tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post7678630723473783615..comments2024-03-25T05:52:10.937-07:00Comments on Jan Baynham: Jan Baynhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-89805866307088728632017-03-26T11:45:34.456-07:002017-03-26T11:45:34.456-07:00I love the sound of your notebook, Nicola. What a ...I love the sound of your notebook, Nicola. What a reassuring quote! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. Thank you. ��Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-91746553311740961662017-03-25T09:17:41.257-07:002017-03-25T09:17:41.257-07:00I love notebooks and nowadays there are so many in...I love notebooks and nowadays there are so many inspirational ones that inspire writers to write :) My current notebook says, "Everything is going to be ok" on the colourful cover :) Lovely post Jan and I'm so thrilled you shared your Tenerife experience. Hope all is well. Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-36753001216657667902017-03-24T09:31:16.083-07:002017-03-24T09:31:16.083-07:00I love the sound of your black notebook, Sandra. I...I love the sound of your black notebook, Sandra. I agree with your comment about being taken back to a place or an event by re-reading through notes made. That's what happened to me when I was looking through my old notebooks in preparation for this blog post. 🙂📚Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-85298834190930495842017-03-24T04:57:36.896-07:002017-03-24T04:57:36.896-07:00What a lovely topic, Jan! I know lots of us covert...What a lovely topic, Jan! I know lots of us covert pretty notebooks and Carol's sound wonderful. One of mine, a gift from a writerly friend, has a plain black cover, is unlined & bears the title 'Writers I Met and Liked.' There are quite a few names in there! I carry a notebook when meeting up with other authors and when I'm visiting museums, stately homes, etc. My notes taken when visiting Australia are still being typed up but they're also great for taking me back to a particular event.Sandra Macknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056827783540812321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-56071126250564740592017-03-20T07:17:16.013-07:002017-03-20T07:17:16.013-07:00They sound lovely, don't they? I agree about n...They sound lovely, don't they? I agree about notebooks being a 'writer-thing', Sue. I bought one out on holiday for a writer friend who's leaving the area and she was thrilled with it. It wasn't too big and she said it would fit nicely into a handbag for her people watching. Thanks for popping by. :-)Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-45254757993558647152017-03-18T05:23:40.106-07:002017-03-18T05:23:40.106-07:00I use notebooks as well and I was about to say tha...I use notebooks as well and I was about to say that they are just for notes, not for writing, but there have been times when the notes have expanded into actual writing. Love of notebooks seems to be something writers have in common. I am envious of Carol Lovekin's silk-covered notebooks!Susanna Bavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716163626810832427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-79603342679573215652017-03-17T06:17:20.035-07:002017-03-17T06:17:20.035-07:00It's surprising how the notebooks mount up, Pa...It's surprising how the notebooks mount up, Patsy. I love reading back through them. :-)Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-57078902943804089062017-03-15T12:48:16.117-07:002017-03-15T12:48:16.117-07:00I do almost all my writing, even taking notes, on ...I do almost all my writing, even taking notes, on my laptop. Even so, I've somehow managed to gather quite a few notebooks and to have written stuff in most of them.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-74969749976977239072017-03-15T09:19:47.941-07:002017-03-15T09:19:47.941-07:00Thanks for the 'reveal', Sara. ;-) Jo and ...Thanks for the 'reveal', Sara. ;-) Jo and I are never short of an idea for a present. She's a Geographer and keeps a journal for every visit. The last one I bought her was decorated in maps in pretty, pastel colours and I jknow it was well used. :-)Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-64053986871843170452017-03-15T09:16:42.515-07:002017-03-15T09:16:42.515-07:00I loved reading about your note-books, Carol, espe...I loved reading about your note-books, Carol, especially the silk covered, handmade paper ones. As you say, the texture is important for pencil. My character uses hers both as a diary and for water colour sketches - she's an artist. The texture of the paper would be important for her, too. What a brilliant way of describing our notebooks, 'where we keep our word seeds'. I like that! :-) Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-22931776483218463632017-03-15T09:09:55.300-07:002017-03-15T09:09:55.300-07:00Thanks, Sara. (I googled to see who 'unknown&#...Thanks, Sara. (I googled to see who 'unknown' was before you revealed yourself in another post!) I can't pass Paper Chase without having a look at the latest note books. :-)Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-80594392830010641192017-03-15T08:24:49.803-07:002017-03-15T08:24:49.803-07:00That 'unknown' comment was me, Jan - I was...That 'unknown' comment was me, Jan - I wasn't logged in properly! (And I've still got notebook envy.)sara gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162388225104675292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-76434811751925892292017-03-15T03:53:28.805-07:002017-03-15T03:53:28.805-07:00Over the years I've experimented with a variet...Over the years I've experimented with a variety of notebooks. My favourite are Indian, silk-covered, unlined, handmade paper. They're on the pricey side (£12 - £15!) so I've only ever been able to afford a few. My best friend bought me one for my birthday last year & I filled it with notes for Book 3. (I'm working on the fourth draft of it as we speak....)<br />As I hand-write in pencil, texture is important to me - shiny paper doesn't work well with lead. A5 is my prefered size & a few years ago I discovered a cheap (£1.50!) brand of artists' sketch pad - not very pretty but perfect paper. Unfortunately, they've downgraded the quality & the current one is disappointing. I shall have to resume my search in the local art shop!<br />I'm an inveterate note taker & although I always have a small notebook in my handbag, if I'm out & about & something suggests itself I confess to regularly resorting to my Blackberry note option! If I'm attending a workshop I tend to go for a basic A4 pad - useful if the workshop includes writing exercises.<br />My notebooks are for notes - random & rambling; scraps of scenes & dialogue - whatever comes. Longer passes too but rarely an entire chapter. I write this stuff in bed in the early morning. <br />It's been a very long time since I've written a complete first draft by hand. Pre-electronics! <br />Nice post, Jan - lovely topic. Notebooks are where we keep our word seeds!Carol Lovekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377452610415625111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357383818158631304.post-2174124699365102452017-03-14T14:43:16.039-07:002017-03-14T14:43:16.039-07:00I absolutely adore notebooks too, Jan. I use them ...I absolutely adore notebooks too, Jan. I use them for making notes but, like you, I wouldn't write a complete novel in one. And also like you, I keep an individual one for each separate project. The one from your daughter is gorgeous - notebook envy! sara gethinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162388225104675292noreply@blogger.com