I was very flattered to receive an email from this week’s addict, as she is a highly-regarded children’s author whose books I was already familiar with– the kind of person I’d usually want to ask about their notebook usage, but be too shy to actually do so! Candice wrote 3 blog posts a few months … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Candice Ransom
This week’s addict emailed me a link to her first and second blog posts about her obsession with journals: From Part 1: Yes it is true, I love notebooks. I mean L.O.V.E. I buy them because I like the size. I buy them because I like the shape. I buy them because of the cover. … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Shelley
This week’s addict is such an addict she even calls herself an addict in the title of her blog, Journal Addict. For those of you who don’t already follow Dolly’s blog, it’s well worth reading. She does some notebook reviews but also has lots of great thoughts about how and why we keep journals, as … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Journal Addict
Here’s a writer who is an enthusiastic advocate for using a pocket notebook, in his case, a Paperblanks. What I’m advocating is having a small notebook (and a mini-pen — those things don’t break when you sit on them, and can fit in a front jeans pocket) ready with you so you can be ready … Continue reading Howard Andrew Jones’ Writing Tools
This sounds like a great book: Field Notes on Science and Nature Why are scientists’ field notebooks so valuable? And do notes really matter anymore, with global positioning systems, laptops and digital cameras available to document information traditionally recorded through sketches and barely legible scrawl? In “Field Notes on Science and Nature,” edited by Michael … Continue reading New Book: “Field Notes on Science and Nature”
Here’s another blogger pondering the dilemma of the Moleskine brand: As I approach the cash register to purchase a Moleskine Notebook, I couldn’t help but think of post #122 in “Stuff White People Like” that rails against the cliche mode of thought that one can be declaratively “creative” and need an expensive notebook that offers … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: “Cliche or Cool?”
Shaynie sent me a link to this post a while ago. In it, she asks, “Am I addicted?” and I think everyone would have to say yes! Here’s all her blank notebooks: And here’s all her filled notebooks: Fantastic collection– what is unusual about it is that no two seem to be alike! Most notebook … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Shaynie
Here’s some more notebook fans in search of their own personal holy grail… can you help? From Paul: Has anyone ever seen an “Adult Perpetual Diary” like the one shown here: I had one when I was about 13, which I used to write down school assignments–I bought it at Woolworth’s, and was thrilled by … Continue reading Questions from Readers
Here’s an interesting article about journals that have been set free to wander the globe over the past decade: A real page-turner: The results of the 1,000 Journals Project are revealed – Features, Art – The Independent. It all started with a bit of graffiti on a toilet wall. But what began life as a … Continue reading 1,000 Journals Project
Here’s a few cool notebook tips sent in over the past few months by various readers: From Carol, this 100-year diary, which would make a great gift for a new parent: From Victoria, Pantone Notebooks, available from Whitbread Wilkinson in the UK and Heliotrope Home in the USA (some other styles are available at Amazon: … Continue reading Reader Week: Assorted Tips