Comments on: The One-Handed Writer http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/ Straight Talk About Your Writing Career Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-811 Sharon Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:15:38 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-811 Thanks, Lillie. Yes, I am very lucky. Lori, I am trying out the VRS. It's great when it works but it takes time to get it working, which can be frustrating. Dana, keep sending those emails, but my replies might be shorter than usual. :) Thanks, Lillie. Yes, I am very lucky.

Lori, I am trying out the VRS. It’s great when it works but it takes time to get it working, which can be frustrating.

Dana, keep sending those emails, but my replies might be shorter than usual. :)

]]> By: Dana http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-810 Dana Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:53:58 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-810 What a time for this to happen, Sharon! Hope you heal quickly and get all the help you need during this crazy time. I'll stop sending you my chatty emails that require two-handed replies for the next week :S (sorry!) Dana What a time for this to happen, Sharon! Hope you heal quickly and get all the help you need during this crazy time.

I’ll stop sending you my chatty emails that require two-handed replies for the next week :S (sorry!)

Dana

]]> By: Lori http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-809 Lori Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:14:10 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-809 Ouch! How awful! I hope you're feeling better soon, Sharon. I love the idea of having the voice-recognition software around for just these types of issues. Not a bad suggestion at all. (See, my mom lives 300 miles away, so having her type would be a bit of a challenge, especially since she knows nothing about computers.) Ouch! How awful! I hope you’re feeling better soon, Sharon. I love the idea of having the voice-recognition software around for just these types of issues. Not a bad suggestion at all. (See, my mom lives 300 miles away, so having her type would be a bit of a challenge, especially since she knows nothing about computers.)

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-808 Lillie Ammann Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:23:18 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-808 Sharon, Take care of yourself. I hope you're fully recovered soon, and I'm glad you're blessed to have your admin whiz mom available to help you out. Sharon,

Take care of yourself. I hope you’re fully recovered soon, and I’m glad you’re blessed to have your admin whiz mom available to help you out.

]]> By: James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-807 James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:08:13 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-807 I hear you. I usually figure it out about the time I realize my arm is tingling. Then I'm stuck dealing with it for a week or so. I use a wrist brace during those times to help me remember to keep my hand in a proper position. Sucks. Happy recovery! (and good tip about the voice recognition software!) I hear you. I usually figure it out about the time I realize my arm is tingling. Then I’m stuck dealing with it for a week or so. I use a wrist brace during those times to help me remember to keep my hand in a proper position. Sucks.

Happy recovery! (and good tip about the voice recognition software!)

]]> By: Sharon http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-806 Sharon Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:04:39 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-806 Thanks for the pointer to that useful article, James. Most of the time I see it coming and rest, but this one took me by surprise. Thanks for the pointer to that useful article, James. Most of the time I see it coming and rest, but this one took me by surprise.

]]> By: James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-805 James Chartrand - JCM Enterprises Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:47:18 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-one-handed-writer/#comment-805 I've had a similar situation creep up on me from time to time. I have horrible posture when I sit to read and type (like most writers out there, I don't sit straight with both feet on the floor and my arms at just less than 90 degree angles). I develop all sorts of issues, like tingling nerves in my shoulder, a cold right arm, a sore left shoulder, and three times now, a completely numb right hand from mid-forearm to fingertips. In essence, my own position at the computer causes <a href="http://menwithpens.ca/how-to-reduce-writers-fatigue" rel="nofollow">repetitive stress injuries and writer's fatigue.</a> This may not be why you have tendinitis, but anyone who writes should take care not to hurt himself or herself just by poor positioning. I’ve had a similar situation creep up on me from time to time. I have horrible posture when I sit to read and type (like most writers out there, I don’t sit straight with both feet on the floor and my arms at just less than 90 degree angles). I develop all sorts of issues, like tingling nerves in my shoulder, a cold right arm, a sore left shoulder, and three times now, a completely numb right hand from mid-forearm to fingertips.

In essence, my own position at the computer causes repetitive stress injuries and writer’s fatigue. This may not be why you have tendinitis, but anyone who writes should take care not to hurt himself or herself just by poor positioning.

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