NaNoWriMo has come and gone and I sat it out this year. But within a week of it ending, I woke with a well-remembered dream, a reasonably good-sized chunk of a story that has so far resulted in 18 pages (double-sided, folded down in half) of longhand scratching. I think I am able to physically write more this way, as I am a lousy typist (still mostly two fingers and a thumb). I can’t go for long runs of typing, so I lack the ability to keep up. What my penmanship lacks in legibility, it makes up in quantity 😉
Using an old fountain pen I haven’t used in awhile adds to the experience. I don’t like ballpoints or even rollerballs all that much. I’ve had this one forever, it seems. It’s an Aurora and I think it’s a student pen, as it has a steel nib (most of them use gold). Probably just as well for me. Though a browse through eBay turns up all kinds of reasonably priced, good quality pens. The one I have seems to be out of production.
I figure the best way to get this digitized is to read it and then get it transcribed. The kids can’t read it (see note above on legibility) so I have to read it if they’re going to experience it.