I just came across this, read the list, and found myself agreeing with so much of it. Not sure how old this is but I thought some might find it useful.
http://www.advicetowriters.com
http://www.advicetowriters.com
I was just talking to my husband about this last night. Stephen King is the only person I've heard say not to carry a notebook around. That the good ideas will stick with you. But I don't have an influx of ideas like I'm sure he does. I only get a handful of solid book ideas a year, so I have to write them down. Now, tidbits (ideas that can't carry a book by themselves - like "use this computer program") I can more understand and I don't write all of those down, but I do have a space for those in a different notebook. I just recognize I won't be able to use them all.The Bad Ideas Always Fall Out - Stephen King, is a direct contradiction to WIll Self's always carry a notebook, from my own experience, notebooks are a distraction, note taking is one thing, but real life experiences don't need to be recorded in note books, unless you are Dori from Finding Nemo, which leads to another set of problems.
The Bad Ideas Always Fall Out - Stephen King, is a direct contradiction to WIll Self's always carry a notebook, from my own experience, notebooks are a distraction, note taking is one thing, but real life experiences don't need to be recorded in note books, unless you are Dori from Finding Nemo, which leads to another set of problems.
They make waterproof notepads?Not everything will work for everyone, but the notebook concept does work for me.
I carried notebooks all through grade school and into college. They were stuffed with hand-written stories and ideas. I still have notes all over the place, both electronic and hand-written. It's how I think. When I write it down, it's in my muscle memory for life. Nothing is more frustrating to me than being in the shower or driving, and not being able to write down an idea or a scene because it seems my best ones come at both those times. LOL!! A reader even sent me a waterproof notepad and pen one time for Christmas!As for the driving, I adore the speak to text feature on my iPhone.
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I agree.It's true; you can tell at once if a writer is also a reader.
This is what she sent me:
http://www.amazon.com/Aqua-Notes-Waterproof-Notepad-Mountable/dp/B003W09LTQ
Between you and me, it doesn't work that great, but well enough that I won't lose the idea by the time I can grab a towel and run to my writing room.![]()
Thank you for the (as always) fantastic resource!![]()
Yes, was a lovely holiday, especially the cage diving with the sharks, but when one of them broke through the cage and started to munch on Brads leg, well, I was glad for my "Aqua Note", I was really able to capture Brad's distress.
When 'Jaws' came out, my father took us to see it, and afterwards declared it 'disgusting'. It was the leg in the lab tank wot did it, oh, and the floating head, of course.
Very, very good novel. I still think so.
Yes, was a lovely holiday, especially the cage diving with the sharks, but when one of them broke through the cage and started to munch on Brads leg, well, I was glad for my "Aqua Note", I was really able to capture Brad's distress.
YES. I have a pad of postit notes and a whole slew of pens next to my bed. Being married to a writer is great, because all I have to say is "idea" when I turn on the light and he just rolls back over in bed.Oh, and keep a notebook and pen next to the bed!! I can't count the times I've had the perfect idea as I'm drifting off to sleep, convinced it will still be there in the morning. Nope. GONE!![]()
LOL!YES. I have a pad of postit notes and a whole slew of pens next to my bed. Being married to a writer is great, because all I have to say is "idea" when I turn on the light and he just rolls back over in bed.