tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post5754351243573079406..comments2021-05-03T19:58:22.070+01:00Comments on Louise Marley: Getting NotedLouise Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-77134422325025023342015-08-03T23:28:45.750+01:002015-08-03T23:28:45.750+01:00I can definitely relate to this!
I keep a small no...I can definitely relate to this!<br />I keep a small notebook that fits in my pocket with me at all times. It helps me avoid leaving it places.<br />Great post!Jim Wilbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621457559124458951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-4520812831387069012015-08-02T20:00:24.249+01:002015-08-02T20:00:24.249+01:00Thank you, Victoria!
Yes, I love pens! Whenever I...Thank you, Victoria!<br /><br />Yes, I love pens! Whenever I go somewhere new, I always try to buy a pen to remind me of my visit xLouise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-27437099270149833922015-08-02T11:10:58.304+01:002015-08-02T11:10:58.304+01:00Hi Louise--
I have a weakness for notebooks, too! ...Hi Louise--<br />I have a weakness for notebooks, too! And I have a habit for pens as well, specifically purple pens. We writers have a lot in common :-)<br />Victoria-- Victoria M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734245351838987045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-18336808005683889242014-07-17T15:40:04.337+01:002014-07-17T15:40:04.337+01:00Oh that's so sweet! I always wanted a sister -...Oh that's so sweet! I always wanted a sister - but ended up with two brothers instead (which probably explains a lot). I am hopeless at shorthand but so pleased my mother made me take typing classes. You know, those little padlocks are so easy to pick ...Louise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-40428600192897402832014-07-17T15:17:55.855+01:002014-07-17T15:17:55.855+01:00High praise, indeed...thanks, Louise! :))
I gre...High praise, indeed...thanks, Louise! :)) <br />I grew up sharing a dorm-style room with my two younger sisters, my journal pretty much my only shot at privacy - not that that stupid little key I wore around my neck was any safeguard! I can't tell you how thrilled I was when Gregg shorthand came along. I learned that stuff in record time, made Mrs. Spillman (teacher) ever so proud, and then I tweaked it to the point that I was confident my version was mine, and mine alone. And I burned up those margins in my notebooks. Sitting right in class! And my journals? Oh my, and ooh la-la! :)) And I began writing stories. I took Janet Lambert to a whole new level - and Frank Yerby has a lot to answer for! Ah, Daddy, had you but known... Still, maybe Daddy had a point; it was he who insisted 'his girls' be together - and we still pretty much are...if only on facebook and FaceTime. We'll probably wind up living together again, three little old ladies, pretending we're the Golden Girls, hopefully arguing over who most resembles Blanche! J. Fishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160333202935577780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-25173897800153530892014-07-17T11:00:29.248+01:002014-07-17T11:00:29.248+01:00Me too, Amy. And tattiest notebooks, crammed with ...Me too, Amy. And tattiest notebooks, crammed with photos and bits cut from magazines, are the most beautiful of all. I actually have one with an old (deflated!) balloon stuck into it (best not to ask why!)Louise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-86667190463821132302014-07-17T08:41:33.378+01:002014-07-17T08:41:33.378+01:00I've been called an analogue person in a digit...I've been called an analogue person in a digital world - I'm never without a notebook and can't resist buying more when I see them in shops, they're all over the house, tatty and full of my creative scrawls - stationery is like porn to me ;)The Roaming Entrepreneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589555076050137657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-57337862392615836222014-07-16T20:56:46.797+01:002014-07-16T20:56:46.797+01:00That's really interesting, Paula, and I think ...That's really interesting, Paula, and I think you may have a point. When I wrote by hand, I only needed to produce a couple of drafts. Now I write directly onto a computer I seem to spend ages moving things about and 'tweaking'. I'm sorry to hear about your mother and wish you and your family all the best xLouise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-34998067330691923022014-07-16T20:51:53.743+01:002014-07-16T20:51:53.743+01:00Aw, that's beautiful, Jen! You should have wri...Aw, that's beautiful, Jen! You should have written this blog post! I still have an old journal from when I was about 13 and still look at it. Keeping a journal was one of those things I always meant to do and never have (apart from that one time!).Louise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-40271413253955872232014-07-16T20:49:16.371+01:002014-07-16T20:49:16.371+01:00Oh, yes! I love it when the stores start stocking ...Oh, yes! I love it when the stores start stocking all that back-to-school stuff. My cheap notebooks definitely get more use than the pretty ones, which sometimes seem too nice to use!Louise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-9912377526013095952014-07-16T19:36:18.022+01:002014-07-16T19:36:18.022+01:00I feel sorry for the kids who are not being taught...I feel sorry for the kids who are not being taught cursive; being able to put pen or pencil to paper in that way has been an important part of my creative process. I've heard writing by hand uses a different part of our brain than typing does; I know that I need notebooks for drafts and brainstorming. Going straight to the computer will make me think I have to have a perfect piece, paragraph by paragraph. <br /><br />Next time my mother can't remember a word for something, I will quote Einstein to her. (She was diagnosed with Alzheimers in February of 2013.) I don't know that it will be that much help to her, but it might give my father some perspective. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-45168035435730376402014-07-16T14:58:30.303+01:002014-07-16T14:58:30.303+01:00The first page in a brand new notebook never fails...The first page in a brand new notebook never fails to give me a little tingle. Whether it be a notebook I fell in love with at my fave shop or a cheap spiral bound, it's the beginning - and it's new, and clean. And mine. Must have something to do with school. I loved school. Stocking up for a new term was always exciting. And I kept notebooks for years afterwards because I could flip back through them and remember...not just what I was studying, but what was happening at that point in my life. I still have a few. Poor babies aren't fresh and clean any longer. Bit ratty. Stuffed with loose class notes (most have nothing to do with anything scholastic), stuff I tore or cut out of newspapers and mags, a photo here and there...and all those notes in the margins I wrote. To myself. In my own private version of shorthand. Ha! I'll never tell!J. Fishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160333202935577780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-40569666448537586672014-07-16T12:07:15.118+01:002014-07-16T12:07:15.118+01:00I love notebooks too! They are beautiful and fun ...I love notebooks too! They are beautiful and fun to write in. Now that it is school supply season, though, I am stocking up on cheap spiral-bound notebooks. I think differently on paper than at a keyboard!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940143859608131514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-79322488731084037432014-07-16T11:17:42.563+01:002014-07-16T11:17:42.563+01:00My favourites are the ones which look like little ...My favourites are the ones which look like little old books. Far too pretty to use!Louise Marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798055811380557773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867529070283476350.post-32597127397597960262014-07-16T08:01:24.238+01:002014-07-16T08:01:24.238+01:00I'm obsessed with notebooks myself. Tonight I ...I'm obsessed with notebooks myself. Tonight I was going over the bargain table at the bookstore looking for the "perfect" one. Didn't find it, but then again, I have several stockpiled at home!Krysten Lindsay Hagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687796258797315699noreply@blogger.com