Should I type or handwrite my novel?

I've been working on writing a novel for a few months now, not that long at all really when you look at it, but at the same time we all start somewhere. I loath to write things out with pen and paper as in the end, even I have a hard time reading it. However, my best ideas come while I write by hand, when I'm out and about without my computer/tablet at my side, and I knew this would be the case when I started undertaking this project. What I did, was to carry around a notepad to write when it happens upon me. Helps me to keep my life going, as well as keep me feeling like I'm making progress on the novel when I'm not at home sitting with the computer in front of me.

I've always liked writing out my drafts first but if you're considering writing rather larger pieces like that of a novel I feel it's best to type it out. After writing so much your writing will get sloppier and harder to read and typing it out will save you from that. Also there's the chance you add something you have already written about or leave something out you thought you did, typing just seems a whole lot easier personally.

Best of luck with your work!

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Hand write your drafts, if you feel more creative that way. Then when it the way you want it and you are ready to send it to a publisher, type it into your computer. Publishers really don't like to get hand written manuscripts, even if it's good handwriting.

You can always pay somebody to type it in to the computer, if your handwriting is legible enough and if you don't mind spending some money on that.

You could always try doing both. Sometimes i'll write a chapter away from my computer and then copy it over to work and then write another chapter on word then the NEXT chapter on paper so it mixes it up a little bit.

I would write it first so you will have a copy if something happens to your computer. You could also type it after every paragraph and if you change something on the written paper later you could highlight and go back on word and change it.

I'm a writer myself, and my suggestion is to write it first, that way when you do type it, you catch any mistakes and fix it when you type it up. It's worked for me. I've made plenty of written mistakes that I catch when I type the written copy up.

Every writer writes multiple drafts. If you want to submit anything, your final draft must be typed. But any draft before that is entirely up to you. Write it in crayon if you want. Do what's easy for you.

First, write it by hand into a note book, then type it on your computer.