Going with the flow...
I realized yesterday that I may be inhibiting my creativity a little bit. See, I went to college and got a communications degree and while I want nothing to do with any job in the communications field, I was around a lot of cool, creative people and they taught me a lot about being creative. I even have creativity exercises. Not jumping jacks or anything but just a little something that gets creativity flowing. The thing is: I'm also a big list maker. I like to plan certain things out, (but only certain things, I've been known to freak out in really structured settings) so I knew going into this book project that I wanted to have everything about the world they are going to be living in documented. I read that JK Rowling did it, and well, it worked for her. But I'm not doing it because she did, it's really just a smart thing to do. If you know your charactors and the area before you start writing, few mistakes will be made. I'll never say someone's hair is this color, when 1o chapters before it, I said it was another. It just makes sense.
I just think I went overboard a bit and got carried away with having things on paper. I think it stifled my ideas a little bit. So yesterday I just stared out a window for awhile and let some scenes play out in my head. I think it cleared up a lot of the monotonous planning that I had done. I just need to let it flow.
Things went a lot smoother today, as where yesterday I was looking for a bridge to jump off of, I got a lot taken care of today. I'm not done yet either, but I'm a big believer in breaks. At some point, if you think too hard, ideas become forced and I think the unnaturalness (word? not a word?) will come out in your writing if something is too forced. You know how funny things can become obviuos, too funny even. Well, I don't want that happening to me.
It really helps that the weather has been FANTASTIC here in NC. It's been in the 60's and sunny, which not only helps with one's mood but with their motivation. Mainly mine, I'm a bit (OK, more than a bit) of a procrastinator, so any added motivation helps.
On the normal-life side of things, I bought a lot of cool thrift store stuff for a friend who moved to Alabama yesterday. I like doing stuff like that, just so when she walks by the stuff she can think, "Hey Brandy gave that to me." Call it self-centered but maybe thinking of her best friend will make her feel at-home in a new place. It's worth a try... now if she would just call me.
Anyway, have a great day everybody.
I just think I went overboard a bit and got carried away with having things on paper. I think it stifled my ideas a little bit. So yesterday I just stared out a window for awhile and let some scenes play out in my head. I think it cleared up a lot of the monotonous planning that I had done. I just need to let it flow.
Things went a lot smoother today, as where yesterday I was looking for a bridge to jump off of, I got a lot taken care of today. I'm not done yet either, but I'm a big believer in breaks. At some point, if you think too hard, ideas become forced and I think the unnaturalness (word? not a word?) will come out in your writing if something is too forced. You know how funny things can become obviuos, too funny even. Well, I don't want that happening to me.
It really helps that the weather has been FANTASTIC here in NC. It's been in the 60's and sunny, which not only helps with one's mood but with their motivation. Mainly mine, I'm a bit (OK, more than a bit) of a procrastinator, so any added motivation helps.
On the normal-life side of things, I bought a lot of cool thrift store stuff for a friend who moved to Alabama yesterday. I like doing stuff like that, just so when she walks by the stuff she can think, "Hey Brandy gave that to me." Call it self-centered but maybe thinking of her best friend will make her feel at-home in a new place. It's worth a try... now if she would just call me.
Anyway, have a great day everybody.