Plato writes in one of his dialogues "thinking is the soul's dialogue with itself". A notebook is a way in which we can present more clearly to ourselves what our thinking, our dialogue with ourself, looks like. It also enacts the process, putting into motion the dialogue without getting stuck on having to hold it all together in memory.
wtf I literally just finished my first entry in my journal in months and I wrote that I'm just going to write anything that comes to mind with no worries about how bad it is... and then this video is here FATE. Also your thoughts AND eyebrows are incredible.
I am absolutely obsessed with notebooks. I have small one's that I can put into a coat pocket, I have big notebooks that fit a lot of writing. Some are dedicated to ideas and thoughts , others I use as sketchbooks and some are dedicated to a specific story. I really love writing by hand and I love having a notebook with all important details that I can reach for while writing a story.
I've been writing my novel ideas in notebooks for the past 4 years since I was 13, and I got excited thinking you were doing the same thing as I am but you were writing in it like a diary? I fill my book up with characters, writing prompts and quotes whenever I'm inspired by a movie or even when I'm just sitting on the bus to school. Nothing I've written has anything to do with my real life haha, but I get these ideas so many times a day and when I try to write something about my real life, I'm blank... My thoughts instead become the thoughts of another character. But I love it :) (I'm an aspiring author)
+Natalie Herondale That sounds awesome! I wish you the best of luck in your journey, and can't wait to read your name as the author of a New York Times bestseller!
I do the same thing! I've been doing this since I was 12, but it was always on and off. I'm starting to be a little more consistent in writing down my ideas, and I'm getting really excited because I'm so close to filling up my notebook!
+Natalie Herondale Oh wow I do that too. I have one journal dedicated to one of my novels I'm currently writing and another one for other random ideas I get that can be used in future projects.
Wonderful insight and a great video. In 2004 I traveled alone thru nine European countries in a month and journaled 60,000 words. I'm currently turning my trip into a memoir, my first book. Keeping notes of the little things is the only way to remember them all, so keep on writing!
loved this! i am going on a trip to Europe this winter and I am taking 2 little notebooks with me to document my experiences/thoughts, along with photographing them as well. Writing & photography are 2 creative outlets that help me make the most of my adventures. for anyone who isn't very fond of the idea of writing in a notebook, consider keeping a camera with you! pictures can sometimes tell stories just as well :)
Omg I can totally relate to you! Honestly, how couldn't I have thought of carrying a notebook around? I started to collect book/story ideas on my phone but it's so annoying and I don't always think of writing them down. But especially all the funny/interesting conversations I make up in my mind, they all get lost! Or even new realizations or quotes .. goodness I have to do this! This gets me so excited, I just hope that I find a notebook in the right size soon!
I think I shall go buy a small notebook today. I always have a weird barrier to just writing to get thoughts out, I always feel like I'm doing it wrong or something. I think I'll give this a try and see if it helps my writing habits at all.
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This series has come at the perfect time for me. I used to really enjoy writing as a hobby and did it every day, but then after a few incidents that knocked my confidence I stopped. And I haven't /really/ (give or take a few small failed projects that knocked my confidence further) written anything in three years. I'm getting back to the stage where I want to try again? Like... yes. I'm rubbish. But at least now I have the excuse of being out of practise to explain why I'm rubbish. xD And I'm not going to stop being rubbish until I start writing again and asking for advice and critique so... I was thinking of doing that. And now you're doing a series on writing that I can use to help me. I am pleased. xD
Videos like these are why I love your channel, Ariel. You are one of the most insightful people I have ever seen. I am fifteen, and have been writing ever since I could pick up a pencil. And for about four years I have practiced this exact exercise. It is very relieving, and is very good for, well, the mind. Not only does it make you take in the world around you, it gives you inspiration for stories in ways that aren't so plot- oriented (a trap many people fall into that I think causes cliches and a lack of heart in lots of stories).
yess!! I've been keeping a journal for around 2 years now and it's so nice and therapeutic to have a space to vent, write, make lists, collages, dream. I always imagine future, older me or even my future kids unearthing this journal that's been with me through some pivotal years of my adolescence and re-live moments I'd forgotten about. and laugh. because some of the stuff I write is actually ridiculous.
Can I just say I love how excited you are about keeping a journal! I love keeping a journal, always have. However, just recently have I started using it for my writing/novel. So far it has come in quite handy. I am able to put references, ideas, brainstorming, characters, structures, pins I like, quotes. Anything that inspires me. I have made mine sort of in a bullet journal style. So far I really like it, but who knows it may evolve.
I LOVE notebooks. I've mentioned them a billion times on my own channel because I am so passionate about that way of writing. I have so many notebooks that I have filled over the years.I always try to fill at least one page every day. That way I keep up with writing and work on my skills. Plus, they are an interesting way to look back on your life and what you were feeling or did that particular day.
I've also recently began writing again & rediscovered my love for notebooks. When an idea hits you at 2am & won't let you rest till you've written it down; then pen & paper are where it's at. That's actually how I wrote out the first draft of my prologue to my most recent book writing adventure. Along w/ random smatterings of dialogue, backstories, outlines, plot points, etc. My story also involves a fair amount of research so I have 2 pages FULL of facts about the things ;). SO MUCH HIGHLIGHTING! I like you love my laptop but there is no way I would've been able to make sense of all of it on a word document. can't wait to see the rest of this series, cause I am also fairly new at the writing things; not counting the short stories & poems I wrote as a kid/teen.
Ariel, I am super excited about this writing series! As someone who always says they want to write but is never motivated to, this is really inspiring. I like the idea of not necessarily committing to some big project, but simply jotting down thoughts. I think this will be a good place for me to start!
I have so many notebooks that I don't know what to do with, but I love having them! There's just a sense of relief and calm in just owning them, not even writing in them. But I agree: they're fundamental and they're totally worth having.
I have an awesome cloth bound notebook that is ALWAYS with me! It's all just random writing ideas, or things that could turn into ideas, quotes I like, cool pictures from the internet that I use for stimulus material. It is honestly the best thing to be able to write down any ideas I have! It even has a little loop to put my pencil so I never have any excuse not to write
I have been writing in journals, notebooks and idea books for as long as I can remember... Not only am I a reader, but I'm an artist and a writer as well and you'll never know when inspiration strikes. It's a blessing and a curse rolled into one, not that I'm complaining about it, though!
I can relate to that! Sometimes when I'm in the mood to write something if I try to write on my laptop I just stare at the blank page and nothing comes out of it, but if I'm writing on a notebook I can easily write a page. I love carrying around little notebooks for when I have ideas, it's so much better!
I've been journaling for a while and always had a system on how I would. Sometimes I would get frustrated on not knowing what do journal even though I had thoughts and end up not journaling. A month ago I decided to to let it go and do whatever with journaling. Instead of just paragraphs it can be phrases and doodles. This came at the right time, thanks!
The timing is so perfect! Literally just today I needed to buy a notebook to make it into a planner, but I couldn't pick between the two, so I bought both. And here you are - posting a video about notebooks, giving me a great idea for how to use the second one :) Thanks for this!
I have joined a new school for my A Levels and have been attending for 2 months now. I found myself compiling the events of the day in my head until i could get home and tweet them. i dont have many followers and i stopped caring a while ago so Twitter became my online journal. AND IT WAS SHORT AND SIMPLE. But somewhere around the mid of October i started forgetting stuff that happened in the day, maybe because everything wasn't so new and stimulating anymore, so i couldn't chronicle it in my online journal -sort of. I REALLY think i should get back to writing in a notebook but maybe not carry a hefty one this time. This video was a great reminder, Ariel!
I love to collect notebooks so much! There are so many different colors, sizes, forms of notebooks in the bookstore. I love to write things down in the notebook as well. Hope to see more about what you write in the notebook in the coming videos.
Great video, it inspired me to sit down and do some writing ;) I'm filling diaries and notebooks since I'm eight years old and by now they make up an entire shelf! I just love how they not only provide me with ideas but leave an image of myself, what I cared for and how I saw the world...
OMG THIS IDEA IS SO GREAT! I always wanted to write - not hardcore but just like a hobby and I always find it really great when authors write weird quirky small details. It makes the story more interesting. I will definitely pick this idea up because I have been more interested and passionate about writing.
I love collecting notebooks! lol i used to write in mine almost every single day but i stopped doing it for awhile. You have inspired me to pick it up again! Can't wait for new videos like this Ariel!
Great video. I love writing things down. I always have a notebook with me for that specific reason. I am always writing down things that I see, feel, touch, hear and smell. Writing down things have helped me so much when it comes to writing for my stories. I hope you like writing as much as I do. It sounds like you are on a great start. Happy Writing!
I feel uncomfortable if I don't have a notebook on me ... it gets to the point where, if I have an idea out in public and don't have anywhere to write it down, I facebook message it to myself or email it to myself. Plus, I have a notebook obsession: I probably have about 8 or 9 full or semi-full of ideas and illustrations of characters and things. It's good to have notebooks. I agree. Congratulations for sticking with your writing :)
same feelings thats why i decided to always have atleast 30 notebooks lying around. and see to it that i put one notebook for every bag that i have to never forget them lol
Honestly you're one of my favorite TH-camrs. You're just so genuine and have such a unique and intelligent view on life. I absolutely love you and this series!
I love writing notebooks! It's how I process story points sometimes. I write pros and cons to certain situations in my stories and I sometimes write diary entries in the middle of it too. I used to try and keep everything separate (like have a diary notebook, a story notebook, a poetry/song notebook), but now I have everything in one book because I really didn't write diary entries regularly enough to be worth having a separate book. Now I kind of want to make a video talking about my writing notebooks and how I use them. You've inspired me! :)
just the feeling of filling a notebook up is so exiting. I've been keeping a one huge blue moleskin notebook, and even if I fill it with mostly school stuff and not just my ideas, to do lists, just having a thing that is full of representation of me is very satisfying :) Notebooks are amazing!
I always outline and make notes for my novel plans in notebooks. I couldn't imagine it any other way. I need to use the entire space and not be limited by the constrains of ms word or scrivener or something. Not that I can afford Scrivener, lol.
Loved this, just what I needed. I am glad you mentioned tearing the books in half. I think part of my journaling challenge was, normal sized books looked intimidating.
yay! lemony snicket is the reason I started carrying a notebook with me at all times and I've never regretted it. I currently use an A5 moleskine but I collect notebooks whenever I can get them. it's the best.
I have a huge collection of note books to hold my scattered thoughts. It really helps me. I have written in so many of them i could literally have an entire book shelf dedicated to just the hundreds of note books i own.
Writing notebooks are great! I kept one first for a writing course in University and the small unlined one I had while in China filled up quickly with so many random anecdotes and observations and lines of dialogue I heard around me. Looking back at it is amazing! Also, I'm just marathoning some of your videos right now as I procrastinate on some homework. Don't mind me and the random string of comments! Also. looking forward to more of these writing videos! Subscribed!
I really enjoyed this video, and I also think that notebooks are very helpful. I have this one little purple notebook that I tend to write in whenever I have an idea for a story. Now, I've written just more than story ideas in that notebook. I've also written down character names that I thought were interesting, titles for stories, and even lines of dialogue. I find it very useful, because I know its something that I will hopefully always have, and can be able to look back on. That, in my opinion, is a great part of keeping a notebook with you.
I had seen your blog post about that so I filled up a notebook too while I was away this summer ! Now back in uni it's hard to keep writing cause I'm only doing boring every day life stuff but I should try more cause it's so lovely reading your old thoughts. Anyway thank u for inspiring me !
I am relating to this so much ! As so often, I find myself filled with the motivation to write as I watch this... But I'm so bad at keeping up with notebooks... A couple of things I've wanted to do with notebooks and that you might be able to do since you're way better at pushing through things than I am: mapping ! Mapping is fantastic ! As you're starting on a notebook without lines, I'd strongly suggest that. Just thinking about space in the little journeys you take every day, drawing maps and lines and arrows with notes on what you notice, think about space differently than how we're used to (north, south, proportions) because that's not the way you visualise your daily movements, then try to visualise them that way, like you have a helicopter flying above you, doodle the view... Man I should do this shouldn't I. Also, one thing that helped me keeping up at some point was the "4 minutes diary" idea: take 4 minutes each day, seperate the page in two, and write two lists of 2 minutes each of "What I saw" and "What I remember". It soon becomes poetic and it's a great way to remember things and moods when you don't feel like expliciting them by writing. Lists are generally a great snap of your day ! Good luck, and good luck with not buying too many notebooks, cause that's my main problem...
So I'm gonna go buy a notebook now and try writing down everything. I agree, sometimes I forget all that's going on in my head and if I wrote it down, new ideas would come in. Thanks for the reminder to get back to my writing side.
So simple but it will really help my writing. I always think of something and I think to myself "it's fine you'll remember it" and then I don't! I'm so getting a notebook lol
I never liked writting on my computer. I've always used notebooks. Or actually just loose pieces of paper. I feel like it gives me more freedom when it comes to the content. Since it's just some random piece of paper what I write doesn't have to be perfect, nice looking or anything. I write whatever I feel like writting down, I cross stuff out, write above the other things. It's refreshing. No rules, no limits. Unlike when I type. 'Cause then I somehow feel that constant need to edit and to make things nice, perfect and awesome. It's a lot less fun and I find that I forget a lot of cool stuff because I focus on "beautiful, perfect piece"
I started carry a mini notebook and I feel so much relief! I write lists so I know what I need to do, I even use it as a diary. Its a small little escape!
This will be my first year doing Nanowrimo and I have a larger notebook and a binder with an outline, but I think I'm going to find a small notebook to have more accessible to hit ideas down for my novel throughout the month. Loved the video!
I have gotten SO MUCH more comfortable with writing descriptions (and better at writing in general, I think) since I started carrying a little notebook around and scribbling random ideas and observations into it. I definitely agree that it's great to have one. :)
Oh I'm so excited for you and this series! I too am a "new" writer and I first time NaNoWriMoer! Currently 5,000+ words into my story! However, I don't want to stop writing after NaNo. I think having a notebook handy is a great idea. At my job I have so many funny or odd incidents that happen that they should chronicled!
I love using a notebook just for this reason! I started carrying one around me at the beginning of the year and it's such a handy place to jot down ideas and little things that I liked or made me laugh during the day. This was a really wonderful video! Also, good luck with NaNoWriMo! I'm going to be doing it too and I'm very excited! I'm sure you'll do wonderfully :)
I love notebooks and my typewriter! I write my stories first in notebooks, then go to my typewriter and type/edit it. Then, lastly, I type the story in the computer. I like to edit in typewritten form, since it is better to mark and make notes with a red ballpoint. Thanks for the video! P.S.: You hair is amazing!
Joan Didion has a great essay called "On Keeping a Notebook" that I think you'd really like! It talks about the impulse to collect thoughts and memories and observations, and it's just so so good :) I keep a notebook too, and I've recently started thinking of it as a sort of muggle pensieve--a place to put thoughts you want to get out of your mind for a while. :)
I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam! I love reading and every now and then I like writing but mostly for my own and this is definately inspirational. Hello from Ecuador!!! :D
ariel you are great! is so cool that you have a notebook to write in any place, i used to write mi ideas in my cellphone, when i was traveling anywhere, but it was so boring, i dont know, i think a notebook is more magical and inspiring, like the old great writers of the past!
I think it's great that you have a notebook with you always. I try to do that as well. It feels more exciting to write in a notebook on the go versus my phone. I'm also doing NaNo. If you feel like getting started with a NaNoWriMo tag, I have one on my channel. I can't wait to hear your story idea! Best, Rebecca
Sounds like you need a Midori style traveler's notebook system. It is not exclusively for travel. It is a modular system that allows you to put several small books in one leather cover. Kind of a place to categorize all of the ideas swirling around in your head, but provides quick access to them when you want it! There are tons of TH-cam videos about the Midori style notebooks and the knock offs called Fauxdoris. Having acquired two of them in the past 3 months has been wonderful for me, seeing the books that you have simply said, "it's Midori time"!
I love how you have $ to travel through Europe but couldn't afford a notebook... Yeah, keeping a small notebook around is a great idea. I Like using index cards too, they help me rearrange story ideas. Keep up the great blogging! it's inspirational.
oh my gosh, that's so weird. I also like the word tether! A song by a band I listen to says "tethered together" it's like my favorite line to say! You've persuaded me to carry around a notebook.. but that also means I have to carry a purse or something- cause I have purses and live in California so I never ever need a jacket, so limited pockets.. Looking forward to the Writing series and more of your regular type of videos!
I've been thinking about getting a small notebook to carry around for a few weeks now, and your video just set it in my mind that I need to find one now ^.^
Plato writes in one of his dialogues "thinking is the soul's dialogue with itself". A notebook is a way in which we can present more clearly to ourselves what our thinking, our dialogue with ourself, looks like. It also enacts the process, putting into motion the dialogue without getting stuck on having to hold it all together in memory.
+Jozef Lewitzky Plato also wrote " masturbating is the hand's dialogue with the cock."
+Jozef Lewitzky LOL someone's going philosophical af! Just giving you a hard time; I liked your post!
You're so well spoken and honest which happens to be what makes you my favorite booktuber.
Agree 100%
wtf I literally just finished my first entry in my journal in months and I wrote that I'm just going to write anything that comes to mind with no worries about how bad it is... and then this video is here FATE. Also your thoughts AND eyebrows are incredible.
Practically the same thing happened to me!
Haha! I always find that things like that happen to be when I am opening up to life #lawofattraction
U R SO RIGHT
I am absolutely obsessed with notebooks. I have small one's that I can put into a coat pocket, I have big notebooks that fit a lot of writing. Some are dedicated to ideas and thoughts , others I use as sketchbooks and some are dedicated to a specific story. I really love writing by hand and I love having a notebook with all important details that I can reach for while writing a story.
I've been writing my novel ideas in notebooks for the past 4 years since I was 13, and I got excited thinking you were doing the same thing as I am but you were writing in it like a diary? I fill my book up with characters, writing prompts and quotes whenever I'm inspired by a movie or even when I'm just sitting on the bus to school. Nothing I've written has anything to do with my real life haha, but I get these ideas so many times a day and when I try to write something about my real life, I'm blank... My thoughts instead become the thoughts of another character. But I love it :) (I'm an aspiring author)
+Natalie Herondale That sounds awesome! I wish you the best of luck in your journey, and can't wait to read your name as the author of a New York Times bestseller!
I do the same thing! I've been doing this since I was 12, but it was always on and off. I'm starting to be a little more consistent in writing down my ideas, and I'm getting really excited because I'm so close to filling up my notebook!
+Natalie Herondale Oh wow I do that too. I have one journal dedicated to one of my novels I'm currently writing and another one for other random ideas I get that can be used in future projects.
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I do the same thing but with songs since I was 6. It really shows growth in ideas and how far I've come. It's really cool.
Wonderful insight and a great video. In 2004 I traveled alone thru nine European countries in a month and journaled 60,000 words. I'm currently turning my trip into a memoir, my first book. Keeping notes of the little things is the only way to remember them all, so keep on writing!
loved this! i am going on a trip to Europe this winter and I am taking 2 little notebooks with me to document my experiences/thoughts, along with photographing them as well. Writing & photography are 2 creative outlets that help me make the most of my adventures. for anyone who isn't very fond of the idea of writing in a notebook, consider keeping a camera with you! pictures can sometimes tell stories just as well :)
Omg I can totally relate to you! Honestly, how couldn't I have thought of carrying a notebook around? I started to collect book/story ideas on my phone but it's so annoying and I don't always think of writing them down. But especially all the funny/interesting conversations I make up in my mind, they all get lost! Or even new realizations or quotes .. goodness I have to do this! This gets me so excited, I just hope that I find a notebook in the right size soon!
I think I shall go buy a small notebook today. I always have a weird barrier to just writing to get thoughts out, I always feel like I'm doing it wrong or something. I think I'll give this a try and see if it helps my writing habits at all.
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This series has come at the perfect time for me. I used to really enjoy writing as a hobby and did it every day, but then after a few incidents that knocked my confidence I stopped. And I haven't /really/ (give or take a few small failed projects that knocked my confidence further) written anything in three years. I'm getting back to the stage where I want to try again? Like... yes. I'm rubbish. But at least now I have the excuse of being out of practise to explain why I'm rubbish. xD And I'm not going to stop being rubbish until I start writing again and asking for advice and critique so... I was thinking of doing that. And now you're doing a series on writing that I can use to help me. I am pleased. xD
Videos like these are why I love your channel, Ariel. You are one of the most insightful people I have ever seen.
I am fifteen, and have been writing ever since I could pick up a pencil. And for about four years I have practiced this exact exercise. It is very relieving, and is very good for, well, the mind. Not only does it make you take in the world around you, it gives you inspiration for stories in ways that aren't so plot- oriented (a trap many people fall into that I think causes cliches and a lack of heart in lots of stories).
yess!! I've been keeping a journal for around 2 years now and it's so nice and therapeutic to have a space to vent, write, make lists, collages, dream. I always imagine future, older me or even my future kids unearthing this journal that's been with me through some pivotal years of my adolescence and re-live moments I'd forgotten about. and laugh. because some of the stuff I write is actually ridiculous.
Can I just say I love how excited you are about keeping a journal! I love keeping a journal, always have. However, just recently have I started using it for my writing/novel. So far it has come in quite handy. I am able to put references, ideas, brainstorming, characters, structures, pins I like, quotes. Anything that inspires me. I have made mine sort of in a bullet journal style. So far I really like it, but who knows it may evolve.
I LOVE notebooks. I've mentioned them a billion times on my own channel because I am so passionate about that way of writing. I have so many notebooks that I have filled over the years.I always try to fill at least one page every day. That way I keep up with writing and work on my skills. Plus, they are an interesting way to look back on your life and what you were feeling or did that particular day.
I've also recently began writing again & rediscovered my love for notebooks. When an idea hits you at 2am & won't let you rest till you've written it down; then pen & paper are where it's at. That's actually how I wrote out the first draft of my prologue to my most recent book writing adventure. Along w/ random smatterings of dialogue, backstories, outlines, plot points, etc. My story also involves a fair amount of research so I have 2 pages FULL of facts about the things ;). SO MUCH HIGHLIGHTING! I like you love my laptop but there is no way I would've been able to make sense of all of it on a word document. can't wait to see the rest of this series, cause I am also fairly new at the writing things; not counting the short stories & poems I wrote as a kid/teen.
Ariel, I am super excited about this writing series! As someone who always says they want to write but is never motivated to, this is really inspiring. I like the idea of not necessarily committing to some big project, but simply jotting down thoughts. I think this will be a good place for me to start!
I have so many notebooks that I don't know what to do with, but I love having them! There's just a sense of relief and calm in just owning them, not even writing in them. But I agree: they're fundamental and they're totally worth having.
I have an awesome cloth bound notebook that is ALWAYS with me! It's all just random writing ideas, or things that could turn into ideas, quotes I like, cool pictures from the internet that I use for stimulus material. It is honestly the best thing to be able to write down any ideas I have! It even has a little loop to put my pencil so I never have any excuse not to write
I have been writing in journals, notebooks and idea books for as long as I can remember... Not only am I a reader, but I'm an artist and a writer as well and you'll never know when inspiration strikes. It's a blessing and a curse rolled into one, not that I'm complaining about it, though!
I love how Incredibly passionate you are... also I started journaling daily about 3 months ago and felt that same sense of relief.
I can relate to that! Sometimes when I'm in the mood to write something if I try to write on my laptop I just stare at the blank page and nothing comes out of it, but if I'm writing on a notebook I can easily write a page. I love carrying around little notebooks for when I have ideas, it's so much better!
I'm so excited for this series! I love writing random list of ideas and THEY'RE EVERYWHERE in my room.
I've been journaling for a while and always had a system on how I would. Sometimes I would get frustrated on not knowing what do journal even though I had thoughts and end up not journaling.
A month ago I decided to to let it go and do whatever with journaling. Instead of just paragraphs it can be phrases and doodles. This came at the right time, thanks!
The timing is so perfect! Literally just today I needed to buy a notebook to make it into a planner, but I couldn't pick between the two, so I bought both. And here you are - posting a video about notebooks, giving me a great idea for how to use the second one :) Thanks for this!
I have joined a new school for my A Levels and have been attending for 2 months now. I found myself compiling the events of the day in my head until i could get home and tweet them. i dont have many followers and i stopped caring a while ago so Twitter became my online journal. AND IT WAS SHORT AND SIMPLE. But somewhere around the mid of October i started forgetting stuff that happened in the day, maybe because everything wasn't so new and stimulating anymore, so i couldn't chronicle it in my online journal -sort of. I REALLY think i should get back to writing in a notebook but maybe not carry a hefty one this time. This video was a great reminder, Ariel!
I love to collect notebooks so much! There are so many different colors, sizes, forms of notebooks in the bookstore. I love to write things down in the notebook as well. Hope to see more about what you write in the notebook in the coming videos.
Great video, it inspired me to sit down and do some writing ;) I'm filling diaries and notebooks since I'm eight years old and by now they make up an entire shelf! I just love how they not only provide me with ideas but leave an image of myself, what I cared for and how I saw the world...
OMG THIS IDEA IS SO GREAT! I always wanted to write - not hardcore but just like a hobby and I always find it really great when authors write weird quirky small details. It makes the story more interesting. I will definitely pick this idea up because I have been more interested and passionate about writing.
Hi Ariel, fantastic video. Good luck with your writing. You have inspired me to pick up my pen so thankyou x
I love collecting notebooks! lol i used to write in mine almost every single day but i stopped doing it for awhile. You have inspired me to pick it up again! Can't wait for new videos like this Ariel!
Gosh, I love your channel so much, Ariel. Can't wait to see more in this series from you!
Great video. I love writing things down. I always have a notebook with me for that specific reason. I am always writing down things that I see, feel, touch, hear and smell. Writing down things have helped me so much when it comes to writing for my stories. I hope you like writing as much as I do. It sounds like you are on a great start. Happy Writing!
I feel uncomfortable if I don't have a notebook on me ... it gets to the point where, if I have an idea out in public and don't have anywhere to write it down, I facebook message it to myself or email it to myself. Plus, I have a notebook obsession: I probably have about 8 or 9 full or semi-full of ideas and illustrations of characters and things. It's good to have notebooks. I agree. Congratulations for sticking with your writing :)
same feelings thats why i decided to always have atleast 30 notebooks lying around. and see to it that i put one notebook for every bag that i have to never forget them lol
Honestly you're one of my favorite TH-camrs. You're just so genuine and have such a unique and intelligent view on life. I absolutely love you and this series!
I love writing notebooks! It's how I process story points sometimes. I write pros and cons to certain situations in my stories and I sometimes write diary entries in the middle of it too. I used to try and keep everything separate (like have a diary notebook, a story notebook, a poetry/song notebook), but now I have everything in one book because I really didn't write diary entries regularly enough to be worth having a separate book. Now I kind of want to make a video talking about my writing notebooks and how I use them. You've inspired me! :)
Notebook writing update video?
just the feeling of filling a notebook up is so exiting. I've been keeping a one huge blue moleskin notebook, and even if I fill it with mostly school stuff and not just my ideas, to do lists, just having a thing that is full of representation of me is very satisfying :) Notebooks are amazing!
I actually love this idea and am really looking forward to what you do next. Happy writing!
I always outline and make notes for my novel plans in notebooks. I couldn't imagine it any other way. I need to use the entire space and not be limited by the constrains of ms word or scrivener or something. Not that I can afford Scrivener, lol.
Loved this, just what I needed. I am glad you mentioned tearing the books in half. I think part of my journaling challenge was, normal sized books looked intimidating.
yay! lemony snicket is the reason I started carrying a notebook with me at all times and I've never regretted it. I currently use an A5 moleskine but I collect notebooks whenever I can get them. it's the best.
i'm so excited about this series! can't wait to see more
I have a huge collection of note books to hold my scattered thoughts. It really helps me. I have written in so many of them i could literally have an entire book shelf dedicated to just the hundreds of note books i own.
I'm so excited for this series!
starting a new notebook is absolutely one of my favorite things!
I just love you energy and personality. You're just being completely you and I love that
I'm a freshman in college and I want to be a writer and I am so excited about this series!
Writing notebooks are great! I kept one first for a writing course in University and the small unlined one I had while in China filled up quickly with so many random anecdotes and observations and lines of dialogue I heard around me. Looking back at it is amazing!
Also, I'm just marathoning some of your videos right now as I procrastinate on some homework. Don't mind me and the random string of comments! Also. looking forward to more of these writing videos! Subscribed!
This sounds like such a great series! Can't wait for more videos!
My heart tore a little at the sight of your notebook torn in two. Very innovative with what you needed, but ugh!
Nice video.
I love these types of videos! They always inspire me to create!
I really enjoyed this video, and I also think that notebooks are very helpful. I have this one little purple notebook that I tend to write in whenever I have an idea for a story. Now, I've written just more than story ideas in that notebook. I've also written down character names that I thought were interesting, titles for stories, and even lines of dialogue. I find it very useful, because I know its something that I will hopefully always have, and can be able to look back on. That, in my opinion, is a great part of keeping a notebook with you.
I've been writing for over an year, it's SO great. I think everyone should do it!
I had seen your blog post about that so I filled up a notebook too while I was away this summer ! Now back in uni it's hard to keep writing cause I'm only doing boring every day life stuff but I should try more cause it's so lovely reading your old thoughts. Anyway thank u for inspiring me !
I love notebooks. I use them for my writing and it's nice to have somewhere to write an idea when I'm out and about.
I am relating to this so much ! As so often, I find myself filled with the motivation to write as I watch this... But I'm so bad at keeping up with notebooks... A couple of things I've wanted to do with notebooks and that you might be able to do since you're way better at pushing through things than I am: mapping ! Mapping is fantastic ! As you're starting on a notebook without lines, I'd strongly suggest that. Just thinking about space in the little journeys you take every day, drawing maps and lines and arrows with notes on what you notice, think about space differently than how we're used to (north, south, proportions) because that's not the way you visualise your daily movements, then try to visualise them that way, like you have a helicopter flying above you, doodle the view... Man I should do this shouldn't I. Also, one thing that helped me keeping up at some point was the "4 minutes diary" idea: take 4 minutes each day, seperate the page in two, and write two lists of 2 minutes each of "What I saw" and "What I remember". It soon becomes poetic and it's a great way to remember things and moods when you don't feel like expliciting them by writing. Lists are generally a great snap of your day ! Good luck, and good luck with not buying too many notebooks, cause that's my main problem...
So I'm gonna go buy a notebook now and try writing down everything. I agree, sometimes I forget all that's going on in my head and if I wrote it down, new ideas would come in. Thanks for the reminder to get back to my writing side.
So simple but it will really help my writing. I always think of something and I think to myself "it's fine you'll remember it" and then I don't! I'm so getting a notebook lol
Loved this video. I'm super excited to see your writing journey!
I never liked writting on my computer. I've always used notebooks. Or actually just loose pieces of paper. I feel like it gives me more freedom when it comes to the content. Since it's just some random piece of paper what I write doesn't have to be perfect, nice looking or anything. I write whatever I feel like writting down, I cross stuff out, write above the other things. It's refreshing. No rules, no limits. Unlike when I type. 'Cause then I somehow feel that constant need to edit and to make things nice, perfect and awesome. It's a lot less fun and I find that I forget a lot of cool stuff because I focus on "beautiful, perfect piece"
I started carry a mini notebook and I feel so much relief! I write lists so I know what I need to do, I even use it as a diary. Its a small little escape!
It's so true that it gives you a sense of relief. Loved this video!!!
very excited for this series!!!!
This will be my first year doing Nanowrimo and I have a larger notebook and a binder with an outline, but I think I'm going to find a small notebook to have more accessible to hit ideas down for my novel throughout the month. Loved the video!
This is one of my favorite videos on TH-cam. I always end up here.
I have gotten SO MUCH more comfortable with writing descriptions (and better at writing in general, I think) since I started carrying a little notebook around and scribbling random ideas and observations into it. I definitely agree that it's great to have one. :)
Oh I'm so excited for you and this series! I too am a "new" writer and I first time NaNoWriMoer! Currently 5,000+ words into my story! However, I don't want to stop writing after NaNo. I think having a notebook handy is a great idea. At my job I have so many funny or odd incidents that happen that they should chronicled!
I'm so excited for this series, great video!
I'm in the same boat. starting to write my first book.
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I'm excited about this because I love your videos and value your opinion and intellectuality.
I love using a notebook just for this reason! I started carrying one around me at the beginning of the year and it's such a handy place to jot down ideas and little things that I liked or made me laugh during the day. This was a really wonderful video!
Also, good luck with NaNoWriMo! I'm going to be doing it too and I'm very excited! I'm sure you'll do wonderfully :)
I love notebooks and my typewriter! I write my stories first in notebooks, then go to my typewriter and type/edit it. Then, lastly, I type the story in the computer. I like to edit in typewritten form, since it is better to mark and make notes with a red ballpoint. Thanks for the video!
P.S.: You hair is amazing!
thank you! thank you! thank you!
I NEEDED SOMEONE TO VLOG ABOUT WRITING. Thank you so much Ariel :D
Joan Didion has a great essay called "On Keeping a Notebook" that I think you'd really like! It talks about the impulse to collect thoughts and memories and observations, and it's just so so good :) I keep a notebook too, and I've recently started thinking of it as a sort of muggle pensieve--a place to put thoughts you want to get out of your mind for a while. :)
I keep a notebook with me all the time for the very same reason. Excited to hear more of your thoughts on writing! :)
I watch this video so much idk why!! Its just so relatable and amazing and haha this is literally my 8th time watching it just because!!
Ariel. You are awesome. Im doing NaNoWriMo this year and have named my main character Ariel in honor of your awesomeness. You inspire me a lot. Hugss.
Your hair gives me the feels!😍 the journals/ notebooks are sooooooooo cute!!
I'm so glad I found you on TH-cam! I love reading and every now and then I like writing but mostly for my own and this is definately inspirational. Hello from Ecuador!!! :D
I really hope you continue with this serie because I can relate to this on so many levels!!!! (I have a dresser drawer full of notebooks whoops.)
i have always carried with me pen and paper because of the things going on in my head for years. i love it
ariel you are great! is so cool that you have a notebook to write in any place, i used to write mi ideas in my cellphone, when i was traveling anywhere, but it was so boring, i dont know, i think a notebook is more magical and inspiring, like the old great writers of the past!
Thank you for this series! Looking forward to it :)
I think it's great that you have a notebook with you always. I try to do that as well. It feels more exciting to write in a notebook on the go versus my phone. I'm also doing NaNo. If you feel like getting started with a NaNoWriMo tag, I have one on my channel. I can't wait to hear your story idea!
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Rebecca
Sounds like you need a Midori style traveler's notebook system. It is not exclusively for travel. It is a modular system that allows you to put several small books in one leather cover. Kind of a place to categorize all of the ideas swirling around in your head, but provides quick access to them when you want it! There are tons of TH-cam videos about the Midori style notebooks and the knock offs called Fauxdoris. Having acquired two of them in the past 3 months has been wonderful for me, seeing the books that you have simply said, "it's Midori time"!
I think I'm gonna start a notebook because of this video!! it was very inspiring :O (really excited for this new series btw) have a nice day :D
I love how you have $ to travel through Europe but couldn't afford a notebook...
Yeah, keeping a small notebook around is a great idea. I Like using index cards too, they help me rearrange story ideas.
Keep up the great blogging! it's inspirational.
I've actually just started journaling again. It's been really awesome
oh my gosh, that's so weird. I also like the word tether! A song by a band I listen to says "tethered together" it's like my favorite line to say!
You've persuaded me to carry around a notebook.. but that also means I have to carry a purse or something- cause I have purses and live in California so I never ever need a jacket, so limited pockets..
Looking forward to the Writing series and more of your regular type of videos!
This is such a great idea! I love it
I've been thinking about getting a small notebook to carry around for a few weeks now, and your video just set it in my mind that I need to find one now ^.^
I like this method of journaling.
Notebooks with no lines are so much fun! As are notebooks with grids or box grids. Great for doodling.
Notebooks are the best!! I always keep one or two with me 😊
I can't wait
What a great idea thanks. Ive been looking for a notebook just for me. Not too big and not a spiral.
You're so cute and I love that you're making a series on writing! Something else to help me get through nanowrimo!
WHEN I WENT TO ROME THERE WERE LITERALLY PEOPLE FOLLOWING US SAYING 'SISTER SISTER SISTER FIIIIIVE EUROOOOSSS' TRYING TO SELL US SELFIE STICKS
I just purchased a Midora passport journal (so small). And also bought the leather cover for it : )