Not surprising that I’m going through yet another one of these spells of what I like to call “writer’s slump.” Not exactly like writer’s block, just the fact that the motivation is getting hard to find. Hence the name.
Perhaps it’s because the past week has been a bit on the crazy side. First, there was the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘creativity’
A Bit of a Writer’s Slump
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged creativity, exhaustion, motivation, novel, responsibility, writer, writing on October 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Outlining Before NaNoWriMo
Posted in writing, tagged creativity, NaNoWriMo, novel, organization, outlining, time, writing on October 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Throughout the past week, I’ve been revamping and changing my outline for CHRYSANTHEMUM PROMISE. I’ve added more chapters to the beginning to better identify the close relationship between my MC Kaiyo and her mother; I’ve taken out a few characters and one sidestory that I thought would draw attention away from the main one; and [...]
The Connection Between Music and Writing
Posted in music, writing, tagged characters, creativity, music, soundtrack, writing on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I find that I’m deeply affected by music when I’m writing. I don’t know about you, but I always see my story play through my brain like a movie–complete with a full orchestral soundtrack.
Anyway, I have a “soundtrack” of sorts that I listen to when I’m writing. They help me visualize the scenes better. Most of the [...]
What Gets Your Creative Juices Flowing?
Posted in art, music, writing, tagged art, composing, creativity, drawing, music, painting, writing on September 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
So, I’m posing a question to all writers/artists/musicians/bloggers–anyone really–and wondering: What gets your creative juices flowing?
It’s a variety of things for me, but I find that I come up with my best stuff while I’m in the shower. I don’t know why–perhaps the hot water opens up the pores or something–but that’s when it normally [...]
