tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post5669644271195944583..comments2024-03-28T18:09:43.267-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: Never Forget, Never Surrender!Shannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-35284269201371720662012-11-23T21:08:23.797-07:002012-11-23T21:08:23.797-07:00Marcy, that, too. I didn't have a computer un...Marcy, that, too. I didn't have a computer until my last year or two of high school, and then it was shared between seven people.<br /><br />Jeff, whatever works, definitely!<br /><br />Nancy, it's definitely good to hear that a similar method has gotten you to publication! Very interesting method with the spiral. <br /><br />Jamie, I hope it works! I've been collecting notebooks for ages, and there were a bunch I kept saving for something, but I had no idea what. I finally decided to use one of those cool notebooks for something. <br /><br />Susanne, I guess my notebooks are externally organized, but inside them is a different story.<br /><br />Damyanti, interesting! I still have packs of the multi-colored index cards I used to use. Every time I see them I want to do something with them.<br /><br />Carrie-Anne, wow, you should keep those forever! I don't think I'd be able to part with them.<br /><br />Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-60389099458411822382012-11-20T14:05:25.113-07:002012-11-20T14:05:25.113-07:00My magnum opus, which I've been working on sin...My magnum opus, which I've been working on since September '93, is 99% handwritten. There's just something about the old-fashioned act of sitting down with a pen and notebook, and the sense of history I feel when I look at all the notebooks I've filled over the years. I know on sight which notebook has which Part in it, and which of the one-subjects I split into two Parts. I also have a notebook from 2001 where I made all my notes and outlines for my Russian novel sequel, my third Russian novel, and the prequel. It was so nice to have those old notes to look back on when I finally got around to the sequel a decade later, with the old ink jarring my memory.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-14837554771822203082012-11-20T07:29:04.238-07:002012-11-20T07:29:04.238-07:00I use colored index cards, boards and colored pens...I use colored index cards, boards and colored pens. When I get an idea I jot it down on a card and later pin it to the board.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-41171375635660281332012-11-20T06:55:15.027-07:002012-11-20T06:55:15.027-07:00Hi, Shannon. I enjoyed reading your post. I have...Hi, Shannon. I enjoyed reading your post. I have notebooks, but they are very disorganized. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-50347132809085497052012-11-19T23:54:05.874-07:002012-11-19T23:54:05.874-07:00I collect notebooks like nobody's business. I ...I collect notebooks like nobody's business. I really need to dedicate a notebook to "any ideas that pop in my head" and one for a particular novel idea I'm working with. SHall give this a go, thanks :)<br /><br />JamieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548680159204361401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-89273092176946578182012-11-19T22:51:20.090-07:002012-11-19T22:51:20.090-07:00Oh yes! I have 2: one electronic (my iPhone) &...Oh yes! I have 2: one electronic (my iPhone) & the other an old-fashioned spiral notepad. The iPhone notepad is for ideas, whether for new books or a new scene in the book I'm currently working on. Then those scene ideas get fleshed out more in the spiral notepad. This isn't so much of an outline as it is a first draft, handwritten without setting or dialogue. It's my road map and leads my way when I sit down at my computer to write. It's a good system & works well for me. Glad to hear I'm not alone. Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-66494241700597496592012-11-19T21:39:32.137-07:002012-11-19T21:39:32.137-07:00My notebooks are electronic, but they serve me jus...My notebooks are electronic, but they serve me just the same. Good luck with the edits!Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-78480072326899106662012-11-19T17:37:04.298-07:002012-11-19T17:37:04.298-07:00I do have notebooks - and special writing pens - b...I do have notebooks - and special writing pens - because I didn't grow up with a computer and thus have a ton of stuff still on paper. But I also occasionally enjoy writing on paper and I'm forced to when I travel since I only have a desktop. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-37465634749747826122012-11-19T13:37:17.613-07:002012-11-19T13:37:17.613-07:00Alex, I love my notebooks. They can be so helpful...Alex, I love my notebooks. They can be so helpful.<br /><br />Hannah, I completely agree. In fact, I get a ton of writing done when I'm at sports with the kids, because I sit there with pen and paper.<br /><br />Rosaria, it is definitely satisfying to know I have all these ideas safely ensconced and at my fingertips.<br /><br />Morgan, that's wonderful to hear! Haha, yeah, I'm afraid it doesn't actually take it out of your brain, but it does help me make it a little more concrete for me.<br /><br />T., that is the step I need to take next, putting it in the computer.<br /><br />Andrew, I would lose the loose papers or the random items (though they were always somewhere in the house or a bag, but it was a matter of remembering and finding it), but the notebooks don't get lost.<br /><br />Linda, so modern! Haha. I just think better when it's on paper. Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-46512834436707307872012-11-19T11:59:50.231-07:002012-11-19T11:59:50.231-07:00I finally gave up on the notebooks and just starte...I finally gave up on the notebooks and just started entering my ideas on the computer. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-55126615292144431952012-11-19T11:46:00.238-07:002012-11-19T11:46:00.238-07:00I have to put all my ideas in the computer, becaus...I have to put all my ideas in the computer, because I lose the paper if I don't.<br />Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-2467990195314243472012-11-19T10:57:42.134-07:002012-11-19T10:57:42.134-07:00I've got them stashed everywhere - in the glov...I've got them stashed everywhere - in the glove compartment, in my purse, under the bed, between the cookbooks... I jot down the ideas as they come (and who knows when they will!) and go back later and put them in a computer so I also have them all in one place.<br />Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-27996872397011613792012-11-19T09:52:38.168-07:002012-11-19T09:52:38.168-07:00I should use a notebook! I just keep everything in...I should use a notebook! I just keep everything in my brain... maybe that's why I'm a mess! ;-) <br /><br />Loved this post. I found it really inspiring... Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-55931696314942025142012-11-19T08:48:56.575-07:002012-11-19T08:48:56.575-07:00Absolutely!
I have a little one with me all the ti...Absolutely!<br />I have a little one with me all the time; it fits neatly in a pocket, a purse, even dangling above this computer. Little ones are good because they are unassuming, easily filled too with all kinds of stuff, including recipes and notes to self. What remains at the end is the satisfaction that all these good things are tucked in there and can be immediately retrieved.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-76676520761152849442012-11-19T08:24:32.028-07:002012-11-19T08:24:32.028-07:00I love writing in notebooks! There's something...I love writing in notebooks! There's something about physically writing, with the ink flowing out across the paper, that makes my brain work differently than on a computer.Hannah Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323860701096464241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-77824957985591867852012-11-19T07:17:37.498-07:002012-11-19T07:17:37.498-07:00No, but maybe I need one. Ideas seem few and far b...No, but maybe I need one. Ideas seem few and far between for me.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com