speed is a second factor in writing. writers like to be able to get their ideas down, in ink or electrons, as they come, moving them from the brain, through the hand, to the paper or screen. taking notes in a meeting or a class, which requires the writer to process someone else's ideas, is facilitated by having fluency in writing or typing. using a pen and paper requires an author to keep an eye on the words that they are legible-in a line, not overlapping, not too big or too small.learning to "touch-type," on the other hand,frees the writer from looking at the words, so more attention can be paid to the actual ideas.