Re-Read Your Notes
Do any of you (other than me) make notes for yourself and jot down ideas in little notebooks that end up strewn all over the house? Can we tell where all of mine are?
Tonight, I found one of my writing journals. There's a gorgeous tiger on the front cover, and yes, you'll see the theme here. (Sybir, what IS the tattoo on the back of your neck? You have to really know me to know the why behind it ;)
Ok, back to the tiger writing journal, I'd taken it with me to the RWA Conference JT and I attended a couple of years ago in Atlanta. And no, we will NOT talk about the bottle of Jack, suffice to say, not the smartest evening of my life. *wink*
Anyway, I found my notebook, not that it was lost, it had been sitting on the side of my desk. I'd just...not opened it in a while. I take some the best notes. Even better when I can go back years later and still think that. Or, when they spark me into forward movement again.
Some of the highlights:
It really is...time to focus.
Just Breathe
~S
Tonight, I found one of my writing journals. There's a gorgeous tiger on the front cover, and yes, you'll see the theme here. (Sybir, what IS the tattoo on the back of your neck? You have to really know me to know the why behind it ;)
Ok, back to the tiger writing journal, I'd taken it with me to the RWA Conference JT and I attended a couple of years ago in Atlanta. And no, we will NOT talk about the bottle of Jack, suffice to say, not the smartest evening of my life. *wink*
Anyway, I found my notebook, not that it was lost, it had been sitting on the side of my desk. I'd just...not opened it in a while. I take some the best notes. Even better when I can go back years later and still think that. Or, when they spark me into forward movement again.
Some of the highlights:
- A list of 'livelihood streams' - some of which I'm doing, some of which I need to be doing!
- What if statements about 2 of my WIP
- To do list for those same WIP
- Comments about speakers thoughts on agents vs publishers and agent hunting tips (sounds like writers are out to get them, doesn't it?)
- What to do with your blog, as a writer!
- 7 To Do's from Nora Roberts...who, by the way, is one of the nicest authors I've ever met (and who thought I had insanely long legs...it was really the shoes, I promise!)
- My WIP Pitches and the quick notes for my Chronicles stories!
- Notes of the craft of writing and how men and women speak different, so it's all about the dialogs.
- Where I fell in love with Cat Marsters/Kate Johnson and Gena Showalter novels. I think it might be dangerous for these ladies and I to get together...between the drinks and the highjinks!
- Hehee...I love this one: 50 Ways to (Nearly) Kill Your Lover...talk about informative. Cat still growls at me when I mention this one ;)
It really is...time to focus.
Just Breathe
~S
You should have come and said hello in Atlanta! I'm so bummed I can't make it to SF this year, it would have been the first year I could sign as well! I will try to make it to either RT or RWA next year.
And yes, I have notes all over the place. I've given up on notebooks and just use scrap paper a lot of the time. Except for my conference notes, which are labyrinthine!
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