Editing Handwriting (section)

== Phenomenology ==
For a wide variety of writers, writing by hand has been described as a process which enhances expressivity and the discovery of individuality. The act of writing has been described as more "intimate", and the physical manipulation of a writing utensil on another physical medium, such as paper and pen, has been asserted to be more effective in conveying personal experiences and creating writing as [[art]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Chandler |first=Daniel |date=1992-05-01 |title=The phenomenology of writing by hand |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14626269209408310 |journal=Intelligent Tutoring Media |volume=3 |issue=2-3 |pages=65–74 |doi=10.1080/14626269209408310 |issn=0957-9133|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In comparison to technological methods of printing writing, such as with a typewriter or a word processor, handwriting is said to be less impersonal and distancing by writers such as [[Pablo Neruda]] and [[William Barrett (philosopher)|William Barrett]]. Among many writers who agree with such viewpoints, the sensuality, touch, feel and materiality of handwriting seem to all contribute to a bodily experience which allegedly enhance creative writing.<ref name=":2" />