I chose this particular post because for Task 4, I chose to complete the potato print option as it seemed more appealing to me than doing some more writing by hand; however, I was interesting in learning about someone’s experience with the other option in this task. Even though I did not complete this portion of the task, I have done enough handwriting that I could relate to some of Victoria’s experience. Even with access to technology, I still complete some tasks on paper in handwriting: notes on assigned readings, lists, notes at meetings, and even planning and notes for assignments. I find that there is a connection between my brain and the pen that allows me to plan better while handwriting. Sometimes, I pay careful attention to my writing, other times, not so much. Sometimes it is well-formed cursive writing and other times it is a strange hybrid of writing and printing. It usually depends on the speed at which I am trying to record ideas and also the intended audience of the writing.
Victoria made a valid comment about the difficulty in editing hand-written work. I usually don’t spend much time editing writing done by hand. I don’t have the kind of time it takes to edit an entire written document. For writing that will require editing, I definitely also prefer using a word processing program, which is usually Google Docs.