Comments on: More on Writers and Typewriters http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/12/01/more-on-writers-and-typewriters/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:49:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris L http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/12/01/more-on-writers-and-typewriters/comment-page-1/#comment-40392 Chris L Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:06:21 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/?p=1242#comment-40392 I've always thought that what would be interesting -- if you had enough samples -- would be to compare writers' styles when they were writing with (a) a pencil; (b) a pen; (c) a typewriter; (d) a computer. Holroyd would skew the test by using different tools for different drafts. Of course, the logic of his order is self-evident. I’ve always thought that what would be interesting — if you had enough samples — would be to compare writers’ styles when they were writing with (a) a pencil; (b) a pen; (c) a typewriter; (d) a computer.

Holroyd would skew the test by using different tools for different drafts. Of course, the logic of his order is self-evident.

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