When I abandoned Adventures in Zoology to start playing with The Trickster Society (and I'm starting to see just how poor my titling skills are, just with this sentence), I had written a whole bunch of the former longhand in a notebook. I don't like leaving bits and pieces of handwritten stuff untyped, but since I'm working on Trickster Society in the same notebook, I figured it was okay. Now, however, the notebook is getting pretty full. Not only that, but I just discovered a few paragraphs of Adventures in Zoology scribbled on the back of a folded over piece of typing paper which I've been using as scratch paper by my computer for weeks. It's getting full. I almost threw it away today.
So: time to type.
I have a wee notebook for random stuff, including story ideas. I believe it is where the latter go to die ; )
ReplyDeleteI have dozens of notebooks all with little snippets of nonsense. I seem incapable of sticking to one book. Most of them have tons of empty pages and yes, I'm sure I've thrown many good (and bad) ideas away.
ReplyDeleteNatalie--I have notebooks all over the place. I should probably have a system of what goes in which one.
ReplyDeleteCate--Now I don't feel so bad! I do the same thing, although I try to fill every page. Most of them end up with 3 or 4 blank pages at the end no matter what I do.
My notebook usage comes in fits. I always date entries...then six months later, I realize it's been six months since I've written in it. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteMy handwriting is so poor that notebooks do me little good. Lucky for me when I do my wife is a pharmacist and has to spend half the day deciphering Dr.'s handwriting.
ReplyDeleteAaron--I used to do that, mostly because I loved the feeling of "now I am starting something new in this nice clean notebook." Now I just write on whatever's closest.
ReplyDeleteJamie--A match made in heaven. :)
I put all notes in the one notebook for all ideas and each notebook is numbered, that way I can't lose notes like I used to.
ReplyDeleteNumbering notebooks is a brilliant idea! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time sitting down to write in a notebook. I always want to do it, but then I end up waiting until I can write on the laptop. I have several notebooks, but very little in them. I think it's time for a change!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should get one of those little bitty laptops and just carry it around in your pocket all the time. :)
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