Wait! Stop! I want to write that down

well, i am a history fanatic and i am reading a history book on the civil war and came across a name i had heard of before. the name was archibald gracie and i also remembered that name from the sinking of the titanic. turns out the father was in the civil war and the son was on the titanic. interesting.

I don't write in my books, but I do sometimes jot things down in my notebook; or more often I put a piece of paper in the page and come back to it later.

When I was a teenager and I was doing my English Ordinary level exam I used to keep a copybook with me and trying to jot down every new word and expression that I encountered. Nowadays i do read for leisure mostly. Therefore I don't fel to mark each new word. Though I do research what it means. © ronaldinu 2009 – the more people I meet – the more I love my dog.

I love to write down ideas and phrases when I am reading. It helps me remember the thought I had. Sometimes I write little journal entries or something about what the lines I wrote down or they inspire something of my own to write.

I like to read and I am also a writer myself, so when I read something interesting or somethings which inspires me in my own writing, I always write it down in my notebook. I know from experience that if I don't write it down straight away, I just forget about it. I my notebook I keep the texts that I didn't finish yet and the ideas that I didn't start writing about yet. When I read something interesting I rarely make notes in the book itself, I find that too confusing, and I prefer to use my notebook instead.

I ALWAYS underline, something funny, smart, good metaphor, sad........i cant read without a pencil. All books are mine (i dont like library books) so i have all freedom to write in them. Like that, for me, books looks much more personal and read. Dont you agree?

The only time I underline or bookmark a page is when I am reading the Bible.

Hi Pots how are u well to be honest, i am one who READ READ And READ if i like some word, phrase or sentence, i might reasd it 2-3 times and enjoy it but i dont like to mark, underline or make the margins at book, i believe that book should remain neat and clean. and to be honest, if i encounter a new or difficult word, i ponder on it and if dictionary is near me, i willcheck it out, otherwise skip and go on LOL Take care

i wont mark in the book.. that would kill me!! but i will write it down or pause and go look up the word real quick if its bugging me that i dont know it

It has been more recently that I have started jotting more things down. I will have a notepad near me when I am reading something that may have formulas or ideas I want to have easy access to.

Hi makingpots. To me, what I do would depend on the typer of book that I am reading. For example a thriller may have me so engrossed, or any other work of fiction for that matter, so I just continue to read until the last page. If I am reading the Bible then I have many verses that are highlighted and lots of annotations in the margins etc. My books on art, I do not mark. So generally, no, I am not a marker of books. Good post. Blessings

All the time. I get ideas, see a cool word, the phrase, whatever, so I have to write it down in my notebook. (Whichever is closest) Write in the book? Horrors, no!! Then I'd have to see that mark every time I reread that page. They personally offend me. They weren't there when I bought the book, they aren't supposed to be there now. Besides, logically, if you mark in the book you still aren't going to be able to find the page unless you wrote that down somewhere else. So why do it? It also reduces the resale value, in case you don't want it anymore.

I write in books! I highlite, and all kinds of things actually. like if I dont know a word I'l highlight it, and then write the definition in the book; in the back mind you. I rarely write in the margines. And i totally perfer to buy the book instead of go to the library, especially if its a popular one. My books usually get crumpled and thrown around...and its disrespectful to the book, but what can I do I have two little ones under the age of three and they enjoy books as much as me. They can't read but the hold the book like they can. My two year old can recognize words like, the, and, as, it, top, and simple words like that so he will point them out to me. its cute. I love diving into a great story, and my kids are doing the same now. Theres no reason why i shouldn't write in my books, or highlight in them, their mine, and I enjoy them that way. Its more of an interaction kind of thing, you know?

LOL, I write while I'm writing. I often make notes in the margins about other ideas I get so I remember to go back to them later. I will read something in a magazine that will set my brain in motion and I'll write a response of sorts, kind of like reflective writing.

i am sort of a pleasure reader,i donot jot words downbut i do try and store it in my memory,so that at some opportune moment,i can vomit it out.

It depends on what I am reading. When I am reading something like an Eric Jerome Dickey novel, or some other romance, I just read along and enjoy it. If there is a word that I don't understand, which is rare, I use context clues to figure out what it means. And if it bugs me enough, I remember the word until I feel like getting up and getting the dictionary. But, if I am reading something for self-improvement, I like to make brackets in the passage around sentences that impress me favorably, or that I want to remember. That way, when I re-read the book, I am reminded of the passage. I also may make separate notes in a notebook, especially if the book is asking me questions to which the answers I want to remember.

Mostly I am a pleasure reader. If I were to jot something down it would be on paper outside of the book. I wouldn't want to mar the book. It would hinder someone elses enjoyment, be a distraction for the next reader of the book.

First let me say that I'm NOT a HUGE book reader except for the Bible or baby and kids books that I normally read to my daughter. I do often come across words, phrases or anything interesting and I have a special notebook pad specially for that. I don't write in the Bible or other books, I would feel disorganized if I do that. I may be far from the most organized person in the world, but I'm also far from the worst. And I also have a scrap book that I use for just about anything. I think I have slopping handwriting, maybe coz I write too fast and don't care how it looks. Yeah, I think that's it. Oh yeah..I'm sure that's it.

I don't make notes when im reading, unless it is studying. I prefer to get myself lost in whatever I am reading.

You betcha do write while I am reading? When I come across a new word, especially one I don't know the meaning of, a word you like, maybe just an interesting phrase or idea, [b]I stop and go directly to dictionary.com to learn the meaning of it. For instance I have had some folks respond to discussions that I have started and they write words in their response that I don't understand, I immediately open another window and go to dictionary.com to look up the word. I also do that when I am writing reviews or drawing other pieces of art.