Comments on: A Writer’s Greatest Tool: the Smartphone???? http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-30211 Stephen Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:27:16 +0000 http://www.notebookstories.com/?p=2504#comment-30211 My problem is just the advantages he says - it's always with you, you can jot down ideas as you have them, are exactly what you do if you're using a paper notebook too. If he can't recognise the shared theme I kinda don't know how good a writer he's going to be. You don't need a smartphone to make a note when you're out of the office. I think the idea that you can use Twitter to get feedback on what you're writing to be a bit facile to be honest. I'd hate to read a book in 140 characters. Someone tried it with Moby Dick back when Twitter was new and it was original and quirky and everything but it was reading a book in tens of thousands of small chunks of text. It was rubbish. My problem is just the advantages he says – it’s always with you, you can jot down ideas as you have them, are exactly what you do if you’re using a paper notebook too. If he can’t recognise the shared theme I kinda don’t know how good a writer he’s going to be. You don’t need a smartphone to make a note when you’re out of the office.

I think the idea that you can use Twitter to get feedback on what you’re writing to be a bit facile to be honest. I’d hate to read a book in 140 characters. Someone tried it with Moby Dick back when Twitter was new and it was original and quirky and everything but it was reading a book in tens of thousands of small chunks of text. It was rubbish.

]]> By: Viewtiful_justin http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-30142 Viewtiful_justin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:14:24 +0000 http://www.notebookstories.com/?p=2504#comment-30142 I read this post yesterday and I was SEETHING! I read this post yesterday and I was SEETHING!

]]> By: kew http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-30109 kew Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:01 +0000 http://www.notebookstories.com/?p=2504#comment-30109 If this topic was posted at engadgaget, everyone would agree that writing with pen and paper is in the past, but here, we all thrive with pen and paper, I bet everyone here will cry for their love for the pen and paper feel.. If this topic was posted at engadgaget, everyone would agree that writing with pen and paper is in the past, but here, we all thrive with pen and paper, I bet everyone here will cry for their love for the pen and paper feel..

]]> By: A. N. D. http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-30108 A. N. D. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:02:07 +0000 http://www.notebookstories.com/?p=2504#comment-30108 I love my smartphone, but I love notebooks more. It's cool, though, because I just found out I can take pictures of my notebook pages with my phone and sync them to my computer with Evernote-- and then my notebook pages are archived AND searchable! I love my smartphone, but I love notebooks more.

It’s cool, though, because I just found out I can take pictures of my notebook pages with my phone and sync them to my computer with Evernote– and then my notebook pages are archived AND searchable!

]]> By: Alex http://www.notebookstories.com/2010/02/09/a-writer%e2%80%99s-greatest-tool-the-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-30105 Alex Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:44 +0000 http://www.notebookstories.com/?p=2504#comment-30105 That is mad! I couldn't live day to day without a notebook or pen. That is mad! I couldn’t live day to day without a notebook or pen.

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