Comments on: Remember when?

By: Liz Kreger

Liz Kreger — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:16:12 +0000

I keep notes in a folder. I try to separate the folders into story ideas and whenever something comes to mind, I’ll jot it down on the nearest piece of paper and tuck it into the folder.

My memory is pretty darned good for the everyday stuff. I keep a mental list that I check off as I complete a task. I then download it and forget about it.

By: Janette Kenny

Janette Kenny — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:09:05 +0000

Karin, I do the same thing. I never know what I’ll find when I do a search of my desk.

By: Karin Tabke

Karin Tabke — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:42:55 +0000

i have stacks of notes everywhere. in the computer, on the computer, around the computer. problem is i am so unorganized i can never find the file with the notes in it. the good news, while in search for them i discover other cool notes i’ve written down and didn’t no where to find them.

By: Janette Kenny

Janette Kenny — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:00:28 +0000

I’m sure I have a short in my wiring, LaD! I’ve developed a system for my little notes. Important ones go on the whiteboard, and the ones I use to jot down something as I’m working gets pitched. Still paper is a clutter I loathe.

Oh, God, that’s me, Shari! Very annoying. Find that coffee yet?

I’ve got them everywhere, Edie. Paper, pens scattered throughout because you never know where you’ll be when inspiration strikes.

It’s freeing, Michelle. My memory used to be like a steel trap. Now it’s more like a black hole.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:14:24 +0000

I usually remember. I have a very, very good memory. But as time goes by, yes, somethings are slipping through the cracks, LOL. My husband is a great believer in lists. I’m giving it a go.

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:59:00 +0000

Marcia’s way sounds best, but I’m like LaDonna. I write it down in little notes that clutter up my desktops. And then I try to find the one little note I’ll need out of all the others.

Notebooks don’t work well for me. I never know what part of the house I’ll be in when I get an idea.

By: Shari Anton

Shari Anton — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:29:41 +0000

If I don’t write it down, I’ll forget. Plain and simple. The grocery list, an appointment, the color of my hero’s eyes. So I have calendars, lists, and notebooks galore! The lovely thing about writing it down is that you can then let it go and not worry about it. But, I know I poured myself a cup of coffee only a few minutes ago. Where did I set it down?

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:08:22 +0000

Jan, great blog! I jot notes down, but need to put them in notebooks cause the single sheets of paper get cluttered and do me little good. I’m a firm believer of “letting” go too, of old stuff crowding the mind. Thanks for the link, and I’ll check it out. And I’m terrible at names too, but I never forget all the characters who come to visit in my stories. Guess I rewired myself.

By: Janette Kenny

Janette Kenny — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:58:28 +0000

I’m a notebook junkie, too, spy, but I use real ones. I think by writing stuff down, it frees the brain to work better. Or give it more space to collect junk. *sigh*

lol, Marcia. I nearly drown in sticky notes when I’m deep into a novel. I’m also a big fan of whiteboards.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:56:53 +0000

A stiff drink.

But since I don’t drink, I have to resort to other means like sending myself emails and that fabulous invention called sticky notes.