The Inspiration Habit

[keiramarcos]

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[rogue53]

I LOVE your mom!

That being said, as a pantser I say, pooh to him! I don't think I've plotted anything ever (and I include the short story that I had to write for the English class as a senior in hs), and I wrote a bit almost every day of Jan. In fact, if I write today, it'll continue the streak!

[ladyholder]

Let's be real, there are days when I don't have the energy to *write* but I rarely pass a day where I'm not thinking about what I *want* to write. I don't think I've ever felt a day when I haven't had an idea about something. I might not write it down, but I do think about it. Pick at it. See where it might go...

I'm reasonably certain I no longer fit the clinical definition of a pantser, but I am much more free in how I approach my writing than some. And I rarely have an outline & a zero draft is very much a 'huh?' thing for me. But I am not going to say that is what's holding me back. I am the captain of my own creative boat. And to make it sail, I need to launch it on the waters of the word processing program and stop letting her rot in the drydock of laziness.

~L

[alee_grrl]

I can say that the only time I've actually bled for my art is when I've managed to do something clutzy and actually injure myself while painting or drawing. And even that was rare. My mental and physical health issues have been bigger challenges to writing, and sometimes meaning that I turned to shorter pieces and poetry as a creative outlet instead of tackling longer works. And while my anxiety can make my fears, worries, and insecurities about my writing or art painful at times, creating is still a wonderful outlet. And creativity definitely begets creativity. Since I joined a few discord servers, I'm finding it easier to get ideas flowing. Being around other writers and supportive fellow fandom folks can be a very helpful thing.

Also, your mom's response to Milton was phenomenal. :D

[azurehart]

As long as he keeps working on his 400k and counting "epic" he can live in his fantasy world where his words are too perfect for the eyes of mere mortals. There's no risk of rejection to interrupt the fantasy there. After all, when a 400k+ story by an unknown and unpublished author hits their submissions desk it's going to get an automatic rejection form letter.

That man is so far back in the closet of denial that he has tea every Tuesday with Aslan.

[chimera01]

I can only say that you inspire me, because you gave me the platform on which I wrote my "first" story. Thanks to Rough Trade, I found the courage to put my actual words in print of any sort.
And your mom is some kind of awesome!

[esteefee]

"Milton," ha. What a complete ass. I can only say that since I started forcing myself to write, I've been writing more, and when I didn't, I didn't write. Isn't that odd? And I'm a pantser as well, so there goes that argument.

I love your mom's response. She's awesome, and so are you, for giving us a space where we encourage each other to write every day, and the tracking tool that rewards our progress.

Hilarious!

[noble_korhedron]

I'm cracking up laughing at Milton's discomfort! However, as a person who has studied a little human biology, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with your Mum's theory about your creativity lasting in proportion to her fertility. Although I imagine Milton looked like a goldfish as he tried to respond to that...?

Re: Hilarious!

[keiramarcos]

It was a joke in reference to another post I wrote that she read. For fuck's sake.