By Teresa Yea

I’m in a weird transitional period in which I just finished a 1st draft and am setting the novel aside to marinate.

Today I’m brain dumping all my ideas for a new series. Wouldn’t it be romantic to brainstorm on my typewriter? Just one problem:

I don’t remember how to use this beast. The keys are hard to use and the ribbon is out of ink. What’s more: I’m not sure where to buy another ribbon OR if they even make ribbons anymore OR how to thread the ribbon, etc…

In the ...