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Jacey, I never learned to touch type, but I can do pretty well with 3
fingers (middle, index, thumb). The best advice I can give is to take
frequent breaks from the typing. When I was in college I got a bad case
of tendonitis because I would go for hours and hours without breaks.
What I do is, write for 15 minutes then stop. Do something else like
read what you wrote, make notes on a notepad, make some coffee, go have
a smoke, whatever. Then after a couple minutes go back to writing. The
reason this is important is if you are stressing out your muscles and
tendons, this will give them a chance to cool down before damage sets
in. Since then, I have never had a problem with the old tendons.

As for the aching fingertips, that could be a different problem. You
should think about the keyboard you are using. If it is a laptop
computer, the keyboard could be too small, but you can usually plug any
USB keyboard in there as a substitute. I long for the days when
keyboards were big and clicky (made a satisfying click-clack sound).
Today's limp keys just don't do it for me.

--erik