That’s how I used to start. I started at age 13 writing in small notebooks. Shot little snippets, stories and mostly little rhymes. By age 16, I had a leather bound lined paper notebook everywhere I went. It’s a great way to work out ideas on the spot. Nowadays I use my phone in my Notes App, which works great for voice to text capture b…
That’s how I used to start. I started at age 13 writing in small notebooks. Shot little snippets, stories and mostly little rhymes. By age 16, I had a leather bound lined paper notebook everywhere I went. It’s a great way to work out ideas on the spot. Nowadays I use my phone in my Notes App, which works great for voice to text capture but not for focused ideation. However, I agree the convenience of spell check and word lookups is a real boon to avoid hang ups that can stop a mind moving to the next line. I find a laptop is best suited for my intense morning writing sessions. It encourages versioning and keeps everything dated and separated into categories for easy searches. There’s no one best way, but there is one best way for every writer.
That’s how I used to start. I started at age 13 writing in small notebooks. Shot little snippets, stories and mostly little rhymes. By age 16, I had a leather bound lined paper notebook everywhere I went. It’s a great way to work out ideas on the spot. Nowadays I use my phone in my Notes App, which works great for voice to text capture but not for focused ideation. However, I agree the convenience of spell check and word lookups is a real boon to avoid hang ups that can stop a mind moving to the next line. I find a laptop is best suited for my intense morning writing sessions. It encourages versioning and keeps everything dated and separated into categories for easy searches. There’s no one best way, but there is one best way for every writer.