I'm reading "Under the Dome" by Stephen King right now. It's very interesting but much longer than the typical book I read. I can find myself losing interest and might put it down for awhile. I hope the notebook keeping sticks for you. I've tried it but I've found myself to be more of a seasonal person instead of a daily person.
I've only read a couple of Stephen King's books. I enjoyed them both and have "Misery" on the shelf waiting. Probably a few more lying around the somewhere I've never touched.
I've kept notebooks for years, fairly regularly, but the format and purpose is constantly shifting - often with the seasons. As long as I stay open to that change the daily/seasonal push/pull seems to work out.
I really need to read Murakami. Been on my list for a while. I have a couple. Just haven't made it there. I'll have to bump them up soon.
Love all the notebooks! I've tried desperately to be a notebook person. I kept a common place book for close to two years, but the lack of searchability really killed it for me. I would spend so long looking for a passage, trying to remember which notebook it was in, I would end up losing the idea that I needed it for. I eventually just moved to using Readwise.
I tried collaging in sketchbooks for a while, but scanning the pages was always problematic.
I still keep a few notebooks around, hoping that one day I'll find a way to make them work for me. At the moment though, all I really do in my notebook is write a journal page and keep a to-do list.
I really enjoy Murakami! I discovered his works through his running memoir. The ones I've read all seem to have this quiet calm about them that I really enjoy.
"quiet calm" - love that! Definitely something I prize highly in art, and something I'm always trying my best to bring to my own work.
I meant to comment earlier that I've been enamored with the Slough House book series recently. Just finished the third book in series. They're fantastic. Very well structured. The characters are rich, and complex, and multifaceted. The descriptions are vivid. The tone is filled with both dry humor and urgency. The writing is suberb, and the pacing is impeccable. And this is coming from someone who has almost no interest in spy novels or crime dramas.
As for books, I'm going to recommend anything by John Sayles. DILLINGER IN HOLLYWOOD if you want short stories, YELLOW EARTH or MOMENT IN THE SUN if you're up for a novel. MOMENT IN THE SUN is huge, 900+ pages, but very worthwhile.
I'll have to check those out. I love Murakami and haven't read those books.
I'm reading "Under the Dome" by Stephen King right now. It's very interesting but much longer than the typical book I read. I can find myself losing interest and might put it down for awhile. I hope the notebook keeping sticks for you. I've tried it but I've found myself to be more of a seasonal person instead of a daily person.
I've only read a couple of Stephen King's books. I enjoyed them both and have "Misery" on the shelf waiting. Probably a few more lying around the somewhere I've never touched.
I've kept notebooks for years, fairly regularly, but the format and purpose is constantly shifting - often with the seasons. As long as I stay open to that change the daily/seasonal push/pull seems to work out.
I really need to read Murakami. Been on my list for a while. I have a couple. Just haven't made it there. I'll have to bump them up soon.
Love all the notebooks! I've tried desperately to be a notebook person. I kept a common place book for close to two years, but the lack of searchability really killed it for me. I would spend so long looking for a passage, trying to remember which notebook it was in, I would end up losing the idea that I needed it for. I eventually just moved to using Readwise.
I tried collaging in sketchbooks for a while, but scanning the pages was always problematic.
I still keep a few notebooks around, hoping that one day I'll find a way to make them work for me. At the moment though, all I really do in my notebook is write a journal page and keep a to-do list.
Thanks for the peak behind the scenes!
I really enjoy Murakami! I discovered his works through his running memoir. The ones I've read all seem to have this quiet calm about them that I really enjoy.
"quiet calm" - love that! Definitely something I prize highly in art, and something I'm always trying my best to bring to my own work.
I meant to comment earlier that I've been enamored with the Slough House book series recently. Just finished the third book in series. They're fantastic. Very well structured. The characters are rich, and complex, and multifaceted. The descriptions are vivid. The tone is filled with both dry humor and urgency. The writing is suberb, and the pacing is impeccable. And this is coming from someone who has almost no interest in spy novels or crime dramas.
These sound great - thanks for the recommendation!
My pleasure!
As for books, I'm going to recommend anything by John Sayles. DILLINGER IN HOLLYWOOD if you want short stories, YELLOW EARTH or MOMENT IN THE SUN if you're up for a novel. MOMENT IN THE SUN is huge, 900+ pages, but very worthwhile.
Thanks for the recommendation! The local library has Yellow Earth available. Any other short story collections you like?
T.C. Boyle & W. Somerset Maugham are both excellent short story writers, as well as being damn fine novelists.