Over two thirds of the way through and I’m dragging and
pulling myself to write and post. I’m not running out of ideas. It’s the discipline part that is the toughest for me. But in one of my avoidance tangents, I created a
handy dandy writing idea notebook in
Lino It which I love playing around in. In
fact, I was feeling guilty about spending time personalizing it, organizing it, and adding to it. But isn’t that how a writer’s notebook is supposed to function? I’ve
come to realize just how motivated my mind is with images and color. Images
help conjure memories and ideas. I write in images. I organize in images. Does
that sound weird? I have a habit of always wanting to see the whole so I can
fit in all the bits of my thinking. My brain loves Lino It. I tend to be a
stacker. I can visualize my stacks. My Lino canvases work the same way. I can
visualize a canvas with my sticky notes on it. It has proven to be a very
effective tool for keeping track of where I get ideas for posts. I like being
able to easily give credit to other bloggers for writing ideas and provide a
back link. When that, “Oh my, what will I write about for my next post” feeling
washes over me, I go to my Lino ideas canvas or one of my other canvases and reread my stickies. Then the discipline thing kicks in. Since there isn’t much time
to hem and haw over a topic, I pick one and get going. And as I am writing, if
I get a new idea, I just post it on my ideas canvas and move on. Then I can go back
and organize them later. I especially like my canvases that look like notebook
pages. I took a photo of a blank page in a notebook, saved it as a jpg, and
uploaded it as a background. Below are links to some of my canvases.
Diana,
ReplyDeleteI have used other "post it" type web sites but I have not used Lino It. Thanks for the post. I am always looking for some gadget to help me get organized and/or inspired. This looks like fun and I like the scatter of organization. Do you know what I mean? I am not linear like my husband. I like organized chaos. It makes me feel creative and very alive. Your boards look like that to me. Again, thanks!
Yes Wanda, I totally get what you are saying. "Organized chaos" is the perfect definition! I love that. I'm not linear either. As I think, I like to move my ideas from category to category or maybe make a new category.
DeleteOur brains must be wired a little alike. I too think in images and color. My notebooks are whimsical little places filled with bits of this and that; images and color; thoughts and questions. I think it's great you can use a computer to achieve the same thing. (Although, for me it's the act of creating with pens and pencils and markers that is part of my thinking process. I just have to get away from the computer from time to time!LOL)
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I love the look into your virtual notebook. If only I could figure out how to do this. I sit with a notepad next to me to jot things down.
ReplyDeleteLino It is pretty intuitive. I played with some other tools and I got frustrated. I still have real notebooks too. Sometimes paper and pencil are better and faster than any fancy dancy web tool. :)
DeleteI had not heard of Lino It. Thank you for letting us inside of your notebook. It's so fun to see how others organize their ideas/thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI've been "dragging" the past few days too. :-) Your pages are a fun peek inside your head! I like the notebook background, but I think your original grass one is still my favorite -- it feels soothing to my busy mind.
ReplyDeleteI think that the colorfulness of your electronic Lino notebook reflects your colorful inner world. Thinking in images does not sound weird. Not everyone is a list person. i like that you had paper notebook pages as a background - it's connecting the old and the new.
ReplyDeleteI too love notebooks! I may just have to try this out. I always love all your visual ideas and posts!
ReplyDeleteI notice it being difficult as well. I see or hear something and recognize it's beauty, but finding the bigger idea, the bigger truth gets challenging!
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