@bookstodon I ordered a Leuchtturm 1917 notebook and will probably get it soon, I'd been hoping to get it today but well...
I'm going (almost) all analogue with this, but I want to try writing a reading journal of some kind. Been looking at YouTube for inspiration, but most of those are insane, pretty but insane. No way I can do anything like that. But I'm stealing basic ideas and pondering what to do. Could be fun. Also combining this with an old-timey card catalogue
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@ bookstodon I ordered a Leuchtturm 1917 notebook and will probably get i
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@jarulf @bookstodon I’m trying to do exactly the same thing. I use the highlighted app at the moment which has been ok but I would also prefer an analog approach. The super insane pretty examples online really stress me out but I’ve also seen others who just write the title of the book on the top of the page and just write bullet pointed notes and copy quotes. That’s more my jam. I got a Midori MD notebook for this purpose but Leuchtturms look and feel so much fancier.
@imaginaryuncle @bookstodon mine will not be pretty, with my handwriting it will barely be readable, but I hope I don't give up. As always, I guess it's all about setting expectations. Go low, end up slightly higher?
I use The StoryGraph, which I do like, but I'd also like somewhere to jot down any thoughts I might have that wouldn't interest anyone else (except an AI I suppose).
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@jarulf @imaginaryuncle @bookstodon I use mine for quotes and notes that then I use to review at my blog, but I also use it for:
It's not pretty, sometimes I use colour or stickers, but it's mostly a working notebook, so I always remind myself it's ok to strike things, etc.
Leuchtturm is really good, never had a Midori, but see many talking about the paper high quality. My currently reading journal is a Waverley, mostly because the cover is in tartan, but I prefer the leuchtturm to write (I've been using them as my everything else needs, bullet journal, tasks, thinking notebook, etc)
@imaginaryuncle @bookstodon And it'll be nice to flip through old pages to jog my memory of what I've read and thought.
I'll add a few trackers too so I have an excuse to play with coloured pens, but nothing too fancy. I've seen people add end of month stats from The StoryGraph, and I might do that. I'm sure the whole thing will evolve over time, assuming I don't give up. It should be something fun, not feel like a chore.
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