Tyree
07-11-2008, 05:50 PM
For the record, I am not a professional writer nor have I had anything published. I write for school, for my website, and for personal enjoyment. The two tips I am about to share help me when writing my fiction and I thought they may help some of you.
Tip #1:
Always put down a good idea you have as quickly as possible. Even if you can't immediately add it to your work, I find it a good practice to either jot down my ideas or record them with a digital recorder. I know the feeling a creative writer gets when they have an idea and forget it when it comes time to implement it. I sometimes have my best ideas when I am lying in bed, drifting off to sleep. To keep the ideas fresh, I keep a digital recorder on my night stand so that I can record the idea when it comes to me. With modern digital technology what it is today, small, hand-held digital recorders are fairly inexpensive. Besides, even if they weren't, and you are serious about writing, they are worth the investment. You may not necessarily forget the idea while waiting to add it to your project, but you may lose some of the panache of the original thought.
Tip #2:
This contradicts DWT's tip on silence. Personally, I have a hard time writing my fiction in silence. To combat the block, I arrange a series of playlists in my mp3 player that may motivate me. When you're cooking you sometimes have to stir the pot. Well, I use music to stir my creative pot. Since I write medieval fantasy fiction, I have a huge playlist of soundtracks to films and video games of the same theme. Every time I start writing I launch my mp3 player and start my personal soundtrack. Next thing I know it two hours have passed and I've written ten pages! If you're finding yourself having trouble writing in silence, try making a custom playlist themed after the work you're writing. Perhaps you will get some inspiration. Naturally this will not work for everyone, but it never hurts to try it out. We learn what works for us by experimenting.
I hope these tips help you as much as they've helped me. *Tyree clicks on his Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. Now back to writing!
Tip #1:
Always put down a good idea you have as quickly as possible. Even if you can't immediately add it to your work, I find it a good practice to either jot down my ideas or record them with a digital recorder. I know the feeling a creative writer gets when they have an idea and forget it when it comes time to implement it. I sometimes have my best ideas when I am lying in bed, drifting off to sleep. To keep the ideas fresh, I keep a digital recorder on my night stand so that I can record the idea when it comes to me. With modern digital technology what it is today, small, hand-held digital recorders are fairly inexpensive. Besides, even if they weren't, and you are serious about writing, they are worth the investment. You may not necessarily forget the idea while waiting to add it to your project, but you may lose some of the panache of the original thought.
Tip #2:
This contradicts DWT's tip on silence. Personally, I have a hard time writing my fiction in silence. To combat the block, I arrange a series of playlists in my mp3 player that may motivate me. When you're cooking you sometimes have to stir the pot. Well, I use music to stir my creative pot. Since I write medieval fantasy fiction, I have a huge playlist of soundtracks to films and video games of the same theme. Every time I start writing I launch my mp3 player and start my personal soundtrack. Next thing I know it two hours have passed and I've written ten pages! If you're finding yourself having trouble writing in silence, try making a custom playlist themed after the work you're writing. Perhaps you will get some inspiration. Naturally this will not work for everyone, but it never hurts to try it out. We learn what works for us by experimenting.
I hope these tips help you as much as they've helped me. *Tyree clicks on his Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. Now back to writing!