In the beginning of the chapter you talk about Henry James’ claims that he could not write without the metronome of the typewriter and also about your own experiences with the ‘big, heavy, noisy’ act of trying to write on your own typewriter.

Do you think that the medium with which a writer chooses to express their thoughts relies heavily on personal opinion or do you think that the development of seamless word processors that allow us to copy down every thought are the way forward and that one day everyone will have converted to using the same technology?

What do you think the future for voice recording software is and do you feel that it is possible to really write a novel without ever having written down any actual words?