I Bought a Typewriter Yesterday And It Changed How I Think About Writing

 

I’d had this idea in mind to buy a typewriter months ago, but I started looking around, and they were all so expensive - like hundreds of dollars.

I don’t like ordering something used that expensive without seeing it first in person, so I just let the dream of owning a typewriter drift to the back burner.

Then, yesterday I’m in my local Goodwill doing by regular browsing, and I saw it behind the glass of the front counter.

An old-school manual typewriter in good working condition for only $40.

While I need to get ink for the typewriter before I can use it, having it has already changed how I think and feel about my writing.

Thoughtfulness in writing.

I’ve done some thinking about what exactly I want to use the typewriter to write. I could write most anything with it, but with limited ink, I could use it for everything.

Just know it has its limitations has made me more thoughtful.

Maybe that’s part of our problem with digital writing.

There are no limitations. We can just keep writing about anything and everything. And yet, pretty much every time before ours did not have that kind of freedom.

Their tools and supplies limited why they could write. Perhaps this led them to be more thoughtful in what they wrote.

I’m excited for the changes and benefits owning and using a typewriter will bring to my writing!