News flash: old dog learns new trick.
I'm 38. I've been writing stories since I was old enough to hold a pencil. When I started writing novels, my system was pretty simple--I wrote the first draft longhand in a journal, then typed it/entered it into the computer. Save, backup, etc.
Four weeks ago, I got nailed by a story idea that grabbed me by the throat. Wrote 130K in under three weeks...and I did it all on the computer. I don't have even half a page of notes written longhand for this book. I typed it straight from my brain. This is a very weird feeling for me, but I think it worked. I mean, I think the first draft is pretty decent, considering I didn't get to do basic revisions as I typed from my hand-written draft.
I dunno what this means, except that there's a first for everything, and I'm now more open to doing the next book that way...