How do you make a writers notebook?

Answer 1

have a random book to write story snatches. write short stories, or fill multiple books with a longer story.

i have a small black book just for short stories (volume 3!)

i also have my on the go book, to take with me and write down fleeting thoughts, diolougue snatches,and ideas. then i copy it into my master book at home!

MASTER WRITING BOOK:

have a book to stay at home, and write down all your story ideas, titles, descriptions, thoughts that can start a story, character ideas, or happening to you that could turn into a story.

then when you need inspiration, flip through your book, instead of poring through ALL your books and diaries. all your story ideas right in one spot! i decorate mine and jot down one sentence or so per idea, character, random line, true happening, diolouge snatch, title, what ifs etc.

YOU DO NOT TAKE THIS WITH YOU AND WRITE WHATEVER! THOSE ARE FOR OTHER NOTEBOOKS! them you copy the into your master book. or else you have to sift through to find ideas.

heres a example of a page

title idea! Under the Bridge of Caltisporia

character: Yami the Snail. hates being a snail.

something i heard at MacDonald: She said she would get me a lizard for Christmas instead of a flamingo.

story starting though: What if a blind person was in a gas station when it got held up? what would she hear/ feel/ taste, since she cant see a thing? how would she react? how did she know it was being held up? how did she get there? what does the people do if she doesn't get down on the ground since she doesn't know whats going on? what happens to her?

plotline. mouse that hates cooking, in a family of cooking mice, gets sent to a cooking school and has to work in the kitchens. messes things up, stumbles on a mystery.

happening: my shopping cart got rammed by a little kid pushing a cart, her mom running down the aisle trying to stop her.

setting: a dungeon with giant pencils

character/ plotline: Rasira. new school, gets teased for her name.

etc.

have fun, and leave on your desk to grab when you need a idea!

for a random one, i made my "state of confusion" book, where i write wierdness and sludge. sometimes i stumble upon a idea, and copy it in my master book.