There you are, writing an email to a friend when all of a sudden you have a “Eureka!” moment about how to set up a breathtaking climax for your current manuscript.
You quickly pull up a blank document and start to type, but after a few minutes you lose your train of thought—because you’re only typing at 20 wpm, but your brain is dictating the scene at 60.
It’s essential for writers and authors to have a fast typing speed; you need to easily jot down ideas as they come to mind.
If you’re typing at 20 wpm, chances are you’ll spend more time trying to remember that great scene than you will typing it.