tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post7669908148347518944..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: JournalsLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-23112681781192134592008-04-21T19:50:00.000-04:002008-04-21T19:50:00.000-04:00I love to hear your passion for coloured paper and...I love to hear your passion for coloured paper and journals .Inspiring.Do you buy them or make your own?Thorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179353357083024584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-77037206027523704562008-04-18T08:22:00.000-04:002008-04-18T08:22:00.000-04:00Patry,I can visual that beautiful journal, and kno...Patry,<BR/><BR/>I can visual that beautiful journal, and know with your words included within, it will be a masterpiece. So happy to find your comment here.<BR/><BR/>Tara,<BR/><BR/>Beautiful journals make me giddy. My son shares my peculiarities for quality pens. Nice tools change the writing experience for the better. Thanks for the tip on eco friendly journals. I will check them out. <BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-79323078487401442372008-04-18T00:58:00.000-04:002008-04-18T00:58:00.000-04:00Just the word journal makes me smile. Buying funky...Just the word journal makes me smile. Buying funky or beautiful notebooks is the one thing I splurge on in life, which makes my golf club buying husband giggle. I do most of my WIP writing in my journals these days, transferring scenes over to my computer about once a week. I used to try to keep my personal journaling and notetaking separate from my fiction writing, but I've found that I work better with just one notebook on the go. I just use squiggly lines to indicate when its fiction and cross out the "add" when I've transfered it over. <BR/>Thanks Lynne. So fun to read about how other writers work! At the beginning of this year I made a personal committment to use only environmentally friendly "ecojot" notebooks for 2008. They have some inspiring whimsical designs! Check them out online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-2297525130004559732008-04-17T22:39:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:39:00.000-04:00I was just given a particularly gorgeous journal--...I was just given a particularly gorgeous journal--Italian red leather. Until I read your wonderful post, I wasn't sure what use I would make of it. Now I know.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-80575268533064056302008-04-17T19:58:00.000-04:002008-04-17T19:58:00.000-04:00Joanne,Sounds like you have a very similar process...Joanne,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you have a very similar process. It adds a lot to the creative process. Don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Patti,<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you found the archives. Our very early posts talked about getting started. Just last meeting we talked about revisiting some of those topics for readers like you just joining us. Thanks for letting us know you found them.<BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-13493153681595088402008-04-17T19:55:00.000-04:002008-04-17T19:55:00.000-04:00Kira & Shauna,Using the computer is a fine way to ...Kira & Shauna,<BR/><BR/>Using the computer is a fine way to capture all of what I call snippets, keeps and details. As long as you've got a system that works~<BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-85904057027585316522008-04-17T18:43:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:43:00.000-04:00i always do this on legal pads...a sucker for the ...i always do this on legal pads...a sucker for the legal pad (wannabe lawyer), but am always looking for an excuse to justify another journal. DONE!<BR/><BR/>so, last night as I tried to fall asleep, I was thinking about how I need a writer's group. a flesh and blood writer's group, and I thought i'd come here and ask about how you gals got started and then it dawned on me to look up your first posts. Bingo! <BR/><BR/>i appreciate the head's up. <BR/><BR/>~digging out library card~Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716215892504806470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-69975257297064522472008-04-17T18:27:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:27:00.000-04:00I use journals much like you do. Writing really i...I use journals much like you do. Writing really is a sensory craft and there's a certain connection that comes from putting a fine pen to paper. I have a journal for each manuscript and one for blog ideas (if I ever get the nerve to start it!) Sometimes, too, in getting past a sticking point or pulling together a scene, a good long walk answers many questions. It distances me from the story at the computer, so that I'm still with it, but see it differently from afar.<BR/>~JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-14661309013119767592008-04-17T18:04:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:04:00.000-04:00I track most of the same things you do, but mostly...I track most of the same things you do, but mostly on the computer, where papers can't get lost under a pile of books or in the folder for last year's taxes. Also, I can reorganize and sort and revise my notes, and I can use "search" and "find" to get to something quickly.<BR/><BR/>I do keep ringed notebooks with drawings of costumes, maps, lists . . . stuff that can't be put in the computer easily or is too disorganized to enter yet.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-60159595657932573162008-04-17T15:25:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:25:00.000-04:00Thanks for some great ideas.I can never bring myse...Thanks for some great ideas.<BR/><BR/>I can never bring myself to sully a beautiful blank book. I buy cheapo spiral bound notebooks from CVS and try to carry one with me at all times. I am picky about pens, however, and my current favorite is the Uni-Ball Deluxe Micro. Blue.<BR/><BR/>I write down anything that comes to mind and transfer it to the computer later. I like having everything on the computer so I can easily find things later. Thank god for Search and Find.<BR/><BR/>I, too, like to note details about background that may never see the light of day. In one musing on colors among three characters, two had definite favorites, but the third, predictably if I'd thought about it, came back with "favorite anythings are a crock. I like what I like when I like it and that can change." It was so her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-58455841532386037502008-04-17T14:49:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:49:00.000-04:00Larramie,Yes, indeed there are so many details to ...Larramie,<BR/><BR/>Yes, indeed there are so many details to keep track of. And using a journal to capture them is a lovely way to do it. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for always leaving charming comments!<BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-21661575900015343222008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:00Details, details, details are so necessary and I e...Details, details, details are so necessary and I enjoy how you record them all in something beautiful.<BR/><BR/>And, Lynne, I agree that notes will forever be described as "charming." :)Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-680438779720034492008-04-17T13:39:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:39:00.000-04:00Lisa,Glad I inspired you to take on documenting mo...Lisa,<BR/><BR/>Glad I inspired you to take on documenting more details. I've benefited from so many authors ideas, I am happy to pass my process along. Keep writing! <BR/><BR/>LynneLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-81788141544505409702008-04-17T11:34:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:34:00.000-04:00This is VERY helpful. I have a journal for my curr...This is VERY helpful. I have a journal for my current WIP and have been tracking the word count for each chapter and writing up a short synopsis of what's in each chapter -- but I'm definitely going to begin adding some of your methods as well. I've been procrastinating about establishing the timeline and also documenting the introduction of each character too, and your post has motivated me to stop procrastinating and do it. Thanks for the great ideas!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.com