TNT 1: Notebooks galore

[azuire]

Good evening everyone (at least, it's evening where I am). Hope you're all well. Welcome to the first Tips and Tricks column! All future entries will be searchable by the "tips and tricks" tag. Members, if you have an idea for a TNT discussion, feel free to PM it to us!

Allons-y!

I like to scribble. My current notebook has several pages that go on in messy longhand. When I was younger, I had my own typewriter and used that to hammer out my work. But to share writing on the internet, I have to type it on my computer, and for this I use OpenOffice: it has very convenient folders. I sometimes use WordPad if I'm in a hurry. I don't like Microsoft Word because it continually eats my work (and corrects my spelling). Recently a friend of mine bought Liquid Story Binder, and I saw another explaining how to use yWriter. Both seem very satisfied with their respective writing programs. So, what do you think about these programs? Which one(s) do you use? And where do you prefer to write, in notebooks, or on keyboards?

Share away :-)

Comments

[pipisafoat]

I've never been able to take notes on the computer. I get way too distracted. "OOH! Internets. OOH! Someone's online, let me chat with them. OOH! Email. OOH! Webcomics. What do you mean, class is over?" However, come studying time, I do one of two things: rewrite notes in a separate notebook or type them. Complete crapshoot which I'll choose.

My notebook of choice is the same for anything - single subject spiral bound, not particularly organized. Chaos = life. (I prefer red for "predominantly fiction" and black or dark blue for "predominantly classes")

[mercredigirl]

I've never been able to take notes on the computer. I get way too distracted. "OOH! Internets. OOH! Someone's online, let me chat with them. OOH! Email. OOH! Webcomics. What do you mean, class is over?" However, come studying time, I do one of two things: rewrite notes in a separate notebook or type them. Complete crapshoot which I'll choose.

SO TRUE. Nothing beats a notebook when it comes to classroom note-taking.

[pipisafoat]

I don't know. I sort of love classes where you sit around and talk and by the end of the semester you look up and say, "Huh. I have three lines of notes for this class. Two of which are me writing down classmate's names." I like it even more when you don't need any more notes than that. (Children's Literature. Clearly the best class I've ever had. Probably.)

[mercredigirl]

Lucky you. :P

*surreptitiously kicks Electrochemistry under the table*

[lalalaleigha]

All of this. Right down to colour choice. *pleased*

[pipisafoat]

weird. weird. do we secretly share some parts of the brain? (i feel sorry for you if so.)

[lalalaleigha]

Yesterday I fleetingly thought "ARE WE THE SAME PERSON I WONDER?" and waited for you to say "I wonder if we're the same person" or something, but you didn't, so I firmly believe that we do not share parts of the brain. It was an effective test. XD

[pipisafoat]

That's good, then. Good to know. Unless we secretly do, but the connection is temporarily down due to electrical storm. Or maybe we used to. I don't know. Food + TV instead of thinking, ahoy!

I have Ritz roasted vegetable crackers and various fun cheeses. This counts as a meal, right? (i clearly need to shop but i cannot like this)