Eiji Tunsinagi

So how do you remember it till you get to write it down? Or do you just use a voice recorder? Or do you just forget about it?

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Johnna

If I have a pen, I write on my hands and wrists. If I have my cell phone I text it to myself. If I don't have either of these things, I try to remember, but usually don't. This is why I try to take a pen everywhere I go.

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Joelle

Sometimes I try to just remember it - I usually fail.
I almost always have a pen and paper on me, though. So I'll write it there, or, as Johnna said, on my hands/arm. I also use my cell phone and leave myself little notes, usually just a few words or a sentence so that I'll remember the gist of what I want to write.

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Eiji Tunsinagi

The cell thing is a good idea! I also try to write on my hand...

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Ilasir Maroa

You kniow, after reading a few threads on this topic, I have decided that I am very lucky; I never forget ideas I have. I comne up with one, expand on it a little, and find it easy to recall when I get access to writing materials. =)

But, if you do have trouble remmebering, your skin is a very good paper substitue, as long as you don't sweat too much. I don't use a cel phone much, so I can't say how that would work, but it does sound like a possibility. Alternatively, you could take a sharp object and inscribe the idea into your flesh, hoping that the scab won't distort it...

I actually did that once, but later I found I could remember the idea anyway. At least it made a good story while the scabs lasted. (In case you haven't noticed, I'm sort of a weirdo...)

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My memory's quite good, so if it's a great idea I can usually remember the idea until I get somewhere to write it down.

If my bag's nearby, there's usually a handful of receipts and sometimes a pen to scribbe it down on.

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Mike C

My cellphone has a voice recorder built in.

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ClancyBoy

I carve it into the skin on my thigh with the compass I used in high school.

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crap, I was beaten on the skin carving gag? I give up.

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sdavis2k

I can usually word associate my idea with a keyword in the idea and recall it later, much like the method I used to pass tests in high school and college. Maybe it does not make sense to everyone else, but it works for me. I have always had a good memory and have hours a day sans writing utensils to think about my story.

SilkFX

I have been known to stop a stranger on the street and ask for pen and paper. Usually I only have to ask for a pen because I almost always have old receipts in my wallet to write on.

Seriously, though: The older I get, the more quickly I forget things (writing-related and otherwise), so I make sure I carry a little notebook that will fit in my purse. And I will tell people in a minute: "Slow down, I need to write that down!" There's no shame in my game! lol

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surrealist

I don't get that many ideas. If I do, there's usually a pen and paper available somewhere.

dwellerofthedeep

I used to have trouble with this. Now I just carry pencil and paper everywhere. It's not so hard, I get used to the little notebook in my pocket.

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Eiji Tunsinagi

Interesting ideas, all. I've been carrying around one of those mini pocket Moleskins in my back pocket and it's been working. Sometimes I forget my pen though. That's a bitch.

I find that I get too many ideas though so I run them past my Muse (kind of a Sean Connery-type) and my Critic (Clint Eastwood??) and check to see if it's worth even remembering.

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