Looking back on some of my hand-written play records, everything's a bit dry and lifeless. There's enough description that I could go back and relive the moments, but the descriptions would be significantly less comprehensible to anyone else.

Looking back on some of my hand-written play records, everything's a bit dry and lifeless. There's enough description that I could go back and relive the moments, but the descriptions would be significantly less comprehensible to anyone else.

I wanted to share two links I'm looking at in my search for solutions.

The Bullet Journal for Game Masters Community - https://plus.google.com/communities/110082948640893810864

Perhaps there's some crossover between our communities already, but if you haven't dropped in over there, I encourage you to take a look. Some people prioritize beautiful layouts, while others make clean, efficient ones. There are a lot of ideas to harvest there to take your session records in whatever direction you'd like.

Sketchnoting - https://www.jetpens.com/blog/sketchnotes-a-guide-to-visual-note-taking/pt/892

This is just one of many overviews on the topic, but the basic idea was to make lecture notes more effective by visualizing connections and emphases using layouts and graphics. For hand written session reports, establishing a language of icons, containers, and connectors might look nicer than stream-of-consciousness paragraphs.

I haven't tried any of the above ideas out yet (newborn in the house, what is free time anymore?), but if I do, I'll make sure to share pics.