Author Austin Kleon’s breakdown of his notebooking practise.
Before I get started, I want to say that this is my system, and I do not necessarily recommend it to others! Writing is my job, so it would make sense that I’d have a bunch of notebooks. My intention with this letter is to be descriptive not prescriptive.
A lot of it seems to be behind a paywall, but the stuff up top is a big chunk and interesting.
The multiple-books thing is why I went to a fauxdori Passport-size – I have four different notebooks stuffed into one cover, so that I’m not constantly scrabbling through a bag for the notebook I need right at that moment.
And he makes a point I’ve tried to make before:
I think all the time about how we emphasize the importance of keeping notebooks and sketchbooks but we almost never talk about the importance of revisiting them and re-reading them. I have found a weekly review hugely helpful: just once a week, sit down and re-read your notebooks and see if there’s anything you can use.
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