Where I ponder if a Character in my Novel will have a Typewriter
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| Remington Model 5T |
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| Imperial 'Good Companion 1' |
Last weekend, with some spare time and the camera already set up, my budding typewriter collection got the star treatment in their own photo shoot. Banal, I do realize, but it was the first time I’d had all three machines out and dusted and photographed for the sheer joy of it. Such fun.
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| Olivetti Studio 45 |
I’ve had a great few weeks of researching,
ideas and plot lines buzzing about, and the local libraries have been nearly
exhausted on what I can find on the topic at hand. By pure chance I had a few hours to spare in
Pakuranga recently and discovered on their library shelves just the book I
didn’t realize I was looking for. It
gave all the answers to the questions I had. A thrilling find.
The other day I read an interesting article by Anita Loughrey interviewing Ian Flitcroft (Writers’ Forum, Issue #147 2014). His final recommendation; “You should
write about what you are passionate about – be that something real or something
that is pure fantasy. It makes writing
far more fun and changes research from a chore to a delight. After that, remember that research sets the scene
but it is the characters that have to carry it.”
It’s easy to get bogged down in the research
and lose sight, motivation and purpose. With
that in mind, I have decided to finish up on the research this week, and start
thinking about the characters. I wonder
if any of them will own a typewriter …?
Ahh, the good old days with the Remington typewriter. I can remember many a time when typing furiously, (and a definite amount of strength had to be applied to enable any kind of speed to be accomplished), I would miscalculate the angle of descent, pound into the slightly raised edge of a key and pain would radiate through my finger! It didn't stop me from loving our typewriter though. I wonder what happened to our Remington?
ReplyDeleteHey Jessica, this is great! Thank you for sending the link. I have loved reading your progress into writing. I also had two Remington's in my bedroom growing up. One sat proudly on my bedside Dresser and my top drawer was full of neatly lined up stationary and pens! Maybe you also have my love for the smell , look and feel of a good book, old or new. It may look strange to someone in a shop viewing me open a new book and smell it! Keep up the great work and I look forward to reading more. Gwenda
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