Nathan Bransford - The Forums

They say confession is good for the soul, so when I was challenged on another forum, I had to take a deep look inside myself, and it wasn't pretty. Truth is often painful, but when finally spoken becomes freeing to the person.

I admit, I used to live on ink and graphite. Then in high school, I switched to IBM Selectric. It was hard at first, but became easier with more practice. I didn't have the heart to tell my mom I preferred IBM. She was a secretary and it would have been too difficult for her to accept.

Things went from there to the most addictive of all - Apple in 1986. It was the floppy disks that hooked me. Those cute hand-sized objects that worked most of the time, but on occasion failed to give me a reboot. Fortunately, Microsoft came along and improved the product, thus securing me for life.

My name is Shawn Lamb. I'm an author and writing addict.

Anyone else for a little fun? :)

Okay, I'll play.

I have voice recognition software. (I have a connective tissue disorder so my hands are trashed and don't work very well.) And I don't use it. It's not even installed on my computer right now.

I have to type.

Sometimes I swear that my fingers write just as much as my brain does. I might not know exactly where to go with a scene, but I put my fingers to my keys and close my eyes and something perfect and beautiful flows onto the screen. I don't know how they do that. It's kinda scary, actually. But it feels so magical that I just can't do without it. I can't think and speak and create a novel. I need the tactile feel and beautiful sound of clicking keys in order to write.

My name is Brenda Pierson. I'm an author and writing addict.

Now, don't you feel better, Brenda? :)