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    Hello, I created the Blue Ink Letters Blog on March 4th, 2014 to write my texts and talk about daily life, people, interests, books, writing, sense of humor, nature, and the world in general.

   After I’ve chosen the name of the blog, I decided to read about the meaning of blue ink for people, and there’s no consensus. Some say the color of the ink we use to write have no specific meaning and others disagree, saying that the blue ink means honesty, tradition. Some point out that blue makes it easier to identify an original document, specially regarding to copies, because blue does not copy as good as black, and it looks artificial in colored printing.

    I love colors and, besides blue, I actually use as many as I can for handwriting or typing, depending on the occasion. But I think blue ink is symbolic, and that it’s the one that best represents handwriting, the one that has became more natural for us to use, before the black ink. That’s why I chose this name for the blog, Blue Ink Letters. It has a special meaning to me. It’s with blue ink mostly that we write our first alphabetic letters in texts, when we start using a pen. The name sounds nostalgic to me, reminding me the good old times of school and my first tentative texts. Blue ink does sound traditional, honest.

    I have another blog, Writers’ Apprentices (called Aprendizes de Escritores in Portuguese) _ http://tinajeronymotradutora.blogspot.com.br _, where I write my texts, comment about my translations, and miscellaneous things. It’s a bilingual blog, but, as it is very big and eclectic, with lots of pages, I’ve decided to create the Blue Ink Letters Blog to post only the things I write in English, so it will be easier for interested readers to locate them. But this is a blog that is different from that one.

    I love to be a Blogger and I do it all by myself, starting with the choice of the perfect template (and I recommend Deluxe), then creating the blog itself and maintaining it. It’s easy and enjoyable indeed. So, it’s really great to create this new blog now. Actually, this blog has a version in Portuguese called Letras de Tinta Azul (http://autora-tinajeronymo.blogspot.com.br), but it's not a copy of the Blue Ink Letters Blog. I'll write and post different things here and there.

    I appreciate and need technology naturally, and I’m aware of how things are easier nowadays with word processors, software in general and the internet. Though I still prefer to read printed books, I think ebooks are amazing because they’re practical, and we can have uncountable ones available without worrying anymore about space to keep them or weight to carry them around. I just think we have to conciliate things the best way, and to take care to never forget the importance of handwriting in a time everybody is typing, clicking, navigating…

     I hope this is a blog as pleasurable to visit as it is for me to post in it.

    Welcome!

    Wherever you are, feel at home here. tj*¬