tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post3517554421278020357..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: Confessions of a Technology RefugeeThe Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-87156243090143881772015-04-06T21:32:30.084-04:002015-04-06T21:32:30.084-04:00Thanks, Keely. I know what you mean about the scat...Thanks, Keely. I know what you mean about the scattered brainstorms. I have a lot of half finished notebooks from years past. I don't even KNOW what's in those. I'd gotten away from handwriting for that reason - I couldn't find it later. :)Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-12227985330857687782015-04-06T21:28:09.917-04:002015-04-06T21:28:09.917-04:00Glad to hear ugly notebooks can turn into swans. :...Glad to hear ugly notebooks can turn into swans. :) <br /><br />As far as slowing down, that's a good point. Sometimes, I'm so rushed from everything else that I have been doing that it takes me time to quiet my brain to write. Maybe the notebook will help with that as well!Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-28694944034439758932015-04-06T21:25:13.892-04:002015-04-06T21:25:13.892-04:00Thank you for the encouragement, Mackenzie. I have...Thank you for the encouragement, Mackenzie. I have journaled off and on for years though more off than on lately. I'll remember your tip about going back to the notebook if I get stuck. :) Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-34494132814069287242015-04-06T10:00:10.809-04:002015-04-06T10:00:10.809-04:00I have SO MANY half-filled notebooks. How smart to...I have SO MANY half-filled notebooks. How smart to dedicate one to a single story idea. My brainstorms get scattered about and then tracking them down becomes a chore. <br /><br />That said, I totally get your true point, which is changing your methodology can be just the ticket (see half-filled notebooks above, lol). <br /><br />Here's to the promise of a blank white REAL (not virtual) white page!!<br />Keely Thrallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656529091898492453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-2732817884057497422015-04-06T08:20:45.537-04:002015-04-06T08:20:45.537-04:00Awesome, Lisa! What wonderful advice!
I had an u...Awesome, Lisa! What wonderful advice! <br /><br />I had an ugly three-ring binder for scribbles and it turned into my first manuscript. Now, I often have a notebook next to my laptop. Sometimes, I work out bits in the notebook even though the computer is right there. Because you're right! There's something about slowing your roll--LOL--that gets you where you need to go!<br /><br />I love your Steampunk cover and I hope writing longhand continues to free you up to write, write, write!Nichole Christoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799006710672537142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-80364861570903738082015-04-06T07:54:57.022-04:002015-04-06T07:54:57.022-04:00Love it, Lisa. I say whatever gets your creativity...Love it, Lisa. I say whatever gets your creativity going! Yay. I do hand-write during my plotting phase. I think it's a more left-brain activity. So it helps me when I'm trying to figure out the story or if I get stuck. When I get stuck writing, I always return to my notebook and begin to work out my thoughts on paper. Of course I've been a journaler for most of my life. I began writing in journals and diaries pretty much from the start--as soon as I could write and begin to form my own thoughts and sentences. I applaud you! Good luck. Can't wait to see the fruits of you swapping back and forth between the journal and the computer. ;0)Mackenzie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508204115833993481noreply@blogger.com