Scrap paper here, scrap paper there, scrap paper everywhere.
You still put off by the absence of a quote yesterday? Geez, you hold a grudge. I'm not sure why I haven't invested in a small flash memory recorder to keep with me at all times. But, I normally have sufficient places to record such fleeting ideas, whether that be a piece of junk mail stuck in my backpack, the back of a piece of paper that my son has used to practice his ABCs or even a page of a magazine with sufficient white space. Most of the time, my notes go right on my manuscript (As you know from earlier Blogs, I edit/rewrite from soft
and hard copies of my manuscripts, depending on which method is most convenient given the circumstances at that moment).
Speaking of which, here is a tip. When editing/rewriting a paper manuscript, try to put the changes at or near the line to be changed, but if you don't have enough room, fold the bottom up so half of the back of the page is facing you. Put a star on the spot that needs the insert/change and a star on the back of the page and write on. You'd be surprised how trying to squeeze info in on the front of the page makes you want to limit the change. Don't let it. Use the back of the page and free yourself to even rewrite the whole paragraph if necessary.
Anyway, thanks for reminding me though. I really need to do some research on a good, cheap, tiny recorder.
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