Typing Power, Pen Power

Levi: Ya' know what's weird? I can type like a champion (and I rub it in everyone's face; I have a typing speed of 70 words per minute with little to no mistakes), yet I continue to use the conventional method of writing stories: I use the good ol' pen and clipboard method. I usually sit outside, listening to the wind through the trees, or I may secretly write for an hour after my bedtime, in the lowlight of my lamp. Personally, I prefer method two. For some reason, writing in a bright area just isn't my thing. Poorly lit areas are just my deal, ya' know what I'm sayin'?

Anyway, what I don't get is that while I enjoy writing with something a bit more physical, I can't stand writing in a journal in my, uh, journal. It just hurts my haaaaaand. So, I prefer to type. However, I just noticed that I don't, in fact, have a computer-journal. I was just reading my old blog posts back from 2006, and I love looking back on my old journal entries! I also loved the old photo of all my old friends :(. So touching, so touching. I have also noticed that my grammar and English skills have quadrupled in the last year alone. Honestly, I believe that I am a writing CHAMP right now (however, still very far away from writing novels). Though, I am planning on writing a novel in the next few years. Shino and my dad know about what I might use as an idea, and I might stick to it :)

You know, that kind of reminds me of that Christopher Paolini dude; he wrote his book when he was FIFTEEN. Remarkable! Even at that, I was disappointed by his second book, Eldest. It just didn't go anywhere for a majority of it. More disappointing was the movie, however. A disgrace to my eyes!

Well, I guess all I'm saying is that I'm going to be using this blog a looot more than I do now. If you didn't know, I hardly even used this blog last year at all. I would make fairly erratic updates, and it was pretty much Shino's blog. BUT I SHALL CONQUER! Succumb to my prowess, Shino, because my reign of... um, Leviness will crash down heavily!

Edit: Hmm, I didn't talk about the pen and paper thing very much. So, are you wondering WHY I use a pen and paper?

The truth is, I type SO FAST that literally all my thoughts and words fly past my mind. So, when I try to type stories, they just appear on the screen TOO FAST, so I don't even know WHAT I typed! I find myself reusing the same words over and over, odd ideas coming out of nowhere, and grammatical errors all over the place.

So, why use a pen and paper? Because I write super slow. That way, everything I do is ENGRAVED into my brain, so I CAN'T use the same word twice in the same paragraph, and I know exactly what's happening :). Just as a tidbit, chapter 1 & 2 of my story "Calm Before the Storm" were typed, while every other chapter was hand written. Yay for me.