Q. Why do so many writers have a writing notebook?

Answer

Keep the ideas organized and handy with a writer's notepad. It can serve as a place to record thoughts as they occur to a writer or as a resource for developing previously written material. A writer's notebook serves as a repository for her writing prompts, notes, and short stories. Put another way, it's a repository for ideas in a (relatively) unstructured format. Maybe a writer is not the kind to benefit from going offline by purchasing a notebook in which to record the ideas, but everyone can agree that capturing inspiration in digital form is limiting. There won't be any Pinterest to distract writers, and the ideas will be protected even if the network goes down or the cloud storage doesn't sync correctly.