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January 11, 2021 Other / Typed

Rocketbook

It’d be easy to think this review might be about the new Hermes electric typewriter, the Rocketbook. Wouldn’t that be

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March 20, 2020 Typed

One Typed Page

It’s simple really. A page of type. That’s all it takes. If you’ve got a typewriter, you’re a writer for

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January 10, 2020 Typed

Top 10 Typewriters for Writers

Here’s ten typewriters that will be sure to please. But before you get into them, I encourage you to read

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November 21, 2019 Other / Typed

Turboplaten Type

When I first ran across the Turboplaten, it was featured in a chromed Smith-Corona portable on an eBay auction by

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November 12, 2019 Typed

War of the Words

You read Typewriter Review. Great. You bought a typewriter. Fantastic. You pasted The Typewriter Insurgency Manifesto on your bulletin board.

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November 5, 2019 Other / Typed

The Writing Cure

November 5, 2019 If you’re one of my North American compadres, then you might’ve noticed a weakening of the sun.

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November 27, 2017 Other / Typed

Papa Rules

I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there

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September 21, 2017 Typed

Atlas Typewriter Desk

If you’re a regular follower of Typewriter Review, then you’ll no doubt be in the camp that types its orders

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May 17, 2017 Typed

Typewriter Terrors

When I first started mentioning the creature that lives in my typewriter, little did I know I was not alone.

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May 12, 2017 Typed

Titans of the Typosphere

When I first got into typewriters, my initial reaction was how could anybody write on such a kooky machine? Though

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February 9, 2017 Typed

The Muse in the Machine

I started composing a reply to comment made in a post recently, but it was such a thought provoking comment that

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June 17, 2016 Typed

A Pencil Review

If you’re thinking, like I am, of that era when that phrase could only mean one thing, then read on

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June 8, 2016 Typed

Type Outside

If you’re the type of writer who trades their typewriter for treads when the weather turns balmy, there’s no reason

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January 22, 2016 Typed

Typing is Fundamental

You’ve bought the hype and now you’re sitting at your typewriter wondering how this wonderful writing machine is giving you fits

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November 25, 2015 Typed

Thank the Ribbons!

It’s Thanksgiving time in America and I’d like to give thanks to the typewriter ribbon and to those who still

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November 9, 2015 Typed

Book Review. The Wonderful Writing Machine

“Typewriters are too good for people. They last too long. They work too well. If they were a lot more

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November 2, 2015 Typed

Book Review. The Typewriter.

THE TYPEWRITER. A Graphic History of the Beloved Machine Uppercase Publishing, 2015. 336 pages When I saw the cover, I

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October 21, 2015 Typed

How to Import Typed Pages into Word

Congratulations! You have a stack of typewritten pages. Now what? This is where the computer shines. It’s great for editing!

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October 14, 2015 Typed

The Dirty Secret of Typewriters

Okay, pilgrim, before you saddle up, there’s something I need to tell you. And perhaps this is a confession. Some

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October 7, 2015 Typed

How to Buy Typewriters Ridiculously Cheap

In last week’s post, I reviewed local options for getting your hands on a typewriter. If none of these panned

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September 30, 2015 Typed

How to Find the Right Typewriter

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. –Ernest Hemingway From the

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September 23, 2015 Typed

Why Every Writer Needs to Own a Typewriter

Distraction free writing seems to be the buzz these days. In fact, there are dedicated writing apps that have stripped

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