tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post7309326290848453781..comments2024-01-02T02:32:33.534-05:00Comments on The Magpie's Fancy: Writing Inspiration: The NotebookGigi Thibodeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-898049834117292912012-11-11T18:39:39.185-05:002012-11-11T18:39:39.185-05:00I love this because writing has literally saved my...I love this because writing has literally saved my life -- more than once. I agree wholeheartedly about a person needing to physically write -- we do put our entire body into it.<br />I'm going to write - again.Dianehttp://www.dianeschuller.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-75816910772962164872011-03-11T10:35:41.816-05:002011-03-11T10:35:41.816-05:00and as you can see -- I left words out and didn...and as you can see -- I left words out and didn't complete spellings on the computer! lol!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-30332429947559561402011-03-11T10:34:35.551-05:002011-03-11T10:34:35.551-05:00Gigi, I'm new to your Freewrite Fridays...and ...Gigi, I'm new to your Freewrite Fridays...and have taken your advice, beginning with the notebook. <br /><br />Your reasoning for "why" a notebook vs. a laptop make so much sense to me. It's why I've been having difficulty getting motivated write what is inside me...I need that pen and that paper.<br /><br />I've got just the book -- off to "make it my own"! Thanks!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-19724289891831841262011-03-11T03:22:50.099-05:002011-03-11T03:22:50.099-05:00I have notebooks all over my house.....sometimes I...I have notebooks all over my house.....sometimes I write industriously, yet at others, I don't put pen to paper for a week or so......the words are still in my head though and will eventually make their way onto the pristine pages of one of my many books. I love 'the written word' and I love reading and collecting writing of all sorts, be it poety, prose, a word here and there or whatever.<br />Smiles.susanaweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519263372347886806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-73151687317391070352011-02-18T23:15:54.030-05:002011-02-18T23:15:54.030-05:00Oh, I love this question! Yes, I actually do writ...Oh, I love this question! Yes, I actually do write with a fountain pen, but it's a cartridge pen, so it's not messy at all. I make a mess with dip pens! My husband and I collect fountain pens, and he won't write with anything else. I'm not quite so picky! :)Gigi Thibodeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-28821862332043498672011-02-18T15:41:11.907-05:002011-02-18T15:41:11.907-05:00Do you really write with a fountain pen? All I re...Do you really write with a fountain pen? All I remember of those were the blobs left on my English papers. I was a disaster with those and the pens that we dipped in the Quill ink wells. Our 7th grade teacher was really old school in the early 1950s. And we had to write copies for her as well as the original!Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-44652003776527799062011-01-21T10:35:32.281-05:002011-01-21T10:35:32.281-05:00I'm glad you found me, Jacque, especially via ...I'm glad you found me, Jacque, especially via Debbi at Emma Tree. Her blog is one of my favorites, too. Thanks so much for your comment!Gigi Thibodeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-57261895732856627622011-01-21T10:13:07.727-05:002011-01-21T10:13:07.727-05:00I write everyday on various subjects, mostly just ...I write everyday on various subjects, mostly just for my own enjoyment. I love reading creative writing... found you from the blog Emma Tree, one of my favorites, her words feed my soul. Looking forward to what you are offering. Thank you!Jacque Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009287186745064813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-42958890585102832492011-01-17T12:16:57.862-05:002011-01-17T12:16:57.862-05:00I am so going to try this! I struggle with finding...I am so going to try this! I struggle with finding interesting things to write about, and carrying around a notebook everywhere I go sounds like the most perfect way to go. Thank you so much Gigi,for sharing your ideas. I look forward to following you along this journey, and improving my writing.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803308252202460126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-58664811360876118642011-01-13T14:57:10.530-05:002011-01-13T14:57:10.530-05:00This is so true! A notebook: the simplest advice a...This is so true! A notebook: the simplest advice and the best. I've just discovered your blog and I'll certainly come back - lovely photos, too.Deborahhttp://www.deborah-lawrenson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-36684299079513521642011-01-11T13:36:47.542-05:002011-01-11T13:36:47.542-05:00guess what, dear gigi ...
i am going to 'do...guess what, dear gigi ...<br />i am going to 'do' it <br />count me in<br />a resounding yes, i am!!<br /><br />i am thrilled to have your friday class to look forward to ... <br />i am honoured to learn from you ... : )<br /><br />hee hee, reading your post again and i can just see you flying across the room to sharpen your pencil ...<br />see the earnest look of contentment on your face as your parents read to you ... soaking it all in as fast as you might ... : )<br /><br />it truly is magical to hand write ~ love your analogy of a sculptor and the whole relationship of mind to hand to pen to paper ...<br />a couple of winters ago i took a pottery 'on the wheel' course which was such an amazing lesson in getting my mind to communicate with my hands again ~ some classic flobs before everyone 'got along'! ; )<br /><br />gathering my notebook <br />and sharpening my pencil,<br />thanks to you!<br />xoxo<br /><i>prairiegirl</i>Prairie Girl Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292202443709268131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-15676112901879437622011-01-11T10:27:31.402-05:002011-01-11T10:27:31.402-05:00Thanks for the comments, everyone! I'm so gla...Thanks for the comments, everyone! I'm so glad that you're excited by this, too. I can't wait!Gigi Thibodeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-32647747717438336962011-01-11T09:34:15.820-05:002011-01-11T09:34:15.820-05:00Yes, yes, yes! I can't wait to see what the e...Yes, yes, yes! I can't wait to see what the exercises will be. I love writing in my notebook with my fountain pen. And I carry a pencil pouch with me at all times that has a pencil, special pen, fountain pen and highlighter in it--I never know which one I'll need to use! And I always have a notebook of some kind. I'm always prepared, yet still scribble notes on any available piece of scrap paper if it takes too long to pull out the good stuff! Thank you for sharing this idea with us--I'm excited!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070492698283903745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-35126735115141162372011-01-10T19:21:54.436-05:002011-01-10T19:21:54.436-05:00oooh,yes...............oooh,yes...............t does woolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311526491741344979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-30025410650452855322011-01-09T16:56:01.494-05:002011-01-09T16:56:01.494-05:00I will join in too....I can't wait!! xxoo :)I will join in too....I can't wait!! xxoo :)Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514685526355525209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-26342129907942054142011-01-09T12:19:03.066-05:002011-01-09T12:19:03.066-05:00I shall be here Gigi....I always have a little not...I shall be here Gigi....I always have a little notebook in my bag as I never know when an idea might strike! xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-74083888363368986832011-01-08T20:01:59.508-05:002011-01-08T20:01:59.508-05:00Something inside of me
is hollering "YES!!!!...Something inside of me <br />is hollering "YES!!!!"<br />I love your blog,<br />this post,<br />and the way I leave<br />over-the-moon inspired<br />when I come around:)<br />Altogether beautiful!<br />-JenniferJennifer Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305032927925322733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-65445978922809175622011-01-08T11:54:55.835-05:002011-01-08T11:54:55.835-05:00I'll be here. I love writing and like you, it ...I'll be here. I love writing and like you, it stemmed from reading. Words fascinate, structure is the struggle. An English teacher told me not to edit my work, but rather to distill it, to the essence of what I mean. It was a good lesson and one that always makes me pause, think, and then choose a better word. That was his other lesson, better words mean you need fewer.<br />I am so glad you are doing this. You have a way of writing that inspires me.Jillaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533504920962855079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-79578718764784080842011-01-08T11:23:59.174-05:002011-01-08T11:23:59.174-05:00i love that you are doing this. i just wrote how t...i love that you are doing this. i just wrote how this year i am forcing myself to write daily in my journal. right now, it's still something i work hard at, like it's a job....so i can only hope it turns into something i do easily everyday... like breathe.<br /><br />fingers crossed.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-85595847109550945032011-01-08T07:57:00.526-05:002011-01-08T07:57:00.526-05:00Oh, I am so looking forward to this, Gigi--THANK Y...Oh, I am so looking forward to this, Gigi--THANK YOU! I've started a new notebook (nothing fancy, a spiral bound which I decorated the cover, so now it is mine ;o) and have been dipping back into some creative journalling again. I've always loved the process of writing, the whisper of the pen flowing over the paper, the slight scratch of the pen tip as it goes, and if I'm lucky--the ideas rushing like a wave. I can't wait for next week. :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-50357285870566906902011-01-08T07:43:47.675-05:002011-01-08T07:43:47.675-05:00Oh My Gosh! I feel as though I have at last fallen...Oh My Gosh! I feel as though I have at last fallen in with the right crowd. Thank you so very much and I look forward to next friday!!cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760304484730775345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-55919533463694364982011-01-08T06:54:41.273-05:002011-01-08T06:54:41.273-05:00hi there, i love what you wrote, it's so relev...hi there, i love what you wrote, it's so relevant to me right now. i have started this new year with such an urge to write more, to balance my images with as much text. but it's newer to me than images, which i know so well. it's slightly taken me by surprise, this passion for the written word, i wrote about dreams for a post the other day - and it was the most fun thing i think i've done in a long time, fun because that space i was in over an afternoon, was the best 'place' i've been in for such a long time.<br /><br />and then i've been thinking of stuff during the day, record them on a dictaphone usually...things i see or experience that make me think, oh but i want to use that in a story. i need a notebook...that is exactly what i need!!<br /><br />i'm interested in the process of thinking off the computer, it is so easy just to open up the mac...but i love the thought of a notebook, old-fashioned, hand-written, a different mindset!!<br /><br />thanks :)Eliza Deaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108122268452015845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-85465724145325916552011-01-08T01:10:37.268-05:002011-01-08T01:10:37.268-05:00Great ideas and tips! I just started a new noteboo...Great ideas and tips! I just started a new notebook for the new year. I used to write for years then took a conscious break from my usual writing to change focus. Getting back into it, I can see how my writing has changed. Interesting process. I agree...longhand is best!Kari Desihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231157266354948566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-26834389210329396162011-01-08T00:11:03.177-05:002011-01-08T00:11:03.177-05:00Of course you have beautiful handwriting. Oh, I&#...Of course you have beautiful handwriting. Oh, I'm not surprised at all. I am loving this idea. What a wonderful, helpful series this is going to be. Thank you, thank you.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-7746088774383192582011-01-07T23:28:15.029-05:002011-01-07T23:28:15.029-05:00I am looking forward to this too. I love to write ...I am looking forward to this too. I love to write and will have to search out some me some of those notebooks. Have a wonderful weekend.Yolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.com