tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post8679838883784407112..comments2023-10-02T05:31:15.837-04:00Comments on Words We Say: A Writer's NotebooksSharon Creechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-88961452176265823192010-10-27T20:15:51.924-04:002010-10-27T20:15:51.924-04:00i do- i'm a songwriter so i've always got ...i do- i'm a songwriter so i've always got a songwriting journal where i keep everything from the first draft, to the final product.<br /><br />i also keep just journals. use to be morning pages. when i went thru my julia cameron stage. but i run in the mornings, and that feels like brain drain enough. but i do write in it regularly and always have since i was a child.<br /><br />i love seeing what other people do with their journals, or in your case, notebooks.<br /><br />my first visit to your site. :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758783620564553796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-88746034240747472382010-10-22T15:37:32.042-04:002010-10-22T15:37:32.042-04:00I always carry at least two notebooks with me ever...I always carry at least two notebooks with me every day. I use them whenever I stop someone on the street that I would like to photograph. Usually I will ask people a few questions before i take their portrait.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-38544649510105729032010-10-22T13:30:28.157-04:002010-10-22T13:30:28.157-04:00I keep notebooks too! I tried journals, but just ...I keep notebooks too! I tried journals, but just never kept them up. For some reason, notebooks are easier for me. Also, love these shots. something about photographs of book that i just really like.Lisa Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638444295223502727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-5984807313683217482010-10-22T13:00:26.627-04:002010-10-22T13:00:26.627-04:00Greetings, Sharon! I wanted to say "Thank yo...Greetings, Sharon! I wanted to say "Thank you!" for your comments on our blogs today. You are very kind!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-33434222185897355412010-10-22T07:04:08.009-04:002010-10-22T07:04:08.009-04:00I love this: "... letting colors realign my t...I love this: "... letting colors realign my thoughts."<br /><br />My notebooks are scattered through various bookcases around the house. Thanks to you, I'm off to collect them so they can be together, at last.clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-91378635513460682572010-10-22T00:21:59.421-04:002010-10-22T00:21:59.421-04:00Just like you I too don't keep a journal. I te...Just like you I too don't keep a journal. I tend to write when I want where I want. So I have about 10 notebooks that I keep around in case I feel the need to scribble something down. I am defiantly not as organized as you!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914798328033654322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-3488215960234604142010-10-21T19:35:39.255-04:002010-10-21T19:35:39.255-04:00Kitty, I oh so agree! My grand intentions are lost...Kitty, I oh so agree! My grand intentions are lost FOREVER! I envy the Creech!Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-69925543751848049382010-10-21T15:02:56.557-04:002010-10-21T15:02:56.557-04:00Actually, I would expect a writer such as you to k...Actually, I would expect a writer such as you to keep such journals and notebooks...<br /><br />I laughed when you said you don't often go back to the items you jot down...<br /><br />I don't have notebooks, but piles of paper and pieces of paper, some with my notes, others are articles from magazine, etc. I don't go back to the various piles often, either. Usually I end up tossing them out.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-28696991986605815862010-10-21T10:18:22.419-04:002010-10-21T10:18:22.419-04:00Katie: I think you have a LOT in your head--neat s...Katie: I think you have a LOT in your head--neat stuff, too.Sharon Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-12070624744105513382010-10-21T10:09:21.328-04:002010-10-21T10:09:21.328-04:00What an important shelf! :) These notebooks are wo...What an important shelf! :) These notebooks are works of art in themselves. I was just recently writing about how I always seem to find ways to suddenly need a new notebook since I adore them so much. I, like you use them for fragments and rarely go back to ponder. Getting the idea is the hard part for me, but once I have an idea and fragment, the story is usually written in my head. Thanks for the post.Katie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176803534861375549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-2659873166565897332010-10-20T20:53:51.675-04:002010-10-20T20:53:51.675-04:00Barbara: ho! Probably many more similarities. . .
...Barbara: ho! Probably many more similarities. . .<br />Faith: I wish I'd kept a record of things my kids said. . .Sharon Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-84519126250152226832010-10-20T19:52:33.427-04:002010-10-20T19:52:33.427-04:00OMG...I think you and I are soul sisters. I love l...OMG...I think you and I are soul sisters. I love little notebooks with nice paper and pretty boxes. AND I have that New Yorker cartoon with the tumble weed. High five...Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-17332261961536345652010-10-20T15:12:17.318-04:002010-10-20T15:12:17.318-04:00I love your sketches! I keep notebooks much like y...I love your sketches! I keep notebooks much like you do. I have a little shelf in my bedroom for the shorter ones, and I keep a large one for my WIP. Because I don't journal, these are the only records I have of cute things my kids said, pregnancy nausea symptoms, phone numbers, doctor's appointments, quotes, advice, websites I like...and all my glimmers for plotting that aren't quite ideas yet. Oh, and the scribbling that kept my toddler busy at a long wedding. :)Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-38511393931545153992010-10-20T14:36:48.706-04:002010-10-20T14:36:48.706-04:00Lori: your online journals are amazing!
Birdman: N...Lori: your online journals are amazing!<br />Birdman: NYorker, yes.<br />Farmchick: there are so many jazzy notebooks out there. . .once you get started, you'll probably fill one up fast.<br />brattcat: Knowing your poetic postings, I bet your scribbled notes are fascinating. . .IF they could be deciphered.<br />Linda: That sounds pretty much like my notebooks.Sharon Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-49197524654869654292010-10-20T08:28:21.188-04:002010-10-20T08:28:21.188-04:00I have many, many notebooks and it's good to s...I have many, many notebooks and it's good to see someone else does, too. I feel guilty (a tad) about not keeping a journal per se, but I can't be faithful to daily entries. Like you, my notebooks are full of my Maybes: a news clip, a fortune cookie fortune, a quote, a dried flower as well as my thoughts. When I am stuck on a piece, I randomly grab a notebook and revisit. Sometimes it helps.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080558210999512803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-13636286266231817302010-10-20T08:03:55.170-04:002010-10-20T08:03:55.170-04:00I scribble notes on the margins of other things so...I scribble notes on the margins of other things so that as soon as I've moved the paper, the note is lost. It doesn't matter, the notes are so cryptic that within a few days of making them I've forgotten what I meant when I scrawled them out. I sometimes use initials...like r&mbte. It took me awhile to remember what that one was about but eventually I got it. The question is, why did I think it was important to make a note of it in the first place? What a fun post this is, and what a tidy writer you are.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-79880582436185820922010-10-20T06:00:20.698-04:002010-10-20T06:00:20.698-04:00Hilarious cartoon! I'm still smiling. New York...Hilarious cartoon! I'm still smiling. New Yorker?Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-89960705451386569642010-10-19T20:29:52.743-04:002010-10-19T20:29:52.743-04:00I wouldn't say that I really keep a notebook o...I wouldn't say that I really keep a notebook or a journal. However, I do have the habit of keeping odd quotes, notes, pictures, and writing down stray thoughts/ideas. I think maybe I should get more organized and keep them in something!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3328453083715960526.post-54355669492687779482010-10-19T19:31:22.578-04:002010-10-19T19:31:22.578-04:00I think your doodles are great! You sound very or...I think your doodles are great! You sound very organized in the way you end up writing your books.<br /><br />I want to know when one of your "Finn" books come out so I can get it for my grandson.<br /><br />Many years ago I kept Journals...boy would they be interesting reading!!!! I have posted in my online "Skoog Farm Journal" everyday since February of 2008. It has become an addiction along with taking photographs! I'm so into it.<br /><br />I'll bet the colors around the lake are very beautiful about now...Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.com