Like most writers, I have a complicated relationship with stationery.
For some reason, I struggle to write poetry in anything bigger than a reporters notebook. The large amount of white space intimidates me. However, I struggle to write fiction in anything smaller than A5 because it feels stifling. It makes keeping a generic notebook really difficult.
Also, while I can scribble poetry in cheap throwaway books, I prefer writing fiction in something a bit nicer. This means I have a huge collection of shiny notebooks that I then become too scared to write in, in case I ruin them. Because what if I put the wrong project in the wrong book?
I can't be the only writer with this problem, surely?
For some reason, I struggle to write poetry in anything bigger than a reporters notebook. The large amount of white space intimidates me. However, I struggle to write fiction in anything smaller than A5 because it feels stifling. It makes keeping a generic notebook really difficult.
Also, while I can scribble poetry in cheap throwaway books, I prefer writing fiction in something a bit nicer. This means I have a huge collection of shiny notebooks that I then become too scared to write in, in case I ruin them. Because what if I put the wrong project in the wrong book?
I can't be the only writer with this problem, surely?
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