2 Apps and 1 Notepad: Inside My Writer Brain

Tansy Bradshaw
2 min readApr 17, 2023

Every writer I have ever talked to or watched has one thing in common — they carry some sort of notebook with them all the time. Depending on what type of writer you are will dictate whether the notebook is physical or digital.

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Though I prefer digital, the main reason I am not fully digital is because Logseq Sync is still in beta. I foresee that as Logseq Sync gets better, I will switch over completely. Until then, I use 2 apps and 1 notebook to assist me to write when the moment is fresh.

As a writer with a disability that affects my ability to write when on the go, I have to approach things a bit differently. My disability means I only have the use of one hand and cannot use the other in any usable way.

On The Go-Go: Google Keep

Google Keep is for when I am in the city and need to capture something. More often than not, it is going to be a quote or an idea that has come to me. I need to be able to record it to come back to later.

What I like about Google Keep is that you can colour-code notes, archive old notes and tag.

The main ways I use Google Keep:

  • When it is something short and quick
  • When there is nowhere for me to sit down with a notepad
  • In bed, using Google…

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Tansy Bradshaw

Tansy is a neurodivergent writer living and working in Melbourne. Over her decade of writing they have written reviews, opinion pieces and feature articles.