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Writing and reverse psychology
Jul. 30th, 2012 12:33 pmI've been pretty stymied in terms of writing lately. Last night I finally got going again on the Draugluin story and suddenly the motivation and manic feeling are back! So much so that I even wrote a bit this morning, and that's unusual since I'm not a morning writer (I'm not a morning anything, actually).
Now part of this was just being willing to say "screw you, I can't work on you all at once" to my other stories that I've been neglecting, so that I could concentrate on one without feeling guilty. Like many people around here these days, I seem to have way too many works in progress on the burner.
But I honestly think that the other part of it was that, after quite a few days of having absolutely nothing scheduled and loads of free time, today is comprised of social activities and obligations. Last night, the idea of "can't write tomorrow, must write now!" seized me. This, I suppose, is why I got so much writing done in March even when I was already busy. Time was at a premium, therefore I seized it. Somehow, all this free time makes it not matter. All last semester I had fantasies about writing nonstop all summer, and I've hardly done any such thing. Lesson: I need to go out and do stuff, not just because I've been isolating lately, but because it's good for my creativity. Go figure.
Writing music: Prince of Egypt soundtrack instrumental tracks are working well for the current chapter. This also reminds me that I really like most of the vocal tracks on that album.
*dances around the room with Draugluin to the happy children's choir part of 'When You Believe'* Yes, evidently Draugluin likes happy children's choirs. Why am I not surprised. I suppose I should be disturbed by the fact that the bloody werewolf is by far my most altruistic character.
Now part of this was just being willing to say "screw you, I can't work on you all at once" to my other stories that I've been neglecting, so that I could concentrate on one without feeling guilty. Like many people around here these days, I seem to have way too many works in progress on the burner.
But I honestly think that the other part of it was that, after quite a few days of having absolutely nothing scheduled and loads of free time, today is comprised of social activities and obligations. Last night, the idea of "can't write tomorrow, must write now!" seized me. This, I suppose, is why I got so much writing done in March even when I was already busy. Time was at a premium, therefore I seized it. Somehow, all this free time makes it not matter. All last semester I had fantasies about writing nonstop all summer, and I've hardly done any such thing. Lesson: I need to go out and do stuff, not just because I've been isolating lately, but because it's good for my creativity. Go figure.
Writing music: Prince of Egypt soundtrack instrumental tracks are working well for the current chapter. This also reminds me that I really like most of the vocal tracks on that album.
*dances around the room with Draugluin to the happy children's choir part of 'When You Believe'* Yes, evidently Draugluin likes happy children's choirs. Why am I not surprised. I suppose I should be disturbed by the fact that the bloody werewolf is by far my most altruistic character.
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