Improving Perfection!

[@naahhhhHHHHHHHHHH]

a common evening activity for me is to write down 3 things I am grateful for. then I ask my husband and write his 3 down. then I share mine with him. it's a nice way to end the day with him.

[@writerlywitterings]

That's a great idea - I really like that. And very good when the two lists match!

[@Ekpe1Angwan]

Peace on earth!

[@almostzentv]

i could listen to him talk about notebooks all day, please start doing night livestreams! it'd be so relaxing!

[@writerlywitterings]

I'd be delighted to do livestreams - I just need more hours in the day! And of course, I'd have to do it when you were at night, so that rather depends on where you are in the world!

[@t0dd000]

I love my WH A5 notebook. Probably going to get the wallet thing at some point. I like that David Round is really experimenting with these templated pages.

[@writerlywitterings]

Cheers, Todd - I can happily recommend the little notebook wallet - really handy to carry every day. The A5 is now pretty much my daily bible. I have my diary in it, and keep my To Do lists, meeting notes and random ideas in there. It just makes me happy to be able to write in it!

[@Philhellene1]

Well, listening via train wifi turned out to be a bust but I managed to play it a little later. I like the look at things I would not have encountered otherwise. Thank you Mr J.

[@writerlywitterings]

My pleasure, Phil. Glad you got home safely too!

[@Philhellene1]

@@writerlywitterings Thank you. At least we had a seat. Two weeks ago we had tickets for first from reading but no seat until after Taunton! Another item I did not know about till a video of your (but I have several now) are exacompta files.

[@Dreblueskies]

So glad I found your channel. Lovely video!

[@writerlywitterings]

Thank you so much! Sorry to take so long to respond - ill health and deadlines!

[@Dreblueskies]

@@writerlywitterings I’m so sorry for I’ll health, well wishes.

[@JBFire97]

Thank you for sharing. A very versatile system. I’m sure there are a lots of insert possibilities for future development by WH.

[@writerlywitterings]

They are a great little company, and the paper is just wonderful to write on, and David Round is always thinking up new ideas to help his customers. A lovely bloke, in short!

[@rosvw3517]

I have to admit that I love it when you make an error when speaking and correct it later, such as when you said, “Day of the month…” only to write onscreen, “Day of the week, you Twit!” Sorry, Michael, these written corrections crack me up every time! Lol

[@Richard_Barnes]

You have a nice collection of WH growing. I’m so glad I could help get you introduced and addicted to the stuff 😂 🙂👍🏻 I was wondering what I could order for #6. 😂 I bought the same half-A5 sheets and use them too. Lately for me, the grateful box was some ‘all clear’ tests for my brother and I for a few things. Nowt serious going off but needed tests, etc and who doesn’t like an ‘all clear’ for the grateful and positive boxes of those sheets. Thanks a lot Mike for the video🙂👍🏻

[@writerlywitterings]

Cheers, Richard. I'm saving that box for my brother's final tests in a few weeks! I hope he'll be well. I really do like these pages, though. I take the mickey, but they are a good way of focusing on what is good and helpful, rather than the miserable things that invariably happen.

[@slemtones]

@writerlywitterings Are you still filling in those half A5 journaling/positive-thinking sheets after 4 months? Would be really interested to hear how you got on. Thanks. Brilliant channel btw, and I really appreciate you posting all those older videos which I assume were Patreon videos. So interesting. So much so that I’ve now bought a few of your novels that are queued up on my reading list. I initially stumbled upon your channel because I have a Lamy 2000, love it, and was wondering if it was only just me that raved about it ;-) I’m enjoying the journey ;-)

[@writerlywitterings]

Many thanks, Surfey (especially for buying the books!). I am still using them, although intermittently rather than every day. They aren't a thing I'd necessarily use full time, but can be useful when something special has happened - good or bad. Sadly, for me as a novelist, most days are just "Got up, sat at desk, typed, went to bed" and not particularly full of insights!

[@slemtones]

@@writerlywitterings thanks 👍

[@dr.d723]

Thanks again for taking the time to do these videos. I can imagine how busy you are with your writing. I have been considering buying a William Hannah notebook. I like the fixed rings, but I am did not find any kind of paper punch on their website in order to insert other pages into the notebook. Do you know if the WH rings align with the any of the paper punches from other companies (i.e. Levenger, ARC, Atoma) ?

[@writerlywitterings]

Hi, Dr D, Yes, I personally have an Atoma punch which matches the William Hannah perfectly, and I believe that any punch suitable for Atoma with their measurements would do equally well. However, although I quite understand the benefits of being able to use other papers in the WH (printed diaries, printed notes for meetings) I have to admit, for my purposes, I always go back to the WH papers. The 115 gsm paper is just wonderful to write on!

[@dr.d723]

@@writerlywitterings Thank you for your kind reply. I plan on using WH paper for my writing, but there are times when I need to use a preprinted reference sheet for my work. Having the ability to "punch" such a sheet and place it into a notebook would be very helpful.

[@writerlywitterings]

@@dr.d723 I quite understand - and do the same myself!

[@dr.d723]

@@writerlywitterings Well, I pulled the trigger. I just ordered the A5 size in whiskey and kingfisher along with several packets of additional paper, dividers, bookmarks, etc. Thank you for helping me stop dithering and do it.

[@helenj8471]

I'm going to have to limit my viewing of your channel soon, Michael. You've already got me addicted to atoma, now I can see me treating myself to a william hannah as well! Just out of interest are the WH disc spacings the same as the atoma puncher spacings?

[@writerlywitterings]

I'm very sorry to have to tell you that the William Hannah spacings are identical to the Atoms ones. Any Atoma paper will migrate very happily to William Hannah. Sorry. You have no excuse not to dip your toe into the William Hannah water!

[@helenj8471]

@@writerlywitterings Oh dear! Thankyou Michael

[@six10creative]

Wow. I would love to use this entire system, pocket, A5, and A6. However, no way I can afford $300 for notebooks. Wish I could, watched all your videos on them, basically so I can just dream of having them lol. Thanks for the video.

[@writerlywitterings]

I do understand, James. All I would say is, save for the A5 model and run with that. The paper is just extraordinary and wonderful to write on. I've just bought the 2023 diary pages and wouldn't be without it!

[@six10creative]

@@writerlywitterings Thank you! I just got through selling a lot of gear from my other hobby, and ended up with enough to buy all I wanted from William Hannah. Order has been placed and am very excited for it to arrive!

[@writerlywitterings]

Knowing William Hannah, you'll soon have your notebook! Enjoy!

[@richclearpc]

I'm missing the original attraction to your channel that gave insights into the writing process - so sad that we are missing a chance to learn from a master ...

[@writerlywitterings]

Ah, I'm sorry about that - but I'm thinking of some ways of bringing that element back into life again. It's just that videos take a chunk out of my week, and trying to make time for writing is key right now - but that does mean I am developing new aspects of writing for future videos.

[@slemtones]

I like the variety. Most people have many interests, and this channel exemplifies that.