Just write
“Take out another notebook, pick up another pen, and just write, just write, just write. In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the center of th...
Quotes
Keep a notebook quote by Jack London
“Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up in your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable th...
If Diligence is a Skill — Shawn Blanc
Every day, the blank page is your batting practice. You’re not here because you’ve arrived, nor because you’re a superhero of focus and creative output. No, you...
Expand – Week of Oct 27th by Garrick van Buren
In this age of electronic, immediate, and abbreviated communication – the thoughtfulness and personality of a handwritten ‘Thank you’ note is ...
Three Questions With Shawn Blanc — The Pen Addict
Having a journal which is thick with crossed off action items and scribbled-down thoughts is proof that I am, in fact, showing up every day and getting to work....
Happy Birthday Typewriter | The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor
On this day in 1868, the first typewriter was patented by Christopher Latham Sholes. It only had capital letters and it took up as much room as a large table. T...
Why We Write
“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.” — Cecil Day Lewis
Record, Don’t Recall
The trick to a daily diary is to “record, don’t recall”. You’ll forget things that you wanted to remember, so take notes and organize th...
An Exact Man
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. – Francis Bacon
The Best Time To Write — First Today, Then Tomorrow
Find a pen in your hand? Write. Your notebook is in front of you? Write. — Randy Murray — The Best Time To Write — First Today, Then Tomorrow.