NaNoWriMo has begun! This blog might be quite neglected for the next thirty days. Or I might use it to procrastinate...
Notes of encouragement will be quite welcome this month. I'm going to need them!
I have a question for you writers / composers / painters / creative types out there: are there certain work conditions, instruments, or times of day that seem conducive to your creative activity? Do you write on yellow legal pad, computer, or blank journal? Pen, pencil, or keyboard? Morning, or night?
I find I get ideas I like right before falling asleep or right after waking up; in the shower; or while driving. I brainstorm with a black Sanford Uniball Rollergrip pen with microfine tip, but I write on the computer (because I can get my thoughts out faster).
I hope I'm in the call room scribbling away as you read this!
6 comments:
Black Sanford Uniball?!
What, no love for the G2 Gel Ink Microfine Rollerball? :)
Good luck T.! I usually find that I like to write when I've had some alone time at night...it's also close to bedtime. I hope this goes well for you and we'll be cheering!
DM - haven't tried it; too attached to the other one!
Kim - thanks for the cheers. :)
Having never written, composed, or painted anything (except for technical stuff), I picture these things being indispensable when creating great art:
Getting up really early or sleeping in, a good fountain pen, a nice bistro around the corner, an unlimited wine cellar, a garret in Paris, a Viennese coffee house, a retreat in a tiny village, a sharp #2 pencil, New York, coffee, a cat, long walks, a 3-month vacation in Tuscany or Tasmania...
Hinzi - I LOVE your list!
What a nice kitchen place to sit and write you've got there. GOood luck!
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