Oh, dear- a neo and wordperfect make you a Luddite? I must be on the dark side of the moon with my- gasp- fountain pen. Which I refill, myself, from—hold on now- an inkwell.

I had to do it- I type too fast, I’m very verbal, and I was emitting 80 page blabby drafts that edited to only 20 usable pages. I now compose all my longer pieces on paper.

Lo-tech slows my thinking down and the result was a great improvement in my writing. Less BS, more content. The second and subsequent drafts go onto the computer. Also I consider writing on paper a hedge against carpal tunnel syndrome. Not to mention how sensual it is—try it sometime with Waterman ink and a really good rag paper…mmmm…! I’m not against technology- I’m for appropriate technology.