tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post6114379911358354431..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: In today's Insecure Writer's Support Group post I answer a question about my very first piece of writing.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32648463278855370592016-08-04T20:46:25.415-06:002016-08-04T20:46:25.415-06:00You actually had an electric typewriter!?! How coo...You actually had an electric typewriter!?! How cool. We only had a manual one that you had to hit really hard to get the keys to strike. I only got to play with an electric typewriter in typing class at school. I wanted an electric typewriter so badly...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-25903741806152881142016-08-03T22:26:25.504-06:002016-08-03T22:26:25.504-06:00Yeah those typewriter days I never got into... At ...Yeah those typewriter days I never got into... At least you have your memories of where your writing love began Mike.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-84745466437571649852016-08-03T15:56:53.511-06:002016-08-03T15:56:53.511-06:00I also used a typewriter at one time, and I'm ...I also used a typewriter at one time, and I'm so glad I don't have to go back to those days. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-89730367812820664232016-08-03T14:42:37.419-06:002016-08-03T14:42:37.419-06:00I wrote some dreadful poems in high school. They w...I wrote some dreadful poems in high school. They were never published but they impressed the editor of our school's literary magazine, who years later became Mrs. Chatterbox.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-43048967758552067382016-08-03T12:54:51.308-06:002016-08-03T12:54:51.308-06:00I had a manual typewriter. If you typed too quickl...I had a manual typewriter. If you typed too quickly, the keys would stick. I hated using it and wrote everything by hand that didn't have to be typed. Fortunately, not much needed typing back in those days.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-62930530369412147832016-08-03T11:46:32.538-06:002016-08-03T11:46:32.538-06:00My first real stories were written on a school App...My first real stories were written on a school Apple IIGS computer.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-13386439500460443612016-08-03T08:09:20.585-06:002016-08-03T08:09:20.585-06:00I remember using a typewriter to write term papers...I remember using a typewriter to write term papers in high school and college. What a pain. White-out tape? Yep, I had it.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-60632754000083371602016-08-03T07:19:16.097-06:002016-08-03T07:19:16.097-06:00A D&D type adventure? That's fun.
I rememb...A D&D type adventure? That's fun.<br />I remember that White Out ribbon. I remember using real White Out before they came up with the ribbon. Messy stuff.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com