I suppose even workhorses throw a shoe. After two novels and a three or four hour limited-series screenplay, my rock-solid go-to 1951 Smith-Corona Silent lost the number nine key slug. A little bit of soldering (which I haven’t done in decades and wasn’t much good at to begin with) and I’m back in business. Thanks…
Read MoreFeelin’ Saucy with OCR
I love the idea of using a typewriter, but what on Earth do you do about editing? RE-TYPE the WHOLE manuscript? Ugh! I hear that from people all the time. I’m no tech guru, but it really isn’t so difficult. The key (pun intended) is optical character recognition (OCR). Virtually all smart devices and all-in-one…
Read MoreI Am Not a Typewriter Collector
I am not a typewriter collector. I do not need any more typewriters. I do not have a problem. But honestly, look at the color. Can you blame me? Someone was selling this just ten minutes from our house. It’s not my fault. I was weak and backslidin’. When I looked up the serial number,…
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