The Contenders for the First Novel Written With a Word Processor
By The Atlantic Wire  Matthew Kirschenbaum, an English professor
and expert on the early days of fiction writing on word
processors received a flood of reader messages after The New
York Times profiled him a couple of weeks ago. The University of
Maryland had discussed his upcoming book on the literary history
of computers with the paper and hovered around a fascinating
question: Who wrote the first novel on a word processor. Though
her original Times's story suggested some big names who were
likely candidates, the paper's Jennifer Schuessler followed up
with a Tuesday morning blog post, linking Kirschenbaum's
theories with the Times readers stories. The post is
inconclusive about the answer to the big question of who wrote
the first book on a word processor, but we've been able to
compile a list of likely candidates. Spoiler: a lot of them are
science fiction writers.  Read the full story at The Atlantic
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