Write yourself a note

Most of us have heard the age-old advice to carry a notebook with you at all times so you can write down ideas as they occur to you. If you think you'll remember the idea forever, well, let's just say you haven't reached my age yet.
I want to share with you today a related tip I think you'll find helpful - and that's to write notes to yourself while you're in the process of writing. For instance, if you're in the middle of writing your novel or memoir or short story and you think of something you want to mention later on, make a note to yourself at the end of whatever you're writing.
The advantage of having a word processor instead of a typewriter is your note will stay at the end until you move it or delete it. You can write a word or two or a sentence or a short outline of what you want to do later in your text.
Here's another advantage of writing notes to yourself. I've had instances where I knew exactly what I wanted to write next but I was just too doggone tired to continue. So I left myself a note, right where I left off,, so I could carry on the next day without missing a beat.