In centuries past scribes everywhere
groaned and complained about worn nibs and ink splatters. Even to this day,
writer’s who prefer pen and ink, complain when their pen stops working or they
run out of paper. (I’ve never known a true writer to ever be without a pen, but
even I’ve run out of paper, once in a while.)
But it is an age old problem,
needing to write, wanting to write, and not being able to write due to
mechanical error. In days gone by a quill nib failing meant you either had a
spare, or you had to go find a new one.
I don’t know how hard that
would be, but I do know not all feathers will work as quills. And even if you
found one, it did require work to shape the nib. And the invention of pens didn’t
improve things all that much. Back then you had to fill the pens with ink by
yourself. A messy job from what I’ve been told. But modern pens run out of ink,
with no way to refill them. Having spares does work, of course. But you can’t
always bring the spars with you.
I recently had a pen give out
on me while I crossing things off my grocery list. It was the only pen I had
with me. And I usually have spare on me, that time I didn’t.
Though when it comes to writing stories, I prefer using my
computer, so the problem is — what happens when one key on a computer isn’t working,
as it should? If I had a desktop, it would be easy to replace a keyboard. Just
unplug the malfunctioning one and plug in a new one. But I don’t have a desktop
I have laptop. The keyboard is replaceable, except it will require time in the
shop —time where I won’t have my lone computer.
I do have pen paper, I use those for all sorts of lists, but
I also have horrible handwriting, and carpal tunnel syndrome, writing a lot, by
hand, would be painful, being without my computer for a couple days isn’t going
to fun either.
Though by the time this is posted, I might just have it
back, or at least soon after.
Happy writing everyone! J
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