Erika Modell 10, 1957 I’ve been working on my second novel these past couple of months, and I’ve decided to write the first draft on a manual typewriter. Besides the coolness factor–I’ll get to that in a moment–there is a practical reason for this: When I type on the computer, it’s hard for me to abstain from editing at the same time I’m writing. I’ll go back and fix typos, rephrase sentences, and generally obsess about getting everything as perfect as possible. But that appro...
