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HTML <html> <head> <title>What's In Your Little Writer's Notebook?</title> </head> <body> <h1>What's In Your Little Writer's Notebook?</h1> <div class="info">Author: <a href="author_1_489.html">Shery Ma Belle Arrieta</a></div><div class="body">Reading through a writer's notebook or journal is like<br /> opening and discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds<br /> amidst a pile of rubble and discarded things.<br /> <br /> That little notebook is a powerhouse of ideas for every<br /> writer: The more you write down bits and pieces of<br /> your thoughts and observations, the more you are adding<br /> into the well of ideas for future works.<br /> <br /> Here are several things you can record in your notebook,<br /> so that when you've run out of ideas to write, you can<br /> refer to your notebook:<br /> <br /> ¤ YOUR LIFE IN A SHOE BOX. Write what you know, feel<br /> and experience, right? So jot down snippet of events in<br /> your life. Write a sentence or a paragraph about a funny,<br /> embarrassing, happy, or infuriating experience.<br /> <br /> ¤ INTERESTING PEOPLE. Write down descriptions of<br /> people you meet. How did they react to certain events?<br /> How did their names fit their image?<br /> <br /> ¤ A WORD A DAY. Whenever an interesting word catches<br /> your attention, write it down. It may have a different<br /> meaning for you a month or a year from now. If you keep<br /> a list of words in your notebook, this can serve as story<br /> starters for you.<br /> <br /> ¤ THOSE QUOTABLE QUOTES. A meaningful quote can<br /> start you off into writing. Make sure you write these<br /> quotes in your notebook.<br /> <br /> ¤ ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH THEIR ONE-LINERS.<br /> Overheard lines in a conversation can sometimes spark<br /> your creative mind. Write down these one-liners in your<br /> notebook. They can be great story starters.<br /> <br /> ¤ SOMETHING YOU READ. Read good books. Keep a file<br /> of memorable lines or quotes. Write down quirky billboard<br /> ads. Scan the papers for one-liners. These are good idea<br /> stimulators.<br /> <br /> ¤ EMOTIONS. Describe what you feel at any given moment.<br /> If you feel angry right now, write what your anger feels<br /> like. Describe it. Use vivid words.<br /> <br /> Writers are similar to store owners. Store owners stock<br /> their supplies in their shelves, while we writers stock<br /> ideas between the pages of our little writer's notebook.<br /> <br /> It's endless. It's bottomless. You can reach down again<br /> and again for inspiration without exhausting your notebook<br /> of reserve.<br /> <br /> Take a peek in your writer's notebook and you just might<br /> find something there that could connect your pen to the<br /> paper on your desk.</div> <div class="source">Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlealley.com/article_1619_12.html">http://www.articlealley.com/article_1619_12.html</a></div> <div class="author"> <div class="authorBio">ABOUT the author: Shery the author of the ebook for newbie writers, Every Beginning Writer's Guidebook on News, Feature and Creative Writing (available at BookLocker.com). The above article first appeared in her ezine for writers, The e-Writer's Place Update e-Letter, which comes out every 25 days<br /> (mailto:eWritersPlaceUpdate-subscribe@egroups.com). Visit The e-Writer's Place website at<a href="http://ewritersplace.com."> http://ewritersplace.com.</a></div> <div class="authorUrl"><a href="http://ewritersplace.com" target="_blank">http://ewritersplace.com</a></div></author> </body> </html>
Text What's In Your Little Writer's Notebook? Author: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta Reading through a writer's notebook or journal is like opening and discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds amidst a pile of rubble and discarded things. That little notebook is a powerhouse of ideas for every writer: The more you write down bits and pieces of your thoughts and observations, the more you are adding into the well of ideas for future works. Here are several things you can record in your notebook, so that when you've run out of ideas to write, you can refer to your notebook: ¤ YOUR LIFE IN A SHOE BOX. Write what you know, feel and experience, right? So jot down snippet of events in your life. Write a sentence or a paragraph about a funny, embarrassing, happy, or infuriating experience. ¤ INTERESTING PEOPLE. Write down descriptions of people you meet. How did they react to certain events? How did their names fit their image? ¤ A WORD A DAY. Whenever an interesting word catches your attention, write it down. It may have a different meaning for you a month or a year from now. If you keep a list of words in your notebook, this can serve as story starters for you. ¤ THOSE QUOTABLE QUOTES. A meaningful quote can start you off into writing. Make sure you write these quotes in your notebook. ¤ ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH THEIR ONE-LINERS. Overheard lines in a conversation can sometimes spark your creative mind. Write down these one-liners in your notebook. They can be great story starters. ¤ SOMETHING YOU READ. Read good books. Keep a file of memorable lines or quotes. Write down quirky billboard ads. Scan the papers for one-liners. These are good idea stimulators. ¤ EMOTIONS. Describe what you feel at any given moment. If you feel angry right now, write what your anger feels like. Describe it. Use vivid words. Writers are similar to store owners. Store owners stock their supplies in their shelves, while we writers stock ideas between the pages of our little writer's notebook. It's endless. It's bottomless. You can reach down again and again for inspiration without exhausting your notebook of reserve. Take a peek in your writer's notebook and you just might find something there that could connect your pen to the paper on your desk. Article Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_1619_12.html About the Author: ABOUT the author: Shery the author of the ebook for newbie writers, Every Beginning Writer's Guidebook on News, Feature and Creative Writing (available at BookLocker.com). The above article first appeared in her ezine for writers, The e-Writer's Place Update e-Letter, which comes out every 25 days<br /> (mailto:eWritersPlaceUpdate-subscribe@egroups.com). Visit The e-Writer's Place website at<a href="http://ewritersplace.com."> http://ewritersplace.com.</a> http://ewritersplace.com
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