Ahh, the pencil. My writing weapon of choice (for thinking, at least) is the pencil. I do all of my note-taking and brainstorming in pencil. I love being able to change my words so easily or fix my mistakes (I'm a bit of a spelling and grammar Nazi so this is important). I use pen for writing letters to people (when I do that...) and I use the computer for everyday correspondence and for written work (creative and academic). Using the pencil, then, is a symbol of creativity for me. I use it when I my words need to be as flexible as my ideas or the ideas being expressed.
And, on top of all this, there is just something satisfying about the crispness of a perfect paper of penciled text that makes me happy and proud of myself.
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