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Questions to ponder part 11
RokofAges75:
When you guys sit down to write, do you just literally sit down and start writing, or do you do anything to get yourself going first?
I will sit down and start writing if I'm really inspired, usually if I've been on a roll and am already in the middle of a chapter, but usually I do a bunch of things that are meant to inspire me and really just waste time, like re-reading, "researching," and listening to music. Sometimes it does help, especially when it's been awhile and I need to refresh my memory, but there is a reason it takes me so long to finish stories LOL.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 18, 2014, 09:36:43 AM ---Being a grown up sucks! lol
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Seriously, I wish I could just sit at home and write about the Backstreet Boys all day, every day!
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 18, 2014, 09:38:20 AM ---When you guys sit down to write, do you just literally sit down and start writing, or do you do anything to get yourself going first?
I will sit down and start writing if I'm really inspired, usually if I've been on a roll and am already in the middle of a chapter, but usually I do a bunch of things that are meant to inspire me and really just waste time, like re-reading, "researching," and listening to music. Sometimes it does help, especially when it's been awhile and I need to refresh my memory, but there is a reason it takes me so long to finish stories LOL.
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I've gotten into a routine where the very first thing I do after feeding Egypt in the morning, is sit down and write. I find if I do that before I come on here or twitter or anything else, I tend to b a bit more productive. It's worked for the most part. I usually get at least a page written every morning. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I also do all my reading first thing in the morning as well (fanfic wise) I do wake up at 3:30 nowadays so I have a lot of time to kill. Of course now I'm starting to feel zombie like. lol
KeepThisSecret:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 18, 2014, 09:38:55 AM ---Seriously, I wish I could just sit at home and write about the Backstreet Boys all day, every day!
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Imagine if we could get PAID for that?!?!?!
When I sit down to write, I always have to reread the last chapter that I wrote. I hate cutting myself off in the middle of a chapter because then I'm so confused when I come back to it. If that happens, I often find myself rewriting huge segments of the chapter because I have completely forgotten where I wanted to go with it. When I'm in the mood to write, I want no distractions (music, FB, husband, etc.). Although, a distraction free environment rarely happens for me.
mare:
^ I always have to read what I have written before hand too! And it also needs to be very quiet. No music or tv sounds in the background.
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