Unca Stevie doesn't think writer's notebooks are a good idea. He says that bad ideas hang around there in print, while good iteas don't need any help hanging around. And, with his history in the sport, it's hard to argue the point.
Me, though, I must disagree. Sai King is lucky enough to have a careeer doing what he loves and what he's the best in the world doing. But, for the rest of us, life happens. I might have an idea in the waiting room at the doctor's office, one I think might really be something. But if it turns out that little Suzie or Jimmy has the flu and I have to figure out how I'm going to arrange to keep them out of school for a week, hire a sitter, pick up a ton og cough drops and kiddie Tylenol, and will I get fired for taking that much time off to stay home with them myself? ...My good idea might get buried under an avalance of life. So I carry a notebook everywhere and jot down just about everything that occurs to me.
Let's ignore the obvious, that I'm not a prolific or well-known author. I might catch on. Might not. But with an arsenal of notions tucked away in my happy little bag of tricks, it won't be for lack of ideas.
What do you guys think about writer's notebook? Yay or nay?
Me, though, I must disagree. Sai King is lucky enough to have a careeer doing what he loves and what he's the best in the world doing. But, for the rest of us, life happens. I might have an idea in the waiting room at the doctor's office, one I think might really be something. But if it turns out that little Suzie or Jimmy has the flu and I have to figure out how I'm going to arrange to keep them out of school for a week, hire a sitter, pick up a ton og cough drops and kiddie Tylenol, and will I get fired for taking that much time off to stay home with them myself? ...My good idea might get buried under an avalance of life. So I carry a notebook everywhere and jot down just about everything that occurs to me.
Let's ignore the obvious, that I'm not a prolific or well-known author. I might catch on. Might not. But with an arsenal of notions tucked away in my happy little bag of tricks, it won't be for lack of ideas.
What do you guys think about writer's notebook? Yay or nay?