing on the computer. Then back and forth for a couple versions.

kaytie · Post by **kaytie** » 27 Aug 2008, 11:26

A year ago I said I type first and then edit with a pen.

Recently that changed! I started writing first draft material with a pen and then typing the draft into the computer.

So why the change?

Well, there's something freeing about a pen and paper--I know it's going to be a mess so I don't worry about what I'm writing. I just get the basic story, dialog, exposition, etc. on the page because I know I can fix it later.

Crazy how habits can change, huh?

Davis321 · Post by **Davis321** » 09 Sep 2008, 03:46

i prefer pen. being a lefty when i write with pencil the lead gets all over the side of my hand and i hate that. i would always try to use pen in my math class last year and i often got yelled at for it.

tarundurga · Post by **tarundurga** » 10 Sep 2008, 03:49

Neither pencil... nor pen... my mind has been messed... I only write on my laptop!

saracen77 · Post by **saracen77** » 11 Sep 2008, 07:52

Pencil. Because it tires my hand more to write with a pen for a long time, so if it's an epic piece, then a softish pencil is the best thing for me.

ekobor · Post by **ekobor** » 25 Sep 2008, 13:16

I'm a pencil person most of the time. On occasion I'll write in pen, because it feels right for the piece.

But mostly I type my stories if possible. My handwriting annot keep up with the flow of words in my head like the keyboard can, so I tend to forget things between writing and thinking using paper and pencil.

But other than that, I tend to love keeping the paper around... ^-^

TextLinks · Post by **TextLinks** » 30 Sep 2008, 00:27

I just love my handwriting whether i am writing with a pen or a pencil but now i am much more habitual with pen

RichardG · Post by **RichardG** » 10 Oct 2008, 13:22

I like to write in both pencil and pen. Writing in pencil makes me feel nostalgic, i feel like a kid all over again and sometimes that is a wonderful feeling.Writing in pen is a more matured feeling. Both are good in their own ways.

development · Post by **development** » 19 Oct 2008, 02:45

I always use a pen. It feels as though my writing flows better somehow with the inkpen. I seldom use pencils. I have an impressive pen collection too!