Creative overload
I have had to take a break recently from writing. "Gasp" I have had so many new ideas popping into my head that I now have 10+ chapters written. The Good news is that is 10+ new projects on my In-progress shelf . The downside is that this has kept me away from finishing the projects that are in the finishing stages of completion. While my time for writing is hampered by the fact that I have to go to work at the job that pays my bills. When I find time to write I need to be able to focus on the projects that are close to completion. When I have these creative idea though it overrides my thoughts till I write it out. Oh well I guess I just need to accept how my creative mind works.
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Richelle
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Apr 26, 2013 01:00PM
I think the art of focus isn't an aspect of creative talent. (That's my excuse anyway.)
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I find the more I try to focus on something that my creative mind isn't trying to focus on the harder it gets. If I try to force it I end up with four hours of writing time spent and only three paragraphs. Then a couple days later I scrap those three paragraphs cause they don't flow.
You'd laugh if you honestly knew how pieced-together my books are. A scene haunts me, and I write it down. Another flashes through my mind, and I scribble it on a sticky note. Something else comes to my head, and so I jot it in a notebook. Then I type all these scenes in a document with empty spaces that eventually get filled in with writing that connects those moments of creative inspiration. Finally, when it's all patched together, I have a book! Crazy, huh?
That is a little crazy. If i'm writing non fiction I usually can just go chapter by chapter and things go well. My Fiction usually comes in spurts and I end up with a hundred little scenes that I try to stitch together. Hence why I haven't yet to produce a fiction title. Mostly cause you can't go from Modern times to Sci-fi in the same book let alone chapter. My office looks like someone invented a sticky note bomb and set it off on my desk. Come to think of it I don't even know what color paint is on the wall.
Lol! I'm a sticky-note addict too, but not THAT bad! I can see my white wall. I have them plastered all around my computer screen while I write--reminders and portions to insert in a piece. It's always a thrill for me when I can peel a sticky note off and tuck it away in an envelope because I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE!!! Woo hoo! Yes, I keep all my jotted notes--my collection.
