This vacation was very “old skool.” I went on the Internet twice during the week — both times for less than fifteen minutes. I checked stuff, paid a bill, and made sure the world was still there. And then went away.
The same for cell phone service — most of the time I didn’t have any.
Pretty nice, huh?
The technology for writing was in full force, however. It was just very analog and not very digital.
I used a journal for the trip itself to help my wife and I to know where the cool places were for next time.
I used a different journal to record thoughts on my writing. Topics such as what to write for publishing this week. What themes my blogs should have. What things need to be improved upon for my writing.
Paper and pen or pencil still help me think much better than electrons being typed on a fake page any day of the week. The digital technology merely becomes the place where I publish the thoughts from the paper.
Technology for writers is, of course, more about the digital stuff. But analog tools are critically important and shouldn’t be forgotten.
Scot
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