I do theoretical and philosophical research about many things, related to my hindu religion and to the multicultural society. But to understand a whole community of 16 million hyperdynamic crazy Dutch people it is necessary to look into the mind and spirit of each one of them and for this a lot of memory space is needed. This process is one inspiration for many of my writings.
Before I start developing an article about something I sit down beside my cat and write down keywords, phrases or sketches about the topic on plain white paper. After this I start my computer and choose a free abstract article number in my administration. Then I go on a freewriting tour for a few hours or even a week, till the text is perfected and ready to publish. Because I type almost blindfolded and I have an ergonomic microsoft natural keyboard, it is possible for me to write at high speeds for long times continuously.
Quantifying something like that is absurd, however, I would have to say, I ask, “What if...” And then go from there. What happens before I sit down to write is, I think about the what ifs, and draw them to their illogical and hopefully hilarious conclusions....
I am driven my music when I write. Usually something from a movie in the genre or something historical from the period. Before sitting to write, I usually have detailed discussions with my writing partner and collaborator, or do extensive reading.
You know i used to have this writing energy and stamina in the past that i didnt need to pull myself to write before i started my security company which now consumes most of my time and am exhausted and drained when i have to get to my writing, but once started i know the wheel starts to roll by itself.
The idea wends in and out of my consciousness until it has to burst forth. I might make a few notes ahead of time. I most often outline first and create a goal. Sometimes I tape a talk and critique myself.
What happens is usually stream of consciousness.........it plays the entire story in my head and I am pulled like a magnet to write it down asap.
Chaos is my creative process, along with mountains of post it notes. I don't outline or do any kind of prep, when the inspiration strikes, I write.
Thinking. Sometimes I carve it out in my head, especially when I do not have time to write. There is no specific process, I fit it in when I can, since I am unable to give writing priority.
I write what I feel. What ever touches me that particular moment. I don't have a specific time to write, it could be at mid night or when I'm on a taxi, something would just come in to my mind and I would have to write it there and then
I write when strong emotion, anger, or frustration motivates me to express a message to people in general. In the Philippines I wrote environmental and political editorials. When ever something became untenable I wrote. I write first then put it into presentable form.
First off! I have to not agree with something, or something has to get under my skin, or just think of something out of spite that go against what people believe. And I come with the subject I think might cause a reaction. I invest in caffeine because I like my coffee in the morning. Put on some good music, and then all of a sudden bits and pieces of things come to me that may go with different subjects I jotted down. I write my sentences down, I always save them I always come back to them later. I basically build my story that goes to a particular subject. That is my ruff draft! I put it up to come back to it months later with a non-favoritism with a particular sentence and I go threw it like a professor proof reading his students paper for corrections.
I'm a complete newbie when it comes to writing, so my creative process may be totally different to most but it more or less mirrors my creative process for my own artwork; an idea or concept comes to mind, I visualize the overall 'story', then get into researching the background to the concept. Once I feel I have all the information I need to begin working I first do a series of sketches or layouts to transfer my thoughts to paper, then using the research material begin fleshing out the work.
I am writing all the time. At my day job, I am constantly jotting bits of dialogue on the back of scrap paper, and to lull myself to sleep at night, I work a scene through in my head--then hope I remember enough of it the next day to work from.
My drive to and from my day job is generally a 30-45 minute commute, and I used to talk out the next part of the story while driving, then write it out when I got home. However, it seemed that I would come up with some clever twists of tale while alone, talking to myself in my car, then promptly forget it all when I sat in front of the keyboard. I bought a small digital recorder, and now I dictate the story as I drive. If I am unable to write that evening, I still have a really good idea of where the story is headed. When I do have time to write, I listen, type, add and subtract and generally work that way. Sounds meticulous, I know. Don't worry, I'm not that much of a nitnoid in other aspects of my life.
I have no set day or time to write, but when I am in front of this keyboard everyone knows I am not to be disturbed. Fortunately, this wish is respected most of the time. I belong to two writer's groups. One is a serious critique group where the five members are seriously editing a mss in hopes of getting it out. The other group is a "read and comment" sort of group and I do get a lot from both. It seems that I get most of my writing done on these days, either while editing for perfection (an unobtainable goal, as we all know) to wow the group, or because I am fired up with creativity from something that was said or something I learned while in the meeting.   | | |
I start thinking only when I sit down to write. I'll write, doodle, sketch, scratch out, get up, look in the fridge, drink some water, sometimes eat something, check my email, watch TV, sit down at my desk again.
Maybe I'll arrive at something good. Mebbe not.
Repeat.
After a nap. Or some surfing. Or watching 'DS9.'
Wow this is like giving up trade secrets!
The Process: First live a life worth writing about, then Journal everything from moments and ideas, to seeds for actual pieces, then compose from that base of material! Most of my writing starts off in a journal. Only when I feel like it is time to compose do I set aside time to work at the computer and write out actual pieces.
"A poet spends 90% of his life doing something other then writing poems" --Vince Clemente |
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