The 4 C's of Content Creation: How to Use 5 Senses to Take Better Notes & Create More

Write better by using your five senses and an index card to remember and transform random notes into captivating content.

Do you have a dusty list of writing ideas in your Notes app?

Perhaps Word .doc of bullet points that never see the light of day?

Yet, somehow, you still need content?

I get it. Real struggle. We all know.

Recently, one of my favorite Substackers,

Fabienne Mannherz

, or as

Nur Nadar

describes her, the “German Genius,” posted an interesting Note on a common writing question:

Fabienne’s Note encouraged me to consider my own content creation lifecycle - and finally tweak, structure and document it properly enough to share.

Years ago, I discovered the seedlings to my method in Marion Roach Smith’s, The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. She stashes index cards everywhere, in every bag, in the car - even in her nightstand.

Today, let’s add my own ADHD twist to Marion’s habit of stashing index cards everywhere - from your nightstand to the car - using TheAntiHeroine’s 4 C’s of Content Creation.