The Blank Page Glows
Aug. 21st, 2020 08:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
puppetmakerIf you told me when I started using computers that I would have in my lap a machine more powerful than what I was working with, I would have been skeptical but given my love of science fiction I would not dismiss the possibility.
It was the microchip that was a game changer and allowed for personal computers in the home.
I was 14 when we got our first home computer which was an Apple II. A word processing program allowed us to type papers and correct them before printing.
Since then the glowing screen has been a part of my writing.
For a number of years, I would hand write out my stories and then transcribe them. Eventually I managed to get my brain to switch so I could type them out as I was working through them.
The ability to send things electronically has opened up so many options for writing. Peter doesn’t have to send a manuscript through the mail to the editor or fax pages for a comic book, he can send the file attached to an email. Saves lots of time and speeds up the process.
I have been writing these entries since January 2004. Over time I have learned and refined my skills to write essays about my life. The first ones were really short as I got my footing under me. Now they are longer and more involved.
The reason I write these has changed too. It went from keep my family informed about Caroline and my life to something more.
My writings have touched people. I have helped people. I have changed people’s minds about some subjects. I have taught people through this medium.
That is what keeps me writing this every day or pretty much every day. Out of five months, I missed one day which is almost a record for me.
I look at the blank page that glows back at me and set out to write in hopes that it helps one person however they need it.
I am grateful for word processing programs.
It was the microchip that was a game changer and allowed for personal computers in the home.
I was 14 when we got our first home computer which was an Apple II. A word processing program allowed us to type papers and correct them before printing.
Since then the glowing screen has been a part of my writing.
For a number of years, I would hand write out my stories and then transcribe them. Eventually I managed to get my brain to switch so I could type them out as I was working through them.
The ability to send things electronically has opened up so many options for writing. Peter doesn’t have to send a manuscript through the mail to the editor or fax pages for a comic book, he can send the file attached to an email. Saves lots of time and speeds up the process.
I have been writing these entries since January 2004. Over time I have learned and refined my skills to write essays about my life. The first ones were really short as I got my footing under me. Now they are longer and more involved.
The reason I write these has changed too. It went from keep my family informed about Caroline and my life to something more.
My writings have touched people. I have helped people. I have changed people’s minds about some subjects. I have taught people through this medium.
That is what keeps me writing this every day or pretty much every day. Out of five months, I missed one day which is almost a record for me.
I look at the blank page that glows back at me and set out to write in hopes that it helps one person however they need it.
I am grateful for word processing programs.
