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huge thanks to Alex J.
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I
missed last month so I’m making sure that by all costs I’m here for the month
of March. Wouldn’t want to be kicked out of IWSG after only four months.
I
had something fabulous to post, but I didn’t write it down thinking I would
remember, and of course I didn’t. So my earth shattering post is gone, just
like all of the story ideas that I thought I’d remember and are now lost to the
world. Sorry world, I’ll try to do better next time. At least I wrote that
down.
There's a saying when it comes to memories: A short pencil is better than a long
memory. What does this mean? Write that s&^t down before you forget.
I love that saying LOL. I'm glad I'm not the only one who forgets things so easily. I could probably solve all the world's problems if I could only remember all of my earth-shattering ideas. ;)
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how much better the world would be.
DeleteI do a lot of brainstorming before I fall asleep, so if I come up with something good, I force myself to get up and write it down (or usually just grab my phone and write a note). I know I would forget if I just trusted myself to remember.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good idea. Not sure if I could get with the forcing myself to get up part, but I would be better than losing those wonderful thoughts.
Deletemy world consists of notebooks, tablets, and Post Its. My problem is finding a working pen!
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You made me burst out in laughter, Huntress.
DeleteLuv'd the post. Yes, write it down before you forget it. But forgetting comes oh so easy to me.
ReplyDeleteYou aren't the only one, Marilyn.
DeleteThanks for the chuckle, Nana. And sooo true. I think of great stories and editing while laying in bed at night. Even though I keep a pen and paper next to my bed, I don't want to get up to write them down, and say to myself, I'll remember in the am. And I don't!!
ReplyDeleteA comfortable bed might be a writer's worst enemy.
DeleteWhen I get a story idea, I pull up my computer, start a new document, jot down everything on my brain, then stick it in my folder of "One-Day-but-probably-never" projects. =) If you run out of ideas, you can have a couple of mine.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea, Crystal. I wonder how many of those thoughts you remember you had. At least it's written for you to go back to.
DeleteThe number of times I have to relearn that lesson!!! Gah!
ReplyDeleteI have no excuse too because I'm rarely far from a notepad and pen.
Lol. Repeated lessons are a pain in the tush.
DeleteThat's why I keep a list by my desk - if I don't write it down, I'll never remember.
ReplyDeleteBetter safe than living with a lost idea.
DeleteHa ha, good one! If I don't write that shit down, it goes *poof*. Especially with three email accounts and two careers. :-)
ReplyDeleteLol. The busier your life is the shorter your memory gets.
DeleteIf you're anything like me, you'll remember what you wanted to post about right after you hit 'publish'... :)
ReplyDeleteIt's happened before.
DeleteAaaw... sorry to hear you lost the post. But hey, at least it's not a story that you lost. ;)
ReplyDeleteTrue. That would be horrible.
DeleteSometimes you just need a little wisdom to create a great blog. This was one of those times, Nana!
ReplyDelete~Carole
Thanks, Carole. What a wonderful compliment.
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