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Is it worth switching to Dvorak?
I've occasionally thought about trying the Dvorak keyboard layout to improve my writing speed. However, I wonder if the speed gain is really worth the initial learning curve.
I'm curious if anyone ...
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Is touch typing skill important for being a good writer?
Yes, I know - it is important. But my question is: does it influence the speed only? Do "two finger typing" and "peek typing" eat part of writer's attention and destroy creativity?
Does the method ...
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Correct spelling errors while writing or after you've finished?
With the "write, don't edit" rule in mind, how should one handle mistyping?
I usually stop or go back to fix the error as soon as I spot it, but often I feel this breaks the flow of writing.
Should ...
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How important is typing speed to a successful writing career?
How important is it for a writer to be fast when using a keyboard?
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How do you decide whether to dictate, type out or hand-write a piece of writing?
How do you decide whether to dictate, type out or hand-write a piece of writing?
I have always had a minor passion for writing, and I enjoy the process of settings ideas out and slowly filling them ...
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Return to section context after a subsection
There is a coherency problem in the following text (its typesetting). The last paragraph must not be considered as a part of subsect02. For instance it is a kind of conclusion of two approaches ...
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What's your favorite keyboard? [closed]
After using a Logitech Internet Pro keyboard for the past several years, as well as an Acer OEM keyboard occasionally, I'm seriously thinking about getting a new keyboard. I write upwards of 7,000 ...
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Is it worth learning to touch type [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is touch typing skill important for being a good writer?
I'm curious about the great novelists, like Kerouac, thompson, hemmingway etc. The ones that had access to ...
