Comments on: The Zen of New Ideas

By: Jennigma » Blog Archive » New city, new year.

Jennigma » Blog Archive » New city, new year. — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:07:31 +0000

[...] spirit of the new year and cultivating new habits and a new life, I have decided to write public daily pages. I want to write, and to be read. Many of you know this is an act of bravery for me, and my writing [...]

By: At Long Last, Link Love

At Long Last, Link Love — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:13:07 +0000

[...] Barista. She credited two posts at Collective Inkwell (The Reality of the Tortured Writer and The Zen of New Ideas) with helping strengthen her convictions to follow her heart. We have always been about creativity [...]

By: sue

sue — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:55:34 +0000

I also have stacks of notebooks, I am trying to keep my thoughts to one journal but very often it is whatever's at the top of the pile. I use a moleskin 18month diary to keep track of life and writing work and occasionally I also find myself dumping other thoughts on the note page. I certainly agree with you that dumping all the stuff helps to clear the mind so as to focus better when you do start other writing. sue’s last blog post..Writing to Glastonbury

By: Bonnie/JustPeachyBabyBlog

Bonnie/JustPeachyBabyBlog — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:57:47 +0000

Thanks, Sean! My URL is http://www.justpeachybabyblog.com — It would be great to have you check out my site and hear your thoughts.

Bonnie/JustPeachyBabyBlog’s last blog post..Does Balance in Life Exist?

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:12:45 +0000

I do have a journal, but I don't write daily. I did for a while then I kind of fell off the writing wagon. It was definitely healing to get all of my thoughts, fears, gratidude, etc down on paper. Than you for that reminder! Carla’s last blog post..Father’s Day: A moment of reflection

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:11:40 +0000

writing and breathing are both vital to my existence - to fully live I must do both. I just took a big step and destroyed my oldest journals....I vent and think there...I did not want my children to read my lifetime of self conversations or be burdened by their existence. I am freer since I took this action... Patricia’s last blog post..Thinking About My Dad

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:28:03 +0000

Hi Sean – This is great advice. I was barely writing due to illness and I’m struggling to get back into it. I used to do daily pages on wakening & you have reminded me that I need to begin doing it again.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:07:03 +0000

I haven't kept a journal for a long time, life gets in the way. Have you ever heard of/done "The Artists Way"? I'm thinking of dragging it back out and giving it another try. A big part of her method is what she calls "morning pages" which is very similar to daily pages, only less flexible about the time. Tracy’s last blog post..Letters to my life coach

By: Friday Links |

Friday Links | — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:03:51 +0000

[...] The Zen of New Ideas – Sean Platt of Collective Inkwell discusses the value of keeping a journal or writing daily pages. [...]

By: Davina

Davina — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Hi Sean. I have noticed how my writing suffers when I go though a busy period and can't seem to find the time to write. I miss it. I don't keep a journal regularly, but when inspiration lands I grab the first piece of paper I can find to scrawl down the words. I carry a small notepad in my purse, but it's oh so delicious and artsy-fartsy to scrawl a message on an old envelope or a scrap piece of paper. Davina’s last blog post..Heads Up — Beware of Crows!