Comments on: How to Capture, Save, and Review Your Freelance Writing Ideas

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[…] save them. Only then can you evaluate those ideas and pick the best for implementation,” says blogger John Soares. “The best way to have a good idea? Have lots of ideas,” he […]

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[…] “Good ideas are crucial to the success of freelance writers and all creative types. But you have to do more than generate good ideas: you have to get those ideas out of your brain and into some system to save them. Only then can you evaluate those ideas and pick the best for implementation,” says blogger John Soares. […]

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By: Deanna Cummings

Deanna Cummings — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:29:04 +0000

This is a really interesting post, as I had never heard of recording our ideas onto a digital voice recorder! I know it’s archaic but something about writing the lyrics down helps me remember them better. And on and on and on.

By: secretsteve

secretsteve — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:47:47 +0000

Thanks for the interesting read John.
I used to spend 2 hours driving to work and I decided the time was too good to waste so i started writing books by speaking into a voice recorder. You wouldn’t believe how many books you can write over one year. By the end of the year I had over 600 hours of dictation. Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to convert the voice to text.. lol
Maybe one day I will get the time. 🙂
Cheers
Steve

By: John Soares

John Soares — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:23:52 +0000

In reply to Cathy Miller. I think we have very similar systems Cathy. Great minds think alike! I haven't yet made the transition to a smart phone, and I recently could have used that Notes feature. I was at presentation and wanted to take some notes; I wound up whispering into my digital recorder, but I was concerned about distracting the people sitting next to me.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:20:03 +0000

How funny, John, that our posts have some of the same basis of inspiration-blog ideas.

As I am training for my 3-Day Walk, I find those walks are my best time for inspiration. Like you, I record my thoughts, but I don’t have as sophisticated a system as you do. I love some of the ideas here.

As an alternative I also use my Notes feature on my Blackberry (when I don’t want to disturb with voice recording).

I do transfer ideas to Word and I have a folder of not only my ideas but those of others-e.g., posts with topic ideas. I definitely like the idea of digitizing it even further. Great ideas, John!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:59:24 +0000

In reply to Anne. Good for you! When my digital voice recorder isn't in my pocket, it's right next to my wallet and keys.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:25:57 +0000

Yes, it does. It took a while for old-forgetful-me to remember to pick it up from my desk before I walk out the door but now it’s second nature – grab bag, keys, and notebook and out the door I go!