Quantum Storytelling

Writer Unboxed is doing it, so I will too. They’re sharing one of their Google Notebooks for the world to see.

Mine isn’t directly related to writing or publishing, unless the fabric of reality qualifies as being on topic!

Here is my notebook on the many layers of networks that we find ourselves buried within, and how we might be able to navigate them to better ourselves and our lives.

For years I juggled text files, and jumped from program to program seeking the perfect note-taker. I eventually settled on Yahoo Notepad, but was forever annoyed by its interface and inability to share notes.

Then Google came out with Google Notebook, and all my problems were solved. Here are ten reasons writers should use Google Notebook:

1. With the plugin for Firefox, clipping web items is only two clicks away. Requires Firefox.
2. Access your notes from any computer with access to the internet.
3. Share your notes with others or add a friend for collaboration.
4. Unlimited notebooks.
5. Easily organized with section tabs.
6. Can store images too!
7. Much more friendly than Yahoo Notepad, or Evernote.
8. Better than having 10,000 text files cluttering up your computer.
9. Folks over at Writer Unboxed have been caught using Google Notebook!
10. It’s free!

Check it out.

I have returned from Minnesota. Time away from ordinary life always has a huge impact on me. This time was no different. After spending a week in Minnesota I’ve come to a single, absolute conclusion; Vacations are important. I know I’ve blogged about this kind of thing before, but I can’t state it enough.

We all need time away from our work and our lives. Without it, we will never gain any new perspectives. Distance from life and work mentally detaches you from it, lets your mind focus on and enjoy other things, and when you return to your life and work you will see opportunities that you did not see before.

To think if you hadn’t taken the break, you’d not have seen those opportunities to do and experience more in the same old life you were living before, or on the same story.

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