Saturday, 27 April 2013

How not to get sidetracked when writing! Try a trusty alphasmart!

Try an alphasmart. I know it sounds stupid and low tech, positively neanderthal these days but if you're not great with IT like me it may help you. I like it because:
- I can write a scene in odd snatches of time  in the car on my knee, anywhere really
-the keyboard is punchy and solid , a bit like an old typewriter. atisfying to use somehow
-it runs on AA batteries which last for ages
- no need to rely on things that  can go wrong like the internet, saving files on tablets etc which I ALWAYS seem to do wrong
-you can pick a trusty old alphasmart up from ebay pretty cheaply (£30 maybe)
- you can easily transfer the scene you've written into your laptop at home, just connect with a lead, arrange the cursor where you want it to go and press SEND! A blindfolded monkey could do it, well maybe not
-Best of all, you CANNOT go on the internet, waste time on social networking, check emails
Good eh? Worth  thinking about maybe?

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