I'm sorely tempted to add "quill" but that's just silly.

it just faster.

when i write with a pen or something, it takes longer, and by the time i'm done one sentence, i've forgotten what i was going to say next, or how i was gunna word it or something.

also, your hand doesnt hurt afterwards.

(plus, spellcheck was God's little gift to me, so...)

It really depends on what I'm writing, but I always think of creative writing first, and I am much more creative with pen and paper than with a word processor. Proofreading and copyediting - both very important parts of the writing process - are at least as good on a computer, but for actually writing new stuff? Nothing beats a pen in a notebook.

My pencilled notebooks have all faded over time, which makes it very difficult to go back and read - come to think of it, my old writing on computer is largely inaccessible, since the disk formats aren't compatible!

Computer. I can no longer even read my own writing when I take notes for travel articles while out and about.

Have to agree with Harold...can't beat a pen for reliability and readability over the years.

I like pens in class, and I LOVEEE using whiteboards for math, because that's the only way that I do real good math.

I love writing by hand, but my handwriting is so childish that it makes me feel ashamed :)

plus I hold my pen wrong, so it hurts my hand after a while. Computer may be soul-less in some people's eyes, but it's better. Even if you can't see all the crossings-out and improvements and the heart and soul of a piece of writing.

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Traditionally, the words are meant to flow out of your hand onto the paper. It doesn't quite fit that the words flow through your keyboard onto the screen.

I would LOVE a typewriter...

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Easier to erase the passages that irritate me.

I write to slowly and I want to remember and write everything I want to.

i hate writing by hand and im actually a faster when typing than when writing by hand.

when i'm on the computer i'm usually zoned out and I have no emotion.... but when i'm writeing on paper I feel as if my words are just spilling out on there.

I do like using pen and paper, but I type a hell of a lot quicker than I write.

the computer goes faster. plus i can't spell to save my life. spellcheck is my friend.

Is more practical.

I need to have a pen and paper at all time though. Great ideas seem to come to me in my sleep! When I was a kid I actually wrote two books (one complete and one almost) with a notebook and a pencil. I still have them too. Boy is the spelling horrible, but I love that I can see all the pages of my imagination filtered out into horrible misspelled words. Creating lives of people who never could be real *sigh* what joy! lol

It's easier to get all my thoughts organized. Plus, everything just flows.

And I love my messy handwriting.

penpenpen all the way... you might even say am from pen-island lol!! get it ? (penis-land)

I write in mechanical pen and then I type it on the computer.

generally i prefer to have something that's easily erasable, that's why i hate pens. (and gel pens smudge!) but pencils are awesome, just very tempting to chew on and anyway, i'm left-handed so i smudge everything that can be smudged. so maybe computers are better after all, but last time i tried that it crashed on me, so everything i'd written was lost! *whines pathetically and mopes around* so i guess, since my desk is so messy anyway, i just write with whatever i can find.

I just enjoy the feel of the pencil gliding across the paper,obeying my commands.and I like the machanical pencils cause you dont have to sharpen them.

i'm writing my books in pencil then i type them.
and i agree with thima.

i feel that my ideas flow better, but if there is no computer nearby, then mechanical pencils.

i really like them all, though.

I like all of them, but I agree that typing the thoughts out is just so much faster than writing them.

And Marissa, Spell Check is not your friend. You should get in a major fight and go your separate ways. As I've said before; it's called a dictionary folks.

I will normaly write with pencile, any kind, and in my notebook, then type it up, but it all depends on what I can find

I always write it first, then I type it

computer all the way!
i find it very easy to write on the computer! and the inspiration comes all alone....

I've all my story saved in the computer, I put the infos I find, the points I've definitely decided but I prefer to write the actual book on a notebook with a pencil, it makes everything more poetic and personal.

i dislike any advanced technology! i love being natural

i usually carry a pen around with me most of the time anyway...and if i'm writing a story they tend to be on different pieces of paper, i really can't help when ideas come to me :)

idk it's better in a way.....
but i still use the pencil mostly ...

I feel most comfortable with a pencil but lately I write on computer more becuase it is easier

The Computer is just faster, but I tend to start with Pen and paper. Anything pretty much works for me. I have little sticky note pads at work that I write on, and then I come home and type it all up. That's lots of little pieces of paper. :-)

i type on the computer most but i'll use a pen/pencil if i have to. if i dont have either on of those- i use anything i can find. i would even use my arm if i had to

I will write with whatever is avaliable to me!

i luv pens but my handwritting tends to be more messier w/a pen @ times(ie:burst of inspirationa nd im writing so fast that its all jumbled)& w/a computer,i type fast,so i might make a mistake b/c my thoughts are running through my brain at a 100mph and i forget some of them(and that makes me mad)and then i also might mess up and have totake the time to backspace.i ussually use a mechanical pencil but the lead might break/have to push more out.so yeah:)plus i just think that its easier to erase w/a 'real' pencil[tahn a mechanical one b/ the eraser can come off of that one)they come off regular 1s too but not as mcuh:D

Pens are permanent.

its more comfortable,easy to change mistakes and for me it's neater and quicker (and that helps a LOT if you have writing like mine) :)

i type slowly. like, i suck. so a pencil with my hand writing is just easier.

I love tiping stuff out

I only use pen whiting writing poetry, but if I just suddenly have a great idea I will write with whatevers available.

yeah i'm old school

Really anything works for me.

Its not writting unless its with a pencil, pen, marker, etc.

I agree, i can't write with anything but a black in pen

all the sharpeners @ my skol r retared so i kinda have to choose a mechanical pencil & i make alot of mistakes, a lot of mistakes

i don't care what i write with as long as i write some thing

Pen or computer. Whats a Mechanical Pencil? Is it the things that look like pens with lead?

Typing just confuses me for some reason, if i dont write with a pen i cant write at all.

i have to write every day in school my teach says im the best in the class always 2 grades higher than every one else can i send some one a story i wrote 3 years ago ? message me yes or no!!! =]

I always write my stories/books first and then type it up. It comes out better that way for if you make it your best while writing it down, you make it even better when you type it.

i'm too lazy.

The computer is so boring!!!
The pencil lets me think and imagine!
I can also correct my mistakes!

Computer and then mechanical pencil; I'm one for fine point. I'm not exactly sure why...

I write faster with a computer. And I love the sound of typing so much! It kinda makes my mind just go and keep going.
Maybe I am just weird! And I also love ball point pens. The really inky whens that if you touch it write after it might smuge. I don't know it kinda reminds me of the old days. I also wanted to write with feathers and ink.....once again I am quite weird!

pens are permanent...and i can lay around on the bed and take it outside...the computer is good for finished product, when i'm not being pressured to get off

I never use computers, because though I don't mind typing, I can't think and type at the same time. Pencil and paper just feels more natuaral. Regualar pencils are fine as well, but mechanical ones are so convienent. I dislike writing fiction with a pen, since I make a lot of mistakes, but I have to use a pen for poetry or I'll end up erasing everything.

I love pens, but I'm a perfectionist, so if I mess up I have to cross it out and it looks bad. When I'm on the computer I get distracted very easily. Mostly on here...

Depends on what im writing...

i can't type very fast, but i can write by hand really fast if i'm on a good idea.

i find it easier cos my dad is an IT geek so i kinda got used to typing fast and without looking lol! But i am totally with Aerohead, lol i LOVE the sound of typing :) i like roller ball pens, ball point makes my handwriting retarded:->

I love using the computer to write since I hold my writing utensils improperly my hand aches after short periods of time, also I write neatly enough but I write fairly quick so it gets messier. It is also much easier to delete, go back, review, and seperate certain parts of my work. A typewriter would be wicked but I doubt I'll be getting that anytime soon :D.

I can undo my write when i make a mistake.

If I'm Real Creative At The Moment, Then The Computer, But I LOVE Writing With Pens! They Are Real Inky And Cool! And If I'm On The Computer Same As JustHuddy, I Can Easily Get Distracted And Go To A Fun Website And NOT Finish What I Started Lol.

I type my stories on a computer (actually it's an iPod Touch...), but I miss looking down at my own handwriting....

Also, My Computer Isn't Available Often, Lol.

I prefer typing my stories or work. my hand writing is HOORIBLE!

I like using pens because when I type a lot like over and over my right hand hurts. So normally I write with pen because I am a lefty so... yeah and because then I won't have to put led into a pencil or sharpen a pencil.

It depends because at school I mostly use sharpies because my writing is soo bold and cool then.

At home I use pencil to do my homework I take another piece of paper copy all the questions, then I do them. After that I do the work then write it in the book with a pen.

In my picture diary I use pencil then I go over it with a gel pen. That makes it verry cool.

When I pass notes in class I use my mechanical pencil because it smudges more and if I get caught my teacher won't be able to read my writing to be able to read it to the class.

It really depends because at my grandparent's place I write with a quill. It makes a huge mess, I love it!

Well... that's everything, so... yeah!

I write in journals most of the time except for fanfictions.

There's nothing better than the good ol' lead pencil.

i have notoriously bad luck with computers.

Cause I edit so much.

I use my computer.

when writing by hand hand your writing is obviously gonna be bigger and thats how you write manuscripts by computer not hand written

only if I'm at school do I write in pen, but then when I get home I just type it up on the computer and Poofle!

when inspiration comes,u have to use a pen first..

i do that too. but i preffer to use computer i was writing this one story it was 15 pages by hand and not many on computer

Becuase I hate my printing and I'm a very slow writer and I don't like using pencils so I used pen all the time and the page is filled with messy scribbles from where I scratched something out. So writing on the computer is a lot less messy and quicker and there is spellcheck, which is awesome. And I usually copy everything on to the computer anyway because I'm thinking about posting my writing somewhere online.

2 choices: pencil (mechanical) or computer (typing)
somehow, for me, my writing turns out better on paper first then on computer.

Typically, I prefer typing on my laptop, but when that is unavailable, I have a couple of notebooks that I free-write in and then I transfer them to my laptop.

That reminds me, I need to go get a couple more notebooks since the two I have are almost full.

Well, I'm English and I go to ENGLISH classes in Spain, so, naturally, I find something else to do... XD

Yep.

I use lead pencil to write everything about, then I type it on the computer.

i like them all :)

Actually though I wrote most of my stories on my ipod touch :) lol then emailed them to myself to finish on my laptop. If I couldnt use them then I would use a mechanical pencil :P

i often have inspiration and my computer isn't near by and awhile back that was a real problem till i started carrying a legal pad everywhere and you better believe i have one everywhere i even have one by my bed at night because if it weren't my thoughts run like a movie most of the time I'd loose a heck of a lotta good ideas which when i don't write them down i occasionally lose a thought or at least pieces of it anyways but now i write them down using whatever is near by recently I've been using this ol wooden pencil i got its gotten pretty short but I've written a whole lot. in between it and my computer I've got close to a novel written.

I prefer writing on my laptop, because it's so much easier to go back and edit when I'm not satisfied. It also makes it quite easy to keep all my texts organised.
I have several notebooks that I write in (using pens), but I usually only write character developments, novel outlines and that kind of stuff.

I love to write by hand with a pencil, but a computer is so much easier to edit. So, it all depends on my mood, where I'm at when I'm writing and stuff like that. I like to write by hand because it's easier to read when you have something tangible in your hand to look at, but the Thesaurus on my laptop is a lifesaver. Sometimes (i.e. Most times) I just can't think of another word that means the same thing, and I can use the same word way too often without a thesaurus. That's all there is to it.

Lately i just found out we own a old fashioned type writer one of the first ones out on the market and it still works all i need is a ribbon and I'm all set can't wait to try my hand at it

well the best pencil there is a Morado Black Warrior, it looks cool, hardly breaks, and only costs 5 cents for 1 of them =)

I write in pen, but pencil if I think I'm likely to change what i've written. I always find it hard to think of ideas when I use a computer, I don't know why. Although, I do type stuff up if I'm actually gonna do something with it. I take ages to copy stuff up though. And I get really bored and frustrated. And my computer is rubbish. So yeah, I only type stuff up if I'm going to do something with it.

I write in pen or pencil because I usually have ideas when I'm away from my laptop and then I copy up when I get to my laptop. This way I have it on paper and computer in case I lose one

I ♥ my laptop.

i quite like pencils to write with

I usually write with a pencil in my notebook so I can get rid of stuff if I have to. Then I edit everything with a pen. Then I put it on the computer and print for my final manuscript :P

It's faster but I usually write with a pen.

I do both- I try the pen (no pencil) because I allways want to improve my hand writing and I use the computer because I love computer's and you can email it to people AND I can improve my typing like I am now.

i want to save up for my own computer so until then im writing by hand which ps by the way takes foeva