It
would be a long time coming before tablet phones and notebooks take the place
of traditional journaling.
Physical
notebooks (compared to notebook apps) are practically indispensable. Your
journal is where you live, where your
writing–the skeletal impressions of a new idea begins to take shape. So, it
ought to have a feel of home to your thoughts.
You
won’t believe the speed at which thoughts vaporize. It’s only natural to grab
for your notebook the moment an idea strikes a chord and jot it down. When you
get home, you can go through your notes and see what’s worth developing. Many of
your jots would be piecemeal but you’ll be amazed what the few that do work
will turn into.
Creative
thoughts are expensive and it’s careless to stow them away on the shelf of
memory.
Committing
thoughts to paper gives you a privilege you otherwise could not afford. The opportunity
to view your ideas with your eyes,
your physical eyes. Now, you can
better work your way into the flow of the words and see where it leads. Your thoughts
are way out there in the thick of the forest and tracking them down in your
journal brings them home to you.
There’s
always a chance to experiment with your ideas and imagination.
Ideas
spring up every time seemingly, out of nowhere. Sometimes, it might be about a subject
you’ve been meaning to rip apart and here you are in no man’s land with no way to get
home (you’re not even certain you’ll remember when you do get home) on time
and do your scribbling and you are stormed by a crazy bout of inspiration.
You
won’t always have the luxury of paper towels to write on in an emergency and it’s possible to lose a
brilliant idea without a notebook at hand.
Journaling
is also about piling up intriguing stuff from your trips and saving interesting
overheard conversations. It might even be the recording of a brilliant total
recall of a past event, which you might improvise on at a later time in
personal essays.
Notebooks
are the best pals of serious writers. Never leave home without one.
Keep
your pen bleeding.
Akpan
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