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Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform

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Re: Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform

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Who is this for though? As a writer, a lot of times I am writing over 5,000 words in a single article. I can type at around 170 wpm but my wrist starts hurting the moment I write more than three pages in my journal. I also use a split ergonomic keyboard which helps my hands a lot. I also revise my writing heavily which is very hard to do with handwritten stuff. For readers, it will maybe be a novelty but I don't real…

For myself, it's really about slowing down my thinking. It's definitely not meant for _efficient_ writing :)

Re: Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform

#23
Fantastic idea! I think the hardest part for people to adopt this will be overcoming atrophied handwriting skills and no autocorrect.

One thing that doesn't seem clear to me from reading without signing up is how do you actually upload content? Do you have to have paper and pen and then take a picture of it, or do you provide some kind of excalidraw-like canvas for writing? I notice there isn't any paper background or line rules, which I think would also be nice for those who fancy a bit of structure when reading/writing.

Re: Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform

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I love that the comments on some of the posts (like this one) are written by hand too! https://handwritten.danieljanus.pl/2022-10-01-hyperlinks-in-...

This is actually not on handwritten.blog, but on the site of the person where I got the original idea from! Maybe I can incorporate something like this on handwritten.blog too (e.g. a way for people to send in comments via email).

Re: Show HN: A Handwritten Blogging Platform

#29

Fantastic idea! I think the hardest part for people to adopt this will be overcoming atrophied handwriting skills and no autocorrect. One thing that doesn't seem clear to me from reading without signing up is how do you actually upload content? Do you have to have paper and pen and then take a picture of it, or do you provide some kind of excalidraw-like canvas for writing? I notice there isn't any paper background o…

Thanks! This is good feedback.

Yes, you can upload a photo through the backend, or just email it to a publish email address.

Good idea about the line rules and paper background - this could land as "theming" in the future.

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