Choosing Your Writing Tools

During the tour for his book “An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist” (2013), evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins was asked about his writing method at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. His answer:

“I never write with a pen. I always type on a computer. I, more or less, have forgotten to write with a pen. As with anybody who gets [a copy of] their book signed will see.”

Dawkins also added that before computers were prevalent, he typed his manuscripts.

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