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A welcome to the Nero’s Notes crowd
The shop has closed.
The curiosity hasn’t.
Nero’s Notes has closed its doors as a store. But the spirit of curiosity and analogue endeavour lives on here, at Pocket Notebooks.
If you came looking for Nero’s, it’s lovely to see you again.
Good to see a familiar face.
To everyone who shopped with us
Thank you.
And welcome back.
Thank you for being part of Nero’s Notes. For your custom, your enthusiasm and your willingness to get excited about a small book of blank paper.
The store has closed, but there’s still plenty to enjoy about a pen, a notebook and a little time to yourself.
Pocket Notebooks is my invitation to put them to use. You’ll find short, free exercises in noticing more, untangling your thoughts and finding words that make sense. Ten minutes and a page are enough to begin.
Perhaps you have a notebook from Nero’s waiting for the right occasion. This could be it. The crossings-out are welcome too.
Come and have a look around. I hope you’ll feel at home.
Stuart
A few places to begin
Put a little curiosity on the page.
01 /
Take your notebook for a walk.
Bring home five details you’d normally miss. No photographs required.
A walk without a photograph ↗02 /
Follow a stray sentence.
Turn a line of dialogue into six lines of possibility. It may involve a horse.
Make a little headroom.
Give a circling decision a page of its own. Find out what you know and what you’re guessing.
Nine exercises. Three collections. One good habit.
A small notebook. A clearer head.
There’s no need to save the good notebook for a better idea. Open it and see what turns up.
The writing carries on, too.
If you enjoyed the notes that came with Nero’s, you might enjoy my essays and stories at Writer Interrupted. Same curiosity, more room on the page.
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