What does it look like when you write?
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- dragontattoo
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What does it look like when you write?
Do you guys have similar methods? What kinds of things inspire you?
Thanks for reading~ ^_^
- DATo
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Unlike some people I prefer no music or other distractions when I am writing. I tend to concentrate all my attention on the project at hand and I've found that background sounds tend to make my mind wander.
Since I primarily write short stories I tend to be obsessed to complete them once I start and have found myself sometimes writing far into the night to get one done. I don't know if this is the case with other writers but I feel that if I stop writing and come back to it on another day I have lost the "mood" (for want of a better word) that I was in which prompted the idea for the story in the first place. Thank God I don't write novels *LOL*
To answer your question regarding inspiration I can only say that sometimes ideas just pop into my mind. Almost all of my short stories contain twist endings and if an idea for a plot offers a good premise for a twist ending then I'm on it. Also, sometimes I am influenced by things in my personal life. After visiting a family member who resides in a nursing home and is afflicted with dementia it occurred to me that such people possibly see the world the way we experience dreams which led to my short story The Dreamer. I think amateur writers have a wealth of material to draw upon for ideas in their own, personal lives but for some reason they seem to always attempt to create fantastic plots which mimic stories they've read or seen on TV or movies.
Edited To Add - Since you are new I will just mention in the event you didn't already know that this website offers a place where members can submit their own short stories or poems. Check for the topics Creative Original Works: Short Stories and Creative Original Works: Poetry in the Writing section of the main forums page.
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I write only when I feel like it. And when I feel like it, I write as much as I can. Chapters and chapters. I save them up, and upload them according to a schedule, as if I have everything figured out like normal writers
I have a personal movie going on in my head when I'm penning down the scenes. Also, paper and pen always feel good, but for practical purposes, I write on the computer.
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Other times I will just write because I have a line in my head. A sudden moment of inspiration. Sometimes I'll develop these and others I won't. They can work just as well as individual quotes.
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I've recently been hitting up agents for representation on my first complete manuscript. No luck yet, but I'm going to keep at it and continue reading and writing. ?
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