tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post1478495922960941310..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: There's Nothing Common About Commonplace BooksCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-92212965670171397422010-09-11T10:06:03.177-07:002010-09-11T10:06:03.177-07:00Beth-- Same here with the blog, but that's not...Beth-- Same here with the blog, but that's not really doing the same job as the commonplace books. Perhaps I should add a new page to my blog? Hmmm....Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87683760566012615752010-09-11T04:42:19.048-07:002010-09-11T04:42:19.048-07:00I used to collect quotes when I was in junior high...I used to collect quotes when I was in junior high and high school. I got out of the habit when I went to college. Later, I started taking notes on my reading and then . . . well, I started the blog.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-39809854742563801252010-09-10T10:20:42.729-07:002010-09-10T10:20:42.729-07:00Molly-- A bit like a journal but much more book-ba...Molly-- A bit like a journal but much more book-based: filled with favorite quotes from your reading.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-41872512332803400122010-09-09T18:47:39.255-07:002010-09-09T18:47:39.255-07:00I've never heard that term either. Like a jou...I've never heard that term either. Like a journal? I've kept those off and on throughout my life and included daily thoughts, concerns, feelings and observations - along with doodles and lists and other such randomness. Now the only one I have is blog related - my blog bible to keep track of post ideas, scheduling, notes from online learning and phrases/titles/ideas that pop into my head.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-88129707990197270112010-09-06T14:45:05.998-07:002010-09-06T14:45:05.998-07:00Bibliophile-- They sound like something I'd de...Bibliophile-- They sound like something I'd definitely love to page through!<br /><br />Kay-- When you're young, I think it's common for your handwriting to keep evolving because you are evolving as a person. Mine may have gone through a few more stages because I was involved with calligraphy for quite some time.<br /><br />Jeanne-- I tend to be very inquisitive. I not only love to see others' blogging spaces, but I wouldn't mind a good page-through of their commonplace books! LOL<br /><br />Kathy-- Sometimes that very young me seems like an entirely different person. I don't know if that's a good thing... or a bad thing!<br /><br />Suzanne-- You're very welcome. I don't think I would've started the whole commonplace book adventure if I hadn't purchased my very first "official" book to write in. I'm as addicted to office supply places as I am bookstores!<br /><br />Lindy-- You're welcome. I think many of us keep commonplace books and don't even realize it. I know I wasn't aware of what I was doing until I'd graduated from college and happened to run across the term in a book I was reading.<br /><br />Dorte-- I know that writing favorite quotations in my commonplace books helped me to remember them and to remember phrases and language. I would say that they have helped to give me my "voice", too (although I often only croak).Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-76647666494448989782010-09-06T12:49:41.846-07:002010-09-06T12:49:41.846-07:00I have never heard about commonplace books either....I have never heard about commonplace books either. I kept a diary when I was quite young, though, and looking back at that stage, I think it helped me finding a writing voice.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80927930776913416172010-09-06T09:17:42.601-07:002010-09-06T09:17:42.601-07:00Yes I saw Amanda's post it was interesting. I ...Yes I saw Amanda's post it was interesting. I had never heard the term before! I do keep all sorts of diaries, scrapbooks and notebooks though which I guess are the same or a similar thing. Thanks for sharing yours :)LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82770981968707532592010-09-06T08:48:43.716-07:002010-09-06T08:48:43.716-07:00I love your commonplace books! I wish I was as con...I love your commonplace books! I wish I was as consistent with my commonplace books! I have various notebooks with lots of notes and titles, scraps of articles I wanted save. It's fun to look back and see how my tastes in reading have changed.<br /><br />Great post! Thanks for sharing your special books with us! And thanks for reminding us that all these scraps and notes from our lives make wonderful memories!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74553307565525961002010-09-06T08:21:12.840-07:002010-09-06T08:21:12.840-07:00I wish I had kept something like that years ago - ...I wish I had kept something like that years ago - it would be wonderful to look at now to see how (or if) I've grown.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38974933337318511652010-09-06T05:50:33.277-07:002010-09-06T05:50:33.277-07:00Quite a few bloggers--including me--started their ...Quite a few bloggers--including me--started their blogs with "commonplace book" somewhere in the title. After about a year I did take it out, because the blog had become less about talking to myself and more about talking to other people. <br />In a junior-level college literature class I required my students to keep a commonplace book of things they read or heard that had to do with the topic of the course, and so of course I had to make one too, as any good teacher tries her own assignments to see where the challenge will be.<br />I don't keep one now, but love to read about those of other people!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-77488194147631695662010-09-06T05:03:00.438-07:002010-09-06T05:03:00.438-07:00I find those completely fascinating, Cathy. I hav...I find those completely fascinating, Cathy. I have come across a few fiction books through the years that are written in the style of a scrapbook or something like that and I really loved them. <br /><br />What a treasure to go back and read your thoughts as well as even just see how your handwriting has changed. :-)<br /><br />I have kept a list of books that I have read for almost 20 years, but it's just a list. It's helpful in many ways, but I never thought about looking at my handwriting (which is deteriorating badly). Very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-68534574293889095232010-09-06T02:57:19.055-07:002010-09-06T02:57:19.055-07:00I only started keeping commonplace books about 5-6...I only started keeping commonplace books about 5-6 years ago. <br />I use mine to collect ideas, hilarious bad translations and overheard lousy language usage (my field of work is in translation and linguistics), quotations and recipes. I also use them as a notebooks and sketch books.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.com