Comments on: When to Stick to the Basics: The Revival of Pen and Paper http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper Creative, conscious living. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-1966 Zoë Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:16:15 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-1966 @ ejly - That problem is *very* real! I have an enormous cardboard box at my mom's house with notebooks and journals. Now I'm building up a collection here in Thailand, and it's a bit of a dilemma... like you, I can't stand the thought of tossing them away. But I also hate accumulating... where will they all go one day? Hoping my mom will make space in her house for more :). @ ejly – That problem is *very* real! I have an enormous cardboard box at my mom’s house with notebooks and journals. Now I’m building up a collection here in Thailand, and it’s a bit of a dilemma… like you, I can’t stand the thought of tossing them away. But I also hate accumulating… where will they all go one day? Hoping my mom will make space in her house for more :) .

]]> By: ejly http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-1941 ejly Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:04:05 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-1941 the process of writing, as you've pointed out elsewhere, evokes different mental pathways than the process of typing. One simply doesn't doodle or make sidenotes on a computer screen, unless one has spent a significant amount of fuss and bother setting oneself up with the tools to do so. The simple notebook has many advantages over the computer to the creative writer. But here's a problem/opportunity to consider: what to do with all the filled up notebooks? I just came across boxes of them in a recent move, and I would no more toss them away than I would send my children off to get candy from a stranger. the process of writing, as you’ve pointed out elsewhere, evokes different mental pathways than the process of typing. One simply doesn’t doodle or make sidenotes on a computer screen, unless one has spent a significant amount of fuss and bother setting oneself up with the tools to do so. The simple notebook has many advantages over the computer to the creative writer.

But here’s a problem/opportunity to consider: what to do with all the filled up notebooks? I just came across boxes of them in a recent move, and I would no more toss them away than I would send my children off to get candy from a stranger.

]]> By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Unitasking the Good Old Fashioned Way http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-1935 Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Unitasking the Good Old Fashioned Way Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:03:41 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-1935 [...] that I already did that — about 11 months ago, as the 3rd post on this blog. When I wrote “When to Stick to the Basics,” I was new to blogging and social media in general, so it’s interesting to compare my feelings [...] [...] that I already did that — about 11 months ago, as the 3rd post on this blog. When I wrote “When to Stick to the Basics,” I was new to blogging and social media in general, so it’s interesting to compare my feelings [...]

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-1030 Zoë Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:02:18 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-1030 Hi, Jessica! Yes, and I love that they come in all shapes and sizes. They've proven quite durable for me :) Hi, Jessica!

Yes, and I love that they come in all shapes and sizes. They’ve proven quite durable for me :)

]]> By: curiousjessica http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-1011 curiousjessica Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:24:31 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-1011 I too love the moleskine notebook after recently discovering one at my local borders store. They are awesome and so light to carry. <abbr><em>curiousjessica´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.cafe-writer.com/2009/01/how-to-prepare-for-a-marathon-writing-weekend/" rel="nofollow">How to prepare for a marathon writing weekend</a></abbr></em> I too love the moleskine notebook after recently discovering one at my local borders store. They are awesome and so light to carry.

curiousjessica´s last blog post..How to prepare for a marathon writing weekend

]]> By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Idea Dumps: Letting It All Hang Out http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-422 Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Idea Dumps: Letting It All Hang Out Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:16:58 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-422 [...] I’d like to talk about the glories of pen and paper. Here’s the thing: I sometimes have a little too much faith in my memory. When I get into [...] [...] I’d like to talk about the glories of pen and paper. Here’s the thing: I sometimes have a little too much faith in my memory. When I get into [...]

]]> By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | What Have You Gotten Used To? http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-77 Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | What Have You Gotten Used To? Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:38:18 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-77 [...] for e-mail every two minutes, and then I got used to constantly reading e-mails. I’ve spoken here about the distractions of technology and how multitasking is [...] [...] for e-mail every two minutes, and then I got used to constantly reading e-mails. I’ve spoken here about the distractions of technology and how multitasking is [...]

]]> By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Where Do I Get My Ideas? http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-56 Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | Where Do I Get My Ideas? Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:50:40 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-56 [...] Companion wrote a post about mind-mapping software. I wrote about the joys of mind-mapping here, but I was specifically talking about how effective it can be to put aside the keyboard in favor of [...] [...] Companion wrote a post about mind-mapping software. I wrote about the joys of mind-mapping here, but I was specifically talking about how effective it can be to put aside the keyboard in favor of [...]

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-6 Zoë Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:46:58 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-6 I'm with you -- as clichéd as it seems, I love my Moleskines. They're one of my indulgences. I’m with you — as clichéd as it seems, I love my Moleskines. They’re one of my indulgences.

]]> By: Veronica Guarino http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/when-to-stick-to-the-basics-the-revival-of-pen-and-paper/comment-page-1#comment-3 Veronica Guarino Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:25:31 +0000 http://www.zoewesthof.com/?p=113#comment-3 I hate typing.I don't even know what's my wpm rate.Plus, I love the way my handwriting looks on a nice piece of paper (Moleskine pages are the best!), and I love the way a good pen flows... Yet when I use the laptop it's easier to be more efficient, as you type you have to opportunity to tap on the backspace button and rid the world of the stupid sentence you just wrote and start fresh. But when doing something creative maybe that stupid sentence you tapped into oblivion on a laptop can be usefully recovered if it had been simply crossed out on a piece of paper! I hate typing.I don’t even know what’s my wpm rate.Plus, I love the way my handwriting looks on a nice piece of paper (Moleskine pages are the best!), and I love the way a good pen flows…
Yet when I use the laptop it’s easier to be more efficient, as you type you have to opportunity to tap on the backspace button and rid the world of the stupid sentence you just wrote and start fresh.
But when doing something creative maybe that stupid sentence you tapped into oblivion on a laptop can be usefully recovered if it had been simply crossed out on a piece of paper!

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