Typewriter Talk / A Stupendous Discovery

**Posted by UnderwoodStd** 02-10-2018 21:36:05

I stumbled upon a fascinating technique today: I typed a few paragraphs which may have been a "poem" kind of thing on a first typewriter in double line spacing. As I looked at it I thought of a few things that could be omitted, added or reworded, and I marked these changes in in pencil. Then I used a second typewriter to rewrite the result, and damn, if it wasn't better than the first time! I call this amazing discovery "editing"!

I thought about seeking a process patent but decided I would share it with the world free of charge - not sure if there is any prior art?

**Posted by treefaller** 05-10-2018 12:21:23

Editing, you call it? You mean changing something you've already written? What's the purpose? Nah, it'll never catch on. At best it'll just be a fad. Better to invest in crypto currencies.

**Posted by OregonJim** 31-1-2023 02:26:48

...and all these years I thought double spacing was intended to get your 5-page school essay done in half the time...

**Posted by CoronaJoe** 11-2-2023 20:24:42

I have a friend who to a course in script writing, as in movie and stage play scripts. Double spacing is one of the requirements. Easy to review for first drafts, and lots of room to edit and develop a story.

**Posted by robmck** 12-2-2023 11:52:05

The screenwriting requirements in filmmaking are quite strict. Apart from making it very easy to skim for cuts for props or scenery and dialog, the layout causes one page of screenplay to roughly equal one minute of screen time, which is handy, too. Although I find screenplay format ugly, I am also fascinated by how it evolved to turn the page into a tool that many trade departments could use.

**Posted by keystriker** 12-11-2024 12:31:09

A year later…

HOWEVER, the one page equaling a minute of screen time applies only if you use pica type, which even in this digital age is the industry standard. If/when you transcribe to digital, it’s 12 pt. Courier.