I thought Pinterest was mostly for people who collected recipes and craft ideas. But when I joined an online writing group, the mentors shared all sorts of things to try out–from writing devotionals and blog posts to marketing and utilizing social media.
One author, who writes historical novels, showed us the large notebooks where she gathers information for future books. She also uses Pinterest when she finds photos similar how her heroine might look, what she might wear, where she could live, how she would travel, what would be in her local newspaper.
I tried it and it’s become very handy. Pinterest allows so many more categories (called “boards”) than this website does. Besides a WWII category, I’ve created “boards” for each Wilson brother, for each plane one of them flew, each ship one of them was assigned to. It’s visual and is the handiest place to find older stories.
Some fun boards: Cars, Christmas, Crafts, Country School, Early Ancestors, Faith, Guest Bloggers, Poems, Purple Heart, Quilts, Recipes, Steam Engines, Thanksgiving, and Tractors. My newest category is called Medical Stuff.
Take a look. You might enjoy exploring my Pinterest page, and you might just like to start one of your own. Yes, Pinterest is fun!