Archive - Noted

February 2025

P.S. Eminem's Visual Imagination

“Drawing has always been a way for me to relax. It still is.”

Feb 20 •

Re-Noted: Eminem's Boxes of Notes

“the Bruce Lee of loose leaf”

Feb 17 •

P.S. Six of My Favorite Notebooks on Substack

Feb 14 •

"Attention is the beginning of devotion."

Feb 10 •

Commonplacing as Transcendent Connection

Celebrating the January Commonplace Book Club (CBC)

Feb 7 •

How Commonplace Books Got Their Name

"You must have these common places prepared and ready at hand"--Cicero

Feb 3 •

January 2025

Process Notes: 4 Ways I Use this Newsletter as Preparation to Write a Book

I love glimpses into how other authors work, so I thought it might be fun to share some of my own habits with you.

Jan 30 •

P.S. A Conversation about Notebooks with Helen Sword

As promised, here’s the video of my entire conversation with Helen.

Jan 27 •

1:05:19

Helen Sword's Pleasurable Notes

"Containers for chaos”

Jan 27 •

P.S. How to Write a Speech: Tips from MLK’s Notes

“I very seldom get to write out my sermons as I did in the past. I frequently have to be content with an outline.”

Jan 23 •

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