There was a time...
Prior to the 1860s, writers wrote. They created stories, essays, sermons, articles, documents with pen and ink, or pencil, perhaps, on parchment, vellum and paper. A manuscript was delivered to a publisher wrapped in oiled paper and string, and was read in hand-written form. Simple, though I daresay there was a certain amount of eyestrain among publishers and editors. In the 1960s, there came the word-processor: the easiest way to write since the pencil. Easiest way to create, revise and deliver... Sign in to see full entry.