New-York tribune., 1890-06-01
TYPEWRITING AND LITERATURE.
LITERARY MAN WHO Is UNABLE TO DO MA
CHINE wORK-HABiTs OF OTHER "KIIhhs-
ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE

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CHINE woRK-HABlTs OF OTHER WRITERS
ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE
A GOOD IMPRESSION on EDITORS.
.No, I cannot use the typewriter remarked
literary man the other day, "nor can dictate WIN
any satisfaction. And there are a good many otfcf
noo,,o I'm thc same boat with me. heard one well
tnown writer say not long ago that, while lie couid
get along well enough with his correspondence on inc
typewrtcr he could do nothing at all III inc way Vi
literary work. As for dctation, il was simply an
lmpo,Sibily for him. he had tired II repca'edF' D"O
head never becn able TO succeed. It was the more
singular In his case because he was formerly pubc
speaker and wa, in the habit ol SpeaMIs "'tuo'N d
nanuscrpt: and he is noted taNcr. beng hueht,
ready and rapid. lie even said that he coula ho'
dictate correction in typcNritten copy 'he Only
satisfactory thing for him t. 60 was to taNe ''e copy
himself and write in the change
Then there is ---; he must be making Somcthlhg
,e 300 week from his literary in all direct on''
o, ,rl1 ti,iu taat he would be almost compelled to
,unloy a stcnocaphcr but understand ie does al
b, work with hi, hand. ! have hcard OF very
proIiNc editor WHO induced by h' friends 10
ghtcn h,, labors by employing stcnogr7ph@r All"
t,pcwrier. In HI case ID worried very 'ui'on'N' Ho
had no trosbc about debating, but he fpand that By
I'm, mean, he wa, enabled t. do srcat d"i more WORK
Than picvluu-S-that is great dclI hioic "IllIb,-
and ,o Instead oi diminishing ha IaDoF'' nc ica">
increased thcn IT,. Ill
o." Ia my own case ! can dictate lc'tor fairy well
and tui!d DO piece of loarI'lirh' MorA ~ ina
v',c or by typcwritng it. bat anything that J.,
=, have t,, literary touch must De- ca~.inly Nor' i
amt with The rci And do not believe tt i ], simply
4 matter uf practice, though, 10 o' SIR, H. PC'"l
L. thar IL may Dee. THAI T., II ore w,r. tNlnci
from a child tho typewriter ~ ,cai o me pen
or pencil The art OF competition mlSh' conc hliFAiy
to Iri when lingering the key. l'ut Er,a,l} uo.D'
v,hctlcr II can he learned late In ne, TaNc IN"
case Of 60. feel confident that me notable
dc,adcncr ~ bis styr in recent years: whch IS uI.
mi akahly very marked. !, the r'ut oi ms 1e o,
,hc typcgrtcr Formerly he was most fa'tidlou'
Inn hl, ~t.lo lat now he s -loNcnlY ana cAi'I'>r
The change j., really wonderful 10 one VINO Ht' fcli
him ,lociy for wears. a. I have.
20 | am flr from fhuiing the tNpc"fltT 'h
,urni>,d blessing At the sam" u1Io. hcl"f1 = 40
.t.r, manu.rript offered fo" pu..cilon "uFht :,
. tvprvrttcn. ! believe that would pe authors womb
n1d lt - thoir advantage 10 g 10 inc smhH cN
ucu>c which the copyin@ of their crori' 10y thr Typ
writer would entail. Editor | find are uuch moo
willing ~ cx1inln" such mann "rp'- fEan 'l"-o
which are written in >cr1wlng. c"rcl "a uhcN u
hand. even II there ic -pmr ndiFldl"ltN hb'nt
t,c.c II 4, not in'iv duality that thr ave- ag 'di
~ s looking for IL /, -oiGcthinE ire7h ana -trNE
and or dual ana he g. lpath To- take tho trHhlc ~,
d.ci ,i or had crllpguaphN on me bare 'hai'c "i
Gnl.nr something worth his while 80 inN WFP'
tn tll. youur aud Young ""m' VINO aih 90
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they may save postage the cost Of the Npcwrltnc