I prefer offline tools to online tools because I have some bad internet habits (I literally do not know how I end up with 47 tabs open on a new browser window when I get online…). I write in Evernote as well, when I write on my laptop. I label them on the front and keep a stack on my bookshelves. Each one lasts me about 3-4 months, and has about 200 pages in each one. I’ll often write in it when I sit at a coffee shop and brainstorm without my computer. ![]() Sometimes I write longer form essays or journal entries when I need a space to write. (I prefer the black, large, hardcover versions that are plain on the inside, like this.) In my notebook, I write down who I meet, my main observations from a particularly delightful meeting, short memories, quotes, stories, and relevant notes. In gmail, I label them all automatically with a filter called “notes.” I use Captio (an app) on my iPhone that allows for recording notes offline and then emails them to my gmail account. So the tools, if you must know the tools: CAPTIO Miranda July has some stories about how even pregnancy (and labor!) gave her so many ideas for stories and projects that she was searching for paper while bringing her child into the world. Put it down in your notebook or on scratch pieces of paper or - heck I do this all of the time - borrow a pen from the waiter and write across napkins if you have to. Write it on a paper when you have paper nearby. ![]() Write on a computer when you’re near a computer and you have something to say. If you’re struggling to decide between a notebook and a computer, the answer is yes. “How do you start a daily writing habit?” I should title this post “how to write every day” or “what tools I use to write every day” because the questions I get over and over again from so many different people are variations of the same questions:
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