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| Author: | redsock [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Two-Finger Typist |
From "", Stacey Schmeidel's interview-by-email with Wallace, for the Spring 1999 issue of the Amherst College magazine: Q: Can you talk about your writing process? When/were/how do you write? Do you rewrite? A: Well, like I said, I am a Five Draft man [writing, two rewrites, and two typed drafts] ... the first two of these drafts are pen-and-paper, which is a bit old-fashioned, but other than that I don't think there's anything very distinctive about my work habits. I fluctuate between periods of terrible sloth and paralysis and periods of high energy and production, but from what I know about other writers this isn't unusual. Work-wise, my only real distinction is that I am incredibly fast and accurate two-finger typist, the best I've ever heard of (another skill honed at A.C.). ******* As a fellow two-finger typist, I'd love to know how fast he was. Anyone know? At one job interview in New York, actually around the same time as this interview, I was clocked at about 75 wpm. |
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| Author: | illogicaljoker [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two-Finger Typist |
I would imagine that if "incredibly fast" is being used in conjunction with two-finger typing (or hunt and peck sans hunt), then Wallace was able to type as fast as standard ten-finger typists. I don't actually have a factual answer, though. Considering how long Infinite Jest wound up being, and that he'd already written the whole thing out twice.... I certainly hope he was able to at least crack 100 WPM. |
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| Author: | OverorExactly13YOA [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two-Finger Typist |
I gots no facts either. But last time I checked my two finger score was "Copy and paste does not improve your typing speed." I'm very slow. I press Caps Lock to do single capital letters, e.g. |
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