Come over to my desk, and look at the notes I took over the course of a day!

1 | Writing Journal

I’m working on an article titled ‘Main Character Energy’, with examples from The Odyssey, so I was noting down excerpts to quote, as well as ideas about the Shift and the Power (from the One Page Novel structure) that occurred to me.

2 | Language Journal

I have many language journals, but this one is dedicated to song lyrics. Songs are a great way to memorise vocab and idioms, and I love creating page layouts in this little A6 notebook.

This Yumi Kitagishi cover from Hobonichi isn’t my usual style, but I love it so much!

3 | Fiction Journal

I often copy out passages from books to get a feel for a writer’s style. On this day, I was copying out some passages from Chrétien de Troyes because I like the straightforward (but somehow poetical?) style of these old Arthurian tales.

I’ve been dissatisfied reading back my Black Grammar manuscript, and this study is an attempt to approach it anew.

I underline parts of the passage that particularly interested me, and make notes.

4 | Bibliomancy Journal

If you read my previous article on Bibliomancy Journalling, you know what this is about.

5 | Traveler’s Journal

I sometimes do some extra journalling in my Traveler’s Notebook. I like to explore the symbolic leitmotifs that I notice in my everyday, such as the ones that come up in bibliomancy.

This kraft insert looks great, but the texture isn’t very pleasant for fountain pen users!

6 | Apple Notes

I’ve been wondering a lot lately why novels have become a sort of “default” dream for writers (and readers). Perhaps we’ve all just accepted it without question?

At any rate, I don’t think you need to write a novel. Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of alternative “writing formats” that you can succeed with.

Love,
Eva.