My Secret Lens
I’m wondering if I’m the only one with a secret lens – one that is for my eyes only – one that will never be published. My secret lens is called, simply, “Lens Ideas,” and that tells you exactly what I use it for.
I’m still developing myself as a lensmaster, even after publishing fifty-one lenses. I’ve made the mistake of creating a lot of WIP (work in progress) lenses that throw off my cumulative lens stats. I would like to stop that habit.
Now, when I have a new lens idea, I usually don’t rush to get a lens started. Too often they sit there undone for weeks or months even. That’s depressing to see day after day! Instead I open my “Lens Ideas” lens and use one of the blank text boxes to jot down my newest lens brainstorm.
I’m sure as time goes by my secret lens will find other uses, but for now, I’m gratefully keeping it all to myself as a tool that helps me cope with my lensmaster inspirations.
October 9th, 2008 at 2:42 am
That’s a good idea
October 9th, 2008 at 4:07 am
That certainly is a different way of keeping focussed. Which reminds me – I have a decision to make about one of my WIPs and that is will I ever get round to doing it or should I just delete? Oh the decisions, decisions!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Good idea for keeping of log of ideas and probably a nice way of organizing your thoughts. Sometimes the worst days are when you can’t decide what topic to use for a lens. Now, you can just go back to the ideas you have logged on your lens!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:46 am
If I know I am going to create a lens, I usually snag an address and then add text modules with the ideas that I have.
Otherwise, I have a text document with a list of the lenses I would like to create. So many ideas… So little time…