Comments on: Checking the freshness date on your ideas http://www.whitebeltwriter.com/2009/10/05/checking-the-freshness-date-on-your-ideas/ In cyberspace everyone can you hear scream, they just don't care. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:44:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kevin E. Blake http://www.whitebeltwriter.com/2009/10/05/checking-the-freshness-date-on-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Kevin E. Blake Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:49:36 +0000 http://www.whitebeltwriter.com/?p=185#comment-17 I know the feeling. But two things saved me from that this time. The first was wanting to tell the story. I think it's an important lesson. Second, I've started keeping lists of topic ideas with notes. I carry around index cards for just this purpose. One index card one topic with notes. When I get home it goes into MacJournal and is sitting there ready for me when I start my writing session. In fact I finished another post last night that still needs copy-edited. And I'm about 3/4 done with another. Never would have happened without my list. I know the feeling.
But two things saved me from that this time.
The first was wanting to tell the story. I think it’s an important lesson.
Second, I’ve started keeping lists of topic ideas with notes.
I carry around index cards for just this purpose. One index card one topic with notes.
When I get home it goes into MacJournal and is sitting there ready for me when I start my writing session.
In fact I finished another post last night that still needs copy-edited. And I’m about 3/4 done with another. Never would have happened without my list.

]]> By: Sam Hetrick http://www.whitebeltwriter.com/2009/10/05/checking-the-freshness-date-on-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Sam Hetrick Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:05:45 +0000 http://www.whitebeltwriter.com/?p=185#comment-16 Nice post. I know that feeling all too well. My biggest problem is that after I do that, I most often don't write anything at all. Maybe I need to learn how to better tell <em>my</em> "IC" to go away. Nice post.

I know that feeling all too well. My biggest problem is that after I do that, I most often don’t write anything at all. Maybe I need to learn how to better tell my “IC” to go away.

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