Imagine walking along a trail and Bigfoot crossed your path but all you had was an axe and no way to take a picture with! You can try to explain what you saw, but the moment when everything came into focus has already gone. How many of you have this experience — you get hit by a great idea but you are not writing, and later you cannot remember the great idea? Most writers will confess that this happens all the time. That’s why having some way to jot down notes, and then reference them conveniently when it’s time to write, is so critical.
By always having a note-taking tool available for you, you will have a central location where you can accumulate all your thoughts as they come to you, fresh and new, regardless the initial level of their development. It lets you keep your thoughts, plot lines, character sketches and research notes organized in one place. This could be via the Word Weaver Pro notes feature (our fave), or a notebook.
Eventually all of these fragments come together over time into a cohesive narrative structure. Motivation can come to you anywhere — during a meaningful talk, during a nice walk, or right before you fall asleep. And those moments can sustain you when it comes time to write that scene or revise that character. That is why you need to have a notebook close so that you can write them down instantly as they will only last a short time. This prevents great ideas that would normally go to waste from being lost.
We recommend you to write your thoughts down regularly because it increases your creativeness level significantly. It embraces a practice of observation and reflection—which are two very important qualities for any writer. A notebook can be whittled down in time. Your notes represent a record of your mind and, by returning to them, you give yourself the opportunity to see both your thoughts in development and find relationships that were not as clear at a previous point in time. It also tends to provoke deeper and more resilient development of the story. Whatever the case maybe, writing down your ideas helps to declutter the mind by allowing your brain to have some mental real estate back, instead of having ideas and plot points looping and building in your mind. This clarity can increase focus and productivity, as your brain is not overloaded with trying to remember details.
An emotional outlet
For many writers, a notebook is more than a tool for capturing ideas: it’s a personal and emotional outlet. It is a place to vent frustrations, fears and broaden dreams — all of which are essential to the process of creativity. Your notes serve as a physical log of your development as you write your book. It’s more than just a collection of musings, it’s a log of your artistic journey, including every joyous peak and despairing valley. Once your book is in the bag, this can be very satisfying to refer back to.
Using a notebook in your writing process is an easy, revolutionary activity. It not just aids in structuring and polishing ideas but provides an unlimited source of inspiration along with your creativity’s progressive is documented. Stephen King, that famous author, famously said “I don’t take notes; I don’t outline, I don’t do anything like that. I just throw at the thing. On the flip side, author J.K. Rowling says, “I can write anywhere; I write in notebooks, on scraps of paper, on a computer…” We’re definitely inclined to the latter, and we adore catching inspiration when it strikes. You can see how breathtaking they are, how magnificently it is to develop them and explore more of your tale, to see how your thoughts become a reality.
And, eventually, when you are a famous author of international fame, you can sell your notes for a fortune!
