What is writing instead of talking?

This entry describes writing instead of talking as putting a hard subject in a letter, a note, or a message because the spoken room keeps collapsing. It notes that the page can slow a person who floods, and that a letter is still a start, not a verdict the other person must accept unread.

What this entry does not do

It does not say writing is better than speech, and it does not replace the entry on starting a hard conversation.