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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    I'm happy to hear that you are actively writing, and I hope I didn't come across as overly didactic. My comment spoke more to my own experience than yours, and you likely have written more than I...

    I'm happy to hear that you are actively writing, and I hope I didn't come across as overly didactic. My comment spoke more to my own experience than yours, and you likely have written more than I have.

    I think pen and paper is worth trying, though, even as just a supplemental method when you're in a writing funk. It has always given me a new context free from the years of mental baggage associated with tapping at a keyboard.

    To address your main question directly: If you don't mind looking like a mega-hipster, there was a generation of portable word processors that function like typewriter with a small screen that offers basic editing features. I see them in thrift stores frequently, and they are not worth very much these days. Maybe the similarities to traditional typewriters will be appealing to you. The downside is that saving your work would probably involve a floppy disc and an obsolete file format. Perhaps someone else here has a suggestion for how to manage it.
    Here is an example on eBay, although I'm not recommending this model or listing specifically: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194835586795

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  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    It seems obvious, but since nobody has touched on this yet: why not a pen and paper? Not only would that eliminate the possibility for Internet distraction, I find it goes a step further and...

    It seems obvious, but since nobody has touched on this yet: why not a pen and paper? Not only would that eliminate the possibility for Internet distraction, I find it goes a step further and encourages a better writing process. Use a pen, not a pencil, and it will force you to keep writing forward instead of procrastinating by rewriting sentences. After you have it on paper, the task of transcribing will be less intimidating. Just think of it as copying what you wrote, not writing itself. You will inevitably edit your draft to some extent while typing it up, but you might also find that many of the sentences or paragraphs that you were initially unhappy with are acceptable in the context of a completed section. The transcription phase may require a limited distraction environment, but it might not need such drastic measures as you are pursuing now. You can only trick yourself so much, and there are plenty of ways to waste time on a computer without the Internet, e.g. rewriting things that don't need it. Limiting your Internet access is a fair measure to take in creating a good writing environment. However, I encourage you to consider if completely severing the possibility of a connection on your computer is a necessary step or if this project is just a form of procrastination from tackling what actually needs to get done, which is writing. Best of luck to you.

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  3. Comment on Do you have any game sub-genres that you have a name for, but aren't big enough to be "official" sub-genres? in ~games

    Campy
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    Care to give some example games or game play mechanics? It's clear that you are trying to preempt the obvious quip that "an MMORPG without the MMO is just an RPG" but a definition apart from...

    Care to give some example games or game play mechanics? It's clear that you are trying to preempt the obvious quip that "an MMORPG without the MMO is just an RPG" but a definition apart from semantics would help me better understand what you are describing.

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