I used to keep all my story ideas spinning in my head. Nowadays I’m busier–and older–and I forget something almost as quickly as I think it. So I jot.
And I find that as I keep writing ideas down, my creative mind has room for more, because I get new ideas. Weird how that works.
Jotting might work for me better than journaling. I’m going to think about that. I have a little book I could use for jotting, and I was just saying on another post, I don’t journal because I can’t read it because I try to write too fast. Jotting might work for me. Thanks. And one day I will learn to keep my posts as short as yours. One of few words has many friends and readers. A made-up quote by me!
Sharon http://idaretobehappy.com/
For me, jotting and journaling are different. Jotting is making a note to myself not to forget something. Journaling is more of a reflection process, and while in a way it’s a letter to myself later in life, I may never see the entry again. The writing of the journal is the journal.
I was pretty jammed for time. That’s why that post was so short (and why it took me a month to reply)! Thanks for stopping by!
I find that between writing and work (and age?) I can get pretty stressed multitasking, and then I have no memory. I need to jot things down. Years ago it was a legal pad. Now I try to keep a steno pad nearby. Smaller. Easier to stash in my purse.
If you have nothing to say, jot it down. If you have something to say, jot it down. Just jot it down, and sort it out later.
Good advice 🙂
I used to keep all my story ideas spinning in my head. Nowadays I’m busier–and older–and I forget something almost as quickly as I think it. So I jot.
And I find that as I keep writing ideas down, my creative mind has room for more, because I get new ideas. Weird how that works.
Jotting might work for me better than journaling. I’m going to think about that. I have a little book I could use for jotting, and I was just saying on another post, I don’t journal because I can’t read it because I try to write too fast. Jotting might work for me. Thanks. And one day I will learn to keep my posts as short as yours. One of few words has many friends and readers. A made-up quote by me!
Sharon
http://idaretobehappy.com/
For me, jotting and journaling are different. Jotting is making a note to myself not to forget something. Journaling is more of a reflection process, and while in a way it’s a letter to myself later in life, I may never see the entry again. The writing of the journal is the journal.
I was pretty jammed for time. That’s why that post was so short (and why it took me a month to reply)! Thanks for stopping by!
I find that between writing and work (and age?) I can get pretty stressed multitasking, and then I have no memory. I need to jot things down. Years ago it was a legal pad. Now I try to keep a steno pad nearby. Smaller. Easier to stash in my purse.
Good advice 🙂