Commonplace diaries
You may be on a bus and overhear someone use an interesting turn of phrase. You may hear the lyrics of a song which you find incredibly beautiful. You may find a headline in a newspaper which piques your interest. Creating a commonplace book with a series of small unrelated ideas is a bit like planting seeds: you never know which ones will grow and
... See moreAndrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
It would be worth setting up a commonplace book of your own where you can collect phrases or sayings which you read or overhear and which provide inspiration.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
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