Comments on: Post-It Notes Can Help You Write Every Day http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/ Guidance for writers who struggle to get started Thu, 17 May 2012 18:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How To Deal With Quarky Writing Rituals http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 How To Deal With Quarky Writing Rituals Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:34:53 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-2590 [...] them down. We all know by now that goals are not real until we put pen to paper and write them out. Write your immediate goal on a Post-It every time you sit down to work if you have to, but make it tangible and present in your [...] [...] them down. We all know by now that goals are not real until we put pen to paper and write them out. Write your immediate goal on a Post-It every time you sit down to work if you have to, but make it tangible and present in your [...]

]]> By: Alanna Klapp http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-2050 Alanna Klapp Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:59:31 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-2050 I love this! Thank you! I read the title of this post on Thursday but didn't have time to start reading it, then on Friday I was literally given 8 pads of Kent State University Post-Its and knew I had to come back and finish reading this. I'm working on two projects with deadlines and have a flash fiction story I want to write that I never seem to have time for (along with a zillion other projects). You've given me a way to work on this while I work on the other stuff I have to work on. Great ideas! Thanks again! I love this! Thank you! I read the title of this post on Thursday but didn’t have time to start reading it, then on Friday I was literally given 8 pads of Kent State University Post-Its and knew I had to come back and finish reading this. I’m working on two projects with deadlines and have a flash fiction story I want to write that I never seem to have time for (along with a zillion other projects). You’ve given me a way to work on this while I work on the other stuff I have to work on. Great ideas! Thanks again!

]]> By: dirtywhitecandy http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 dirtywhitecandy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:08:43 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1902 Post-Its on the bathroom ceiling? I knew Larry was a giant among storyfixers, but?!! Seriously, though, Post-Its and index cards are an important part of my writing arsenal. As is the ability to whack down whatever half-formed sentences come into my head. I really like your point 'no idea is too dumb to write down' - one of the best things you can do for your creativity is to turn off the self-censor. Post-Its on the bathroom ceiling? I knew Larry was a giant among storyfixers, but?!! Seriously, though, Post-Its and index cards are an important part of my writing arsenal. As is the ability to whack down whatever half-formed sentences come into my head. I really like your point ‘no idea is too dumb to write down’ – one of the best things you can do for your creativity is to turn off the self-censor.

]]> By: dirtywhitecandy http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 dirtywhitecandy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:08:21 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1901 Post-Its on the bathroom ceiling? I knew Larry was a giant among storyfixers, but?!! Seriously, though, Post-Its and index cards are an important part of my writing arsenal. As is the ability to whack down whatever half-formed sentences come into my head. I really like your point 'no idea is to dumb to write down' - one of the best things you can do for your creativity is to turn off the self-censor. Post-Its on the bathroom ceiling? I knew Larry was a giant among storyfixers, but?!! Seriously, though, Post-Its and index cards are an important part of my writing arsenal. As is the ability to whack down whatever half-formed sentences come into my head. I really like your point ‘no idea is to dumb to write down’ – one of the best things you can do for your creativity is to turn off the self-censor.

]]> By: Linda http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 Linda Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:04:32 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1889 Oh, I love this idea! And I am an office supply junkie, so I have tons of Post-It notes! Now I have a reason to use my stash! Oh, I love this idea! And I am an office supply junkie, so I have tons of Post-It notes! Now I have a reason to use my stash!

]]> By: jennifer blanchard http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 jennifer blanchard Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:06:02 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1886 @Larry I am TOTALLY going to use Post-Its to plan out my story scenes! What a great idea! @Larry I am TOTALLY going to use Post-Its to plan out my story scenes! What a great idea!

]]> By: Larry http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 Larry Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:25:19 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1881 Good stuff. Post-it notes are not only good for capturing and filing ideas, they are also one of the best story planning tools ever invented (by Mr. Post, who was undoubtedly a novelist, though some believe he was a screenwriter). If you hate the word "outline" (as many do), give post-its a try. Sixty or so carefully sequenced and fleshed out post-it notes on your fridge, bathroom ceiling or the back of your closet door can actually become the skeleton of your novel. And when you're in revision mode, or you just want to try some new ideas out, they make the job a whole lot easier and orders of magnitude more efficient than trying to retrofit and jam those ideas into an existing or even an in-progress draft, or worse, just starting over. Thanks to Jennifer for yet another tip on how to make writing more effectiv and efficient. Good stuff. Post-it notes are not only good for capturing and filing ideas, they are also one of the best story planning tools ever invented (by Mr. Post, who was undoubtedly a novelist, though some believe he was a screenwriter). If you hate the word “outline” (as many do), give post-its a try. Sixty or so carefully sequenced and fleshed out post-it notes on your fridge, bathroom ceiling or the back of your closet door can actually become the skeleton of your novel. And when you’re in revision mode, or you just want to try some new ideas out, they make the job a whole lot easier and orders of magnitude more efficient than trying to retrofit and jam those ideas into an existing or even an in-progress draft, or worse, just starting over.

Thanks to Jennifer for yet another tip on how to make writing more effectiv and efficient.

]]> By: Cristina Picozzi http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Cristina Picozzi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:28 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1877 Post-It's also allow me to rearrange my thoughts in front of me too Post-It’s also allow me to rearrange my thoughts in front of me too

]]> By: Jay http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1876 Jay Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:31:01 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1876 Twitter and Evernote function nicely for me as "online Post-Its" as well! Twitter and Evernote function nicely for me as “online Post-Its” as well!

]]> By: Michelle @ Find Your Balance http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2010/02/post-it-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 Michelle @ Find Your Balance Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:19:12 +0000 http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/?p=1195#comment-1875 Perfect. I do actually have a big writing project ahead of me! Perfect. I do actually have a big writing project ahead of me!

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