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Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about note taking… Do you take notes while reading – either for your reviews or for yourself? How/where do you make these notes (on the page, post-its, scrap paper, notebooks etc)?
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This is something that I keep telling myself that I really need to do - especially if I want my reviews to get better. Like right now - I have 3 books that need to be reviewed and I will probably have to skim back through them for some of the character names! I also try to keep a list of words that are new to me - but usually end up losing the piece of paper that I was writing on. I do have a ton of little notebooks that would be perfect for either of these things, but I just haven't been very disciplined in doing it. Maybe I will try harder this week!
Any note takers out there?
7 comments:
Good answer.
Here's mine: http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2009/10/musing-monday_26.html
i have 3 or 4 notebooks that i keep notes in. Depends how many books I am reading at the moment. This way I can keep characters straight and write down quotes I might want to use in my review. Sometimes inspiration strikes and if I don't write down my thought I never remember it when I do my review. Also put in notes about other books by that author.
Right now, most of my notetaking is mental. This isn't too hard because I usually only read one book at a time and write the review immediately after finishing the book. In fact, sometimes I put up a bare bones outline post and beginning typing in notes as I read the book.
Post-its are a life saver!
I never used to take notes, and I still don't if I'm curled up reading in a chair. But I take notes when I read e-books on the computer - it makes writing the review so much easier.
I usually take notes in a notebook for review books, or stick little post it notes on particular passages that I think are important. I hate to actually write in books- I like to try and keep them in perfect condition- but I did write notes in pencil for one book just to try it out. It was very freeing, and I did enjoy it, but when I lent the book out the person was asking me all sorts of questions about the notes I had written in the margins! Think I will stick to preserving my books by using notebooks! I try to write down my reviews after reading any books that I don't take notes for because the details are fresh, but have to skim if I wait...
Great post!
Suzanne
I've found if I take notes while I'm reading, it's too much of a distraction. I may make a note after I've put my book down for the evening or after I've finished reading it.
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