How do you write?

[serria]

Technically, I mean. What kind of computer do you use? Or do you write freehand/some other way? Do you use any special programs? Microsoft Word, or something like Write or Die? Do you care about the font you use?

I'm one of those cliche aspiring authors who bought a Netbook. I heard that's kind of a stereotype, but mine really has been perfect for me. My normal laptop is too big to carry around, and the Netbook fits in my handbag and has a 7+ hour long battery life. I purposefully don't have any other programs except for Open Office on it, and it isn't hooked up to the Internet so I can't be distracted.

I use Open Office because it's free, and my Netbook didn't come with Microsoft Word. Actually, I've done a lot of writing just on Wordpad because it loads so quickly, haha.

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[sarillia]

I use my nearly 5-year-old Toshiba laptop with keys that have the letters practically scratched off from overuse. I also use Q10. It's fullscreen and highly customizable. I have it set to a black background with light blue text because I've found that that's easiest on my eyes (I'm incredibly sensitive to light) and I use a font called Constantia because I like how it looks. I also have it set to show the word count at all times because, perhaps counterintuitively, I don't worry about it so much when it's always there and just part of the background.