So happy to see this post, Mark - the power of notebooks is amazing!
I was given a gorgeous sketchbook earlier this year, and I threw all of my self-imposed 'beautiful notebook' rules out of the window (for I hoard notebooks and sketchbooks that are 'too nice to use'). My new sketchbook is filling up - and not in order, but at complete random! - with experimental just-try-this stuff. Some is awful, some is REALLY awful, and some is nice. But I love it all, because of the learning-by-doing process which it represents.
My pocket notebook is the same. Everything goes into it as I think of it - real stream of consciousness stuff - and anything which sparks something interesting gets added to my writing notebook. Empty pages have such promise - more so once they're filled!
If you're asking which notebook brands that I prefer, I'll go with Leuchtturm1917 and Dingbats* although I'm using Nota a lot these days because they were on sale (all softcover so far). Oh! I also like the paper in Rhodia notebooks.
And you got an article out of it. 😁
Hey, why not?
Ah, so good to see you back here! Lovely!
Thanks Mary!
'Dra wing' ALONE is reason to hate this book.
I got another that may have been made in a European country, possibly Russia, and it's interesting.
The "DRA WING" would annoy me the most. 😬
Oh yes, indeed.
Fire writing? Is it like stream of consciousness writing? It’s recommended for so many things. Supposed to be be helpful. Seems like it did you good
--Free writing...
So happy to see this post, Mark - the power of notebooks is amazing!
I was given a gorgeous sketchbook earlier this year, and I threw all of my self-imposed 'beautiful notebook' rules out of the window (for I hoard notebooks and sketchbooks that are 'too nice to use'). My new sketchbook is filling up - and not in order, but at complete random! - with experimental just-try-this stuff. Some is awful, some is REALLY awful, and some is nice. But I love it all, because of the learning-by-doing process which it represents.
My pocket notebook is the same. Everything goes into it as I think of it - real stream of consciousness stuff - and anything which sparks something interesting gets added to my writing notebook. Empty pages have such promise - more so once they're filled!
What notebooks have given you a corresponding amount of pleasure?
If you're asking which notebook brands that I prefer, I'll go with Leuchtturm1917 and Dingbats* although I'm using Nota a lot these days because they were on sale (all softcover so far). Oh! I also like the paper in Rhodia notebooks.