Learning about Writing Style
Jan. 4th, 2011 09:38 amI'm back at work. So far my major endeavor has been being on hold with Barnes and Noble. That's what I get for ordering the new testament...BUT that's been straightened out.
I don't get to write or exercise for the next two days. I have an online meeting tonight, and a board meeting tomorrow, and putting in the full day of administration beforehand makes it awfully hard to squeeze anything in. I'm glad I planned ahead this week for such an emergency.
All the writing time is about discovery, and I'm reinforcing something I suspected. I hit a two-hour wall. That's the place where my ideas are pumped up and flowing, but my fingers and my thoughts turn to mush. So, it'll be hard to get any concrete writing down after two hours, but there's lots of images and thoughts about stories in my head after those two hours are through.
It would be cool if one of you out there could invent a head camera, and then I could take the snapshots to remind myself of what I was thinking later.
I also come back to a writing session the next time and find myself thinking--wow. I wrote that, huh? So, it's a good thing to have those breaks, because at the end of two hours, I'm not even finishing words sometimes!
I'm also finding that I am more productive away from home. It makes my writing feel more like a job, and I am less likely to get distracted by all the cool things I have at home.
I'm very curious about your writing habits. Here's a short poll.
1. How often do you write during the week?
2. How long do you write for a typical session?
3. Do you have a time of day you prefer to write?
4. Do you write best at home or away from home?
5. Do you have any favorite objects that you write with?
6. Do you have any particular programs you like, or strategies you use?
I'll be interested in your answers.
Catherine
Mirrored from Writer Tamago.