Notebook writing

Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page...

One of the biggest casualties of the digital age has been the fine skill of handwriting, and the opportunities to show off one's artsy and satisfyingly precise script are diminishing every day. When was the last time you picked up a pen?

I spend a good deal of time wishing I were a morning person. Ideally, I need to wake up, make myself coffee, sit, think, walk, dream, and write before I'm a fully functional human being ready to start my work day. This would be a lot easier if I actually woke up at 6 a.m., but

I have a new obsession: commonplace books! source I accidentally stumbled upon them while researching Morning Pages. And I'm in love! What are commonplace books? I'm so happy that you asked! source A commonplace book is a personal compilation of knowledge, ideas, quotations, and observations collected by an individual. It is a notebook or journal where one gathers and organizes information from various sources for future reference and reflection. They are more like a database than a diary…

Writer's Notebook Ideas and Examples. Would be great as a warm- up in my writing class.

Writing notes by hand can help you remember more clearly, but in some cases typing is more valuable.

The balance of life as an artist and writer living and working in Wales: or, how to ignore housework.

The outside edge of a book’s pages opposite of the spine is called the “fore-edge.” Like many things that are neglected or overlooked, it’s a place of great creative potential. Check out this video with fore-edge painter Martin Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4_2xGZy6Jk I don’t usually do all that