1 / 20

Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reflect with Writer’s Notebooks

Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reflect with Writer’s Notebooks. Shirl Hawes, Kappa Kappa Chapter. Why write?.

daw
Download Presentation

Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reflect with Writer’s Notebooks

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reflect with Writer’s Notebooks Shirl Hawes, Kappa Kappa Chapter

  2. Why write? Journaling has a positive impact on physical well-being. A University of Texas researcher has scientifically shown that regular journaling strengthens immune cells.

  3. Other research indicates that journaling may help decrease the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Writing about stressful events helps you come to terms with them, thus reducing the impact of these stressors on your physical health.

  4. My Writer’s Notebook by Brod Bagert It’s a black and white composition notebook,A hundred pageswith blue linethat await my words: Diamond Search My life lies before meLike the bed of a shallow river.My fingers sift sand and gravelFor the rough diamonds that lie hidden.And as I find themI put them in this notebook.I write… I cut… I polish…And they shine. My words on an empty pageIn an ordinary notebook,The silver setting for the jewels of my life.

  5. A writer’s notebook is a place to write about your life, to keep track of your thinking, and to notice all the world around you with open eyes and ears and hearts. Brannon

  6. Slowly as I continued to write in my notebook, I began to view myself as a writer. I had thoughts, feelings, opinions, reactions, and memories to record. I became more observant of people and of my surroundings, and I began to feel the urge to write down things that previously would have seemed insignificant. Elliot

  7. Writing Definitions Journal: A journal is a tool for examining your life, "a GPS system for your spirit." It’s history with a heart. Diary: A diary is a detailed report about your day.It's a bit more lighthearted than a journal, because it's like reporting the news instead of analyzing progress or keeping up with a new challenge. Quinn McDonald Sketchbook/ art diary: daily drawing exercises Lifebook/ daybook: another name for writer’s notebook blog: abbreviation for weblog, an on-line journal. It includes commentaries, opinions, question and answer, and descriptions. It is a public format. Writer’s notebook: a place to organize and grow ideas.

  8. A writer's notebook keeps thoughts organized in one convenient place for use in future writing projects. For a writer, having a writer's notebook is a vital necessity. That's where writers record flash inspirations the Muse sends them.Thoughts are fleeting.If you have a good idea for a writing project, you need a place to write it down. The logical place, the place thousands of writers choose, is a simple writers notebook. www.squidoo.com/writersnotebook

  9. Organization Keep it simple! Number all the pages Save a few pages at the beginning for a Table of Contents

  10. Or not….with sticky tabs or colored dots Green- Story / Plot ideasor Seeds- generally thought-out to some degree. I may have even worked on this with diagrams and text within the notebook for a few pages. I like the idea of these being seeds for further work, so green seems fitting. Purple – Current work in progress (WIP) ideas – normally these would be transferred over to my project folders quite quickly. Blue – Excerpts / Descriptions – for all those short descriptions of everyday people / events / places / feelings / dialogues overheard. These may well be of use to bring my stories to life with characters or descriptions. Red - Misc – everyone needs a miscellaneous category, especially when in a hurry. It’s the title or description that’s important anyway. Used for valuable quotes, research (if not for the current projects) and important lists for example. Yellow/Orange- Sweet Spots – the work or writings towards my own psyche as a writer: fears, loves feelings, opinions

  11. What goes in a writer’s notebook? Anything! Plus one place to keep it all… Gratitude journal (What you are thankful for) Work out journal (record minutes, miles, etc.) Travel diary (with photos, commentary, realia) Garden journal (keep track of your plants) Food journal (keep track of what you eat) Baby journal (what happens the first year) Caregiver’s journal(record daily progress)

  12. More things! Story ideas-plotlines Timelines Photos Letters and notes-received Sticky notes Newspaper articles Poems/haiku-original Poems-favorites-with credit Ticket stubs Comics/cartoons Postcards Wonderful words Phrases/quotes-with credit Settings/ scene ideas Character sketches Newspaper headlines Drawings/doodles/sketches Overheard conversations Dreams Memories/reactions/opinions Personal narratives Research Brainstorming Facts Letters sent or not sent Magazine ads or pictures Emails Grocery lists To do lists Words from bumper stickers Responses to reading Mindmaps Greeting cards

  13. Collect: A container for selected insights, lines, images, ideas, dreams, and talk gathered from the world around you. Develop the habit of paying closer attention to your world. • Generate: Take what you have collected and use it to spark your own original writing. • Ralph Fletcher

  14. A Place to Keep Lists: Things that make me happy Things that are peaceful Mistakes I’ve made Things I want to try Things I want to do Favorite names Ideas for poems Names of places Favorite books Movies Wishes Ways I like to relax Things that are hard for me Things that annoy me Goals Possible titles for books Unusual facts Favorite/worst foods Pet peeves Things that irritate me Things I love/hate Surprises Pets Heroes

  15. Five best things that ever happened to you Make a list Choose one event Use that memory as a spark to generate a poem, personal narrative, memoir, etc.

  16. People I know Make a list Choose one person List all the memories you can recall with that person Pick one memory Brainstorm/sketch/mindmap that memory

  17. Character sketch Choose a partner Make a list or sketch/labeled diagram with appearance, traits, demeanor, comparisons A character is described as part of the action of the story Write one sentence that shows your character’s attributes within an action.

  18. skate hot Write from a word Stream of consciousness technique Choose a word-noun, verb, adjective- or concept Start writing non-stop for 5 minutes, anything that comes to mind You do not have to stay on topic peace sand

  19. Five Senses Another stream of consciousness technique • Choose one of the five senses and write it at the top of the page. • Brainstorm/sketch everything you can think of pertaining to that sense. • Keep writing non-stop for 5 minutes

  20. A notebook should be a place to wander, to draw, to scribble, to explore. A clean page is freedom. • Salisbury

More Related