There’s something I have to confess. I’m easily distractible and if I write on a computer I find myself checking my email, googling facts that I think will support my thesis but that really only end up hooking me in to read others’ blog posts, and clicking on links. I even have to hide my iPhone so I won’t get sucked into a game of Words With Friends. In short, the only way I get any writing done is to step away from the gadgets. And the only way I can generate ideas when I’m stuck is to write them out. I can’t help it. I think with my hands. My brain only works in conjunction with pen and paper, partly because I love to touch. The messier my notes, the happier my muse. There’s nothing I love more than notebooks and there’s nothing more interesting to me than other artists’ notebooks. It’s like getting a peek into their brains. For inspiration’s sake, here is a compendium of other artists’ notebooks.
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