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Comment by Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan on March 5, 2013 at 9:43am

seriously - is that really your collection of post-its?? i love it.

Comment by Vicky Willenberg on February 16, 2013 at 10:27pm

Oh man I JUST had a converstion about this recently!! Know where I get most of my ideas? In church.  that's right.  The place I'm supposed to be studying the Word of God and make life changes, I'm jotting notes down typically filled with sarcasm and a few bad words. My husband is always cracking up or rolling his eyes at me.  I'm sure the people next to me think I'm the most dedicated Christian on the planet because I am writing, writing, writing for the entire hour plus.  But I also find comfort in this.  My faith is a big part of my life, my parenting, my wife'ing and who I am.  So if I get ideas while sitting in my church, I can feel pretty darn good that the Big Guy likes what I'm writing;)

And if I'm not writing in church, I'm writing in the shower. It's so frustrating because i write the first draft of almost every post in the shower... in my head.  And then half my one-liners end up going down the drain with my body wash.  Luck for me though, a friend sent me a link for a waterproof cover for my iPad.  I'm hoping that will help me salvage a few ideas next time;)

Vicky

www.thepursuitofnormal.blogspot.com

Comment by Alexa B on February 15, 2013 at 2:33pm

I am just like you.  I have about 15 draft posts on my blog, a whole file of word docs of drafts of things, sticky notes, and about 7 little notebooks (cause I can never remember to just keep ONE with me) where I just jot things down as they come.  Then there are the receipts that I had to write on at a stoplight when I had nothing else to write on, texts I have sent myself, and more.  It's perhaps a little TOO disorganized!

Comment by Lisa Thomson on February 15, 2013 at 11:37am

I love to hear how other writers work. I like your post it notes, I might try that.  One thing I've found is out of sight out of mind.  So I keep the 2 novels that I'm working on in file folders mounted on the wall so I see them everyday.  I have the titles on my bulletin board in large writing as another reminder.  Blogging is different though and I will jot down notes on napkins and receipts just like you.  I'm usually out doing something and an idea will hit me. I also keep a blank notepad by my computer and hand write ideas and to-do's.  The beauty of writing is you can do it anywhere. You just need a paper and pen.

Comment by Patricia Iles on February 14, 2013 at 6:01pm

I'm a married, working Mom with an empty nest and a needy dog, but I'm just as disorganized. I like to think of it as an indicator of my level of creativity. Just like how my Mom always said we could tell what a great cook she was by how messy she made the kitchen? :D

Comment by Vinny C on February 13, 2013 at 9:30am

Generally, once a post idea pops into my head, it refuses to leave until I start typing. Of course, I know I can't depend on my brain trapping the idea all the time, so I've gotten the habit of typing it out on my Blackberry (which, fortunately, has become surgically attached to my hand via some type of invisible thread).

Comment by Joe Scott on February 12, 2013 at 8:32pm

This is the year.  In 2013, I am going to figure out what my process is!  Post-it notes have promise...

Comment by Charlotte Klein on February 12, 2013 at 11:32am

My process is quite similar. I always worry that someone will go through my phone and catch my nonsense ramblings on saved grocery lists or the many post-it notes scattered throughout the apartment and think that maybe I had a few screws loose. Or that I was the most disorganized writer ever. But you know, we find what works for us. I would like to be able to retain a lot of the ideas that come to me at a moment's notice... I find those are the ones I say I'll revisit later, but I can't ever remember them!