Electronic Writing

1. I have some experience with electronic writing. But I have used IM, e-mail, and twitter. I blogged on myspace before but I’ve never had any constant blogging. I also use facebook on a daily basis. I like electronic writing more than physically writing. Electronic writing is fun and you have a better experience. You can write a story without your hands getting tired.

2. I believe writing changes a lot when using an electronic medium as opposed to using a pen and pencil. I believe it changes because it’s much easier to write when using an electronic medium. It’s a lot easier for me to get my thoughts out when I don’t have to write them. When I type it’s like my thoughts flow freely. When I’m writing with pen and paper I have a hard time getting my thoughts straight and down on the paper. I think you feel freer when writing things on a computer. There’s more room for change once you finish and go back. You may not like something you said and instead of having to write the whole paper over you can go back and make changes. One negative thing about electronic writing is that people use it to get out of writing more. There are a lot of tactics you can use to make a little bit of writing look like a lot more than it really is.