Writing In A Notebook Backwards? What Notebooks Do You Use?

[jackieblue]

Have any of you ever done this? I began, in my Semikolon, by testing the last page, and then I just kept going. Next entry on the next to last page and so on. It may be a while before I can post review on the Semikolon notebook, but for now, it is a beautiful notebook. I got it in ciel which is like sky blue with a touch of periwinkle. It has a semicolon in the middle of the left margin, but I normally don't see it as I always fold my notebook back.

This notebook gets points for everything except the paper. The paper feathers some and bleeds more.

 

My requirements for a notebook:

Must be A4 (even though I write poems, frequently using a five beat line, I still need lots of space!)

Must have soft cover (1. So I can fold it back. This is necessary, since I am frequently writing away from a desk, although even at a desk I keep it folded back. 2. Hard covers are too much pressure! I've heard some poets say they write in pencil for similar reasons.

Must be lined. [blank will do in a pinch; seyes is too demanding for composing drafts; graph would trigger my OCD as I'd either want to have one letter per box or to not write in it at all ( I choose the latter!)]

Must have good FP-friendly paper (of course!)

Bonus points if it's blue!

 

I intend to acquire more Semikolon products in ciel and marine with a touch of tan (honey) accents, my homage to the Hundred Acre Wood.

 

For now, for writing, this is what I use:

 

Semikolon Exercise Notebook A4 (ciel) for drafting and revising poems.

 

Clairefontaine Duo Notebook A4 for collecting poems that are closer to done.

 

Clairefontaine Loose-Leaf Paper Seyes rule in white for proof reading poems.

 

Clairefontaine Loose-Leaf Paper Seyes rule in pastels for ordering/ranking poems for a manuscript.

 

Clairefontaine Cloth-Bound for taking notes on poets and their poetics.

 

Clairfontaine Pupitre for taking notes in class.

 

What is your obsession/crazy, I mean, what are your notebooks?

[Guernseytim]

I like them to look and feel nice.

 

Don't always achieve that so for courses etc I often use mid-range pads like the pukka project pad (my attempt at being organised) or an oxford pad.

 

For better noting I have a leather covered a5 pad with 100gsm paper from paperchase. It's still mid-range I guess, but it looks and feels nice.

 

I'd have preferred it to be a bit bigger though - like your adoration for A4.

[londonbooks]

I've been using a Moleskine 5" x 8" notebook with a soft cover for quite a while. I don't know the composition of the paper but I like the feel of it and the way a fountain pen reacts to it. I am going to look into the Semikolon notebooks though. I'm always ready for a change for the better.

[Gloucesterman]

Have any of you ever done this? I began, in my Semikolon, by testing the last page, and then I just kept going. Next entry on the next to last page and so on. It may be a while before I can post review on the Semikolon notebook, but for now, it is a beautiful notebook. I got it in ciel which is like sky blue with a touch of periwinkle. It has a semicolon in the middle of the left margin, but I normally don't see it as I always fold my notebook back.

This notebook gets points for everything except the paper. The paper feathers some and bleeds more.

 

My requirements for a notebook:

Must be A4 (even though I write poems, frequently using a five beat line, I still need lots of space!)

Must have soft cover (1. So I can fold it back. This is necessary, since I am frequently writing away from a desk, although even at a desk I keep it folded back. 2. Hard covers are too much pressure! I've heard some poets say they write in pencil for similar reasons.

Must be lined. [blank will do in a pinch; seyes is too demanding for composing drafts; graph would trigger my OCD as I'd either want to have one letter per box or to not write in it at all ( I choose the latter!)]

Must have good FP-friendly paper (of course!)

Bonus points if it's blue!

 

I intend to acquire more Semikolon products in ciel and marine with a touch of tan (honey) accents, my homage to the Hundred Acre Wood.

 

For now, for writing, this is what I use:

 

Semikolon Exercise Notebook A4 (ciel) for drafting and revising poems.

 

Clairefontaine Duo Notebook A4 for collecting poems that are closer to done.

 

Clairefontaine Loose-Leaf Paper Seyes rule in white for proof reading poems.

 

Clairefontaine Loose-Leaf Paper Seyes rule in pastels for ordering/ranking poems for a manuscript.

 

Clairefontaine Cloth-Bound for taking notes on poets and their poetics.

 

Clairfontaine Pupitre for taking notes in class.

 

What is your obsession/crazy, I mean, what are your notebooks?

 

Sounds like sometimes you do things back-assward! :lol:

 

Nothing wrong with that.

 

Depending on what I am using a notebook for, sometime after I have started a notebook at the "front" beginning, I turn it up side down, move to the last page and start writing something new or a different topic.

[Maccabeus]

I'm a southpaw, so I start all my notebooks from what most of you consider 'the back.'

[londonbooks]

As for writing backwards or using the back of the notebook first did you know that Leonardo da Vinci wrote backwards so that you had to use a mirror to read what he wrote. He also started from the back to the front.

[Sadieprater]

I do it too

[jackieblue]

Sounds like sometimes you do things back-assward! :lol:

 

Nothing wrong with that.

 

Depending on what I am using a notebook for, sometime after I have started a notebook at the "front" beginning, I turn it up side down, move to the last page and start writing something new or a different topic.

Well, I am left-handed!

[Moshe ben David]

I do both in my pocket Pickadilly -- my EDC. Front half of the book is generalized notes including thoughts, shopping lists, misc whatever. Back of the book is a day by day list of spending; transferred more or less weekly to a spreadsheet so I can figure out where I am wasting spending my money!