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Why does no one mention how fast hand cramps hit when writing?
I was sitting at my kitchen table Tuesday night trying to draft a short story for this monthly challenge. Got about 400 words in before my hand seized up like I'd been gripping a rock for an hour. I had my pen angled wrong and was pressing way too hard on the cheap spiral notebook. Took a break, shook my hand out, then switched to typing on my laptop instead. Finished the scene in 20 minutes without any pain. Has anyone else found that certain writing tools just wreck your hand faster than others?
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alexw751mo ago
Tbh it's all about that pen grip for me. I used to cramp up real bad until I forced myself to hold the pen looser, like barely touching it with my thumb and index finger. Ballpoints are the worst though, I have to press down so hard they make my hand ache after a paragraph. What kind of pen were you using when it hit you that fast?
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