There is something oddly frustrating about seeing one of my own compositions as a picture, and in a format I can no longer alter. While the image on the left is presented in a digital space, as a JPG file it lacks the freedom and flexibility that usually adheres to digital composition.

Today, technology has made it easier than ever to rearrange, edit, and write down thoughts in order to make one cohesive composition. The age of writing with pen and paper is coming to an end, and quickly being replaced by digital spaces with programs like Microsoft Word. Personally, as a member of the younger generation, I find this liberating. So often it was the case that I would come up with excellent ideas and creative sentences, but my slow hand could not move fast enough to get my thoughts down on paper before I lost them. However, I can type a great deal faster than I can write, and losing my ideas are no longer a problem. It is also easier and less sloppy to cut and past or rearrange the elements of a paper in the editing process in digital spaces.

There are many other advantages to composing in digital spaces, many of which are unknown to most people. An excellent way to understand how best to take advantage of digital composition would be to take a computer class about Microsoft Word or some other composition program to learn everything it has to offer. This is how I learned all that I know about digital composition and I would pick it over pen and paper composition any day!