Things Just Might Be Okay

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Previously on briglarson.com: Brig's typewriter breaks in the middle of writing the first draft of his sci-fi novelette "Treatment." As it sits on the floor in its case, Brig worries about maintaining momentum on the story, and posts a largely incoherent post about his typewriter, the role of outlining in the writing process, and Brandon Sanderson (an author he has never read). What sorts of wacky misadventures will Brig endure next? Will he snap and throw something at an innocent bystander? Will he reveal that he is secretly a reptilian sent by the pinko commies? Find out next on Brig Larson's Blog!

Everything might be okay after all.

The endangered Webster XL-800 is in the hands of a professional, at my local typewriter repair shop. He says that he'll give it the ol' college try to see if he can fix it. It's a bit of a crapshoot on whether or not he can (he doesn't know if he has the part required to do so), but at least there's hope. All I can do now is pray that my typewriter will survive this.

If the typewriter can't be fixed, that puts me in an unfortunate situation, because as I said earlier, I'm on a bit of a time crunch. What I'll have to do is find some way to get my hands on a functional portable typewriter for a relatively low price, which is probably not gonna be super easy. I've considered hitting up Goodwills and just getting anything that works (the typewriters I find most commonly at thrift stores are those Brother daisy-wheel ones, which I don't like very much but may have to be what I use). I am sincerely hoping that the Webster can be fixed, and I think there's a solid chance that it may. I just really need that thing with me, because I love it.

So, there is hope. We're getting there. We might make it.

Send good vibes.