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Published · transcript-backedNeal Stephenson: evaluation
13 Nov 2024 Conversations with Tyler Neal Stephenson on History, Spycraft, and American-Soviet Parallels
“I don’t think that worked because even fancy paper doesn’t cost very much, and I like opening the package too much.”
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- Neal Stephenson
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- evaluation
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- 13 Nov 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Do you still write your novels in longhand on legal pads? Not on legal pads, but I do write them in longhand, yes. I buy this fancy paper from Italy. I had this idea that if I bought fancy paper, I’d use less of it. I’d be more conservative. I don’t think that worked because even fancy paper doesn’t cost very much, and I like opening the package too much. It comes in a nice package with the wax seal on it. How does longhand improve your thinking or writing process compared to, say, typing?…
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