Using pen, I ink thoughts and feelings onto paper with no expectations of turning it into anything.
Not trying to plot a story. Not trying to develop a character. Definitely not trying to brainstorm a product or ideas.
I simply remain open to what I'm feeling and I pour it onto the paper.
And yet when I look at what's been poured out a lot of them are things that become stories and prototypes. This is because they happen to just be what's on my mind when I face the page.
When working on what's supposedly a
writing app
, this website
Adagia
, I actually feel like a fraud because I know that the best writing "app" is actually:
an open mind
notebook
pen
a short block of time you commit to facing the page everyday (~5 min)*
a beverage you look forward to**
* I choose to start the day with this. I don't check email or work before this is done. ** I begin my day with
tea
. Lately it's been
green tea
. Some cultivated one, grown in the shade, in
Japan
. After the green tea comes
coffee
.
