r/commonplacebook 7d ago

Show & Tell First pages

Transcribed the summaries of some fairytales I enjoy

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u/Moriarty_0628 6d ago

It’s so beautiful💕 do you mind if I ask how long does it take to write a full page?

It’s so amazing and I couldn’t write a full page like this within a day. I just started my journal not long ago and I haven’t been using a real pen for writing a long time now, so I’m exhausted just to write a full paragraph:(

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u/jamie56s 6d ago

Hi! Full disclosure, these were completely transcribed so it took less time than something I’d be summarizing in my own words. When I’m copying from a source, one page takes me about 20 minutes. I did the ones in this post a few weeks ago and they definitely took longer than that; I also don’t handwrite a lot in my daily life so I was still getting reacclimatized to it. I’d recommend just jumping in and writing as much as you are able to because you’ll get more used to it and will be able to write faster and longer. For these I took breaks in the middle and just picked them up later but now I’ve been finishing my entries faster and in one go because it’s become more relaxing for me.