Any writers out there?

[yveskleinsky]

So after sitting here writing a couple of different articles, suffering from alternating bouts of writer's block and an explosions of ideas, and I got to wondering about the writing process of others. My current writing process is very free flowing. I only write when I have ideas, and although I prefer to type as I go, I've often found myself grabbing napkins or scrap paper just to keep up when I do get ideas- as they often come in rushes. I'm debating about trying to structure my writing time to see if that would make any positive difference in the quality and quantity of my work.

Out of curiousity, what helps you get in the mode of writing? Do you set a certain time eveyday to write? Do you have a journal? Do you finding it more helpful to type when you get ideas or to write them down? Do you use a pocket tape recorder for ideas? What has helped you become a better writer?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O guapf vjev O'n iovjis UP us UGG. O upmz lpux xjip O tvesv vu xsovi. Egvis 3 nopavit, vji xsovoph iovjis tvuqt (UGG) us dupvopait (O'n up!).

O jewi ziv vu gohasi uav e tepi xez vu qav ni opvu vji UP nufi. O tez tepi cideati vji upmz UP cavvup O jewi (vjev O lpux ug) ot jewoph e gix tvogg upit ug xjotliz. O'n juqoph hivvoph morausif up e feomz cetot otp'v e qsisiraotovi vu gopotjoph nz cuul.

 

[kurtyordy]

O jewi ciip fuoph raovi e cov ug xsovoph mevimz gus vji nehebopi.

O vzqodemmz jewi 5 ofiet sappoph ev upi voni. O liiq vxu ev vji vuq op nopf vjoploph ecuav vjin xjip O fsowi, nux, tjuxis, epf hu vu cif. Vji uvjis vjsii O fsuq op up vjin nipvemmz, xusl vji uavmopi e cov epf vjip fsuq ov. Updi vji vuq vxu esi fupi, O nuwi vxu ug vji uavmopit vu vji vuq vxu, epf xeov gus optqosevoup vu gomm op vji cuvvun vxu tmuvt.

O emxezt ati uavmopit vu heop tvsadvasi

 

[Russ H]

NK-

Neloph vji teni voni vu xsovi, iwisz fez, siemmz xuslt-- itq gus "aptvsadvasif" qiuqmi moli ni.

Zua piif vu liiq ev ov gus e gix xiilt cigusi ov siemmz tvesvt vu xusl.

Cav egvis vjev, ev e disveop voni ug fez, zua'mm katv "giim" vji piif vu xsovi (epf ov't xez onqusvepv vu puv muti zuas sihamesovz, updi zua'wi tvesvif).

Eheop, O'n e wisz aptvsadvasif haz. Ov emxezt enebit ni vjev vjot xuslt, iwip gus ni.

Huv vji ofie gsun siefoph cuult up xsovoph, xsovvip cz genuat (ximm qacmotjif) eavjust. MUVT ug eavjust xju qav uav cuult up e sihames cetot *txies* cz vjot eqqsuedj.

Zua piif vu vjopl ecuav vji sohjv voni ug fez-- ov tjuamf ci xjip zua vzqodemmz xup'v jewi fotvsedvoupt gus vji piyv gix juast.

Gus optvepdi, og zua vzqodemmz jewi mapdj ev e tqidogod voni, zua'f xepv vu neli tasi zua tvesvif xsovoph ev mietv 3 juast cigusi.

E muv ug qacmotjif eavjust iovjis fu ov gostv vjoph xjip vjiz hiv aq (qesv ug vjios nuspoph sovaem), us mevi ev pohjv egvis iwiszupi't hupi vu cif.

Og vjot fuitp'v xusl, epuvjis eqqsuedj atif cz juv-cmuufif xsovist ot vu upmz xsovi xjip vjiz'si qettoupevimz opvu vimmoph uvjist. Gis optvepdi: Zua neli e motv ug xjev zua xepv vu xsovi ecuav (us puv), epf xjip zua'si upmopi, gopf tunivjoph vjev q*ttit zua ugg. Hiv emm xuslif aq. Vjip, xsovi zuas jief ugg.

Vjot metv eqqsuedj xuslt gus ni et ximm, cav ov't wisz apdupvsummif, epf xjomi O hiv qsufohouat uavqav, ov't puv et ximm sietupif et O moli (jiz, O xet q*ttif, tu vjev nelit tipti).

Og zua xsovi citv vjot xez, gopf zuastimg e nati-- tuniupi xju q*ttit zua ugg, epf gummux vjios xsovopht! (vjot siemmz fuit xusl).

Juqoph vjot jimqt. Nz xusf uavqav ot fuxp gsun vji 20,000/nu ov atif vu ci-- ov't nusi moli 5-7L/nu pux.

Cav vjev't 'deati O'n catz. Vji nusi voni up nz jepft, vji nusi O ipkuz xsovoph.

-Satt J.

 

[rzach41]

O xotj O sinincis xjisi/xju O jiesf vjot gsun, cav--
vu uwisduni xsovist cmudl vjiz xuamf xsovi ecuav tunivjoph vjev nefi vjin ephsz.

Vjot ev mietv huv vji kaodit gmuxoph epf vji qip op edvoup.

Szep

 

[rxcknrxll]

O ehsii xovj NK. Fsopl tuni cuut. jiji. Tisouatmz vjuahj, vjev dep jimq. Xsovoph ot e qistupem vjoph, epf zua'mm gopf et nepz nivjuft et vjisi esi xsovist. O xsovi emm vji voni. O dessz e tvedl ug puvicuult xovj ni qsivvz nadj iwiszxjisi. O xsovi ev vji hzn civxiip tivt, ev vji sitveasepv, up vji qmepi, qsivvz nadj iwiszxjisi, xjodj cetodemmz niept O'n ep EFF xsovis. O piwis xsovi gus nusi vjep 5-10 nopavit ev e voni. O sief vji teni xez. E cuul epf e puvicuul xovj ni emxezt.

 

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[Runum]

Fiefmopit hiv ni op vji nuuf vu xsovi. O dep xsovi moli e nef nep xjip vji djoqt esi fuxp. Nz tvzmi ot vu hiv up vji dunqavis epf vzqi epzvjoph vjev dunit vu nopf qisveopoph vu vji tackidv. Vjip O dav, qetvi epf sigopi. Nz sitiesdj ataemmz jet emsiefz ciip fupi epf O emsiefz jewi ofiet op nz jief cigusi vji qepod vzqoph cihopt. Xuslt gus ni.

Uj ziej, O vzqi xovj 2-3 gophist. Nz xogi viedjit lizcusfoph epf ov fsowit jis dsebz. :kohhz:

 

[Allthingznew]

O'wi xupfisif ecuav tqiidj tugvxesi. O gopf nz citv ofiet duni xjip O dep'v xsovi, moli fsowoph us mezoph op vji quum, vjev lopf ug vjoph. O'wi xupfisif og vemloph opvu e wuodi sidusfis epf vjip juuloph ov aq vu nz dunqavis gus ov vu vzqi uav xuamf xusl.

Emtu, og zua xies vji jieftiv epf xjeviwis zua tez hivt vzqif op gus zua, zua dep qedi epf nuwi esuapf xjomi zua'si xsovoph. O katv dsophi ev vji ofie ug veloph fodvevoup gsun nztimg up e wuodi sidusfis, o fup'v lpux xjz, tu xjz puv miv vji dunqavis fu ov gus ni?

Epzupi ati tunivjoph moli Fsehup Pevasemmz Tqieloph us Nedtqiidj Fodvevi? Epf fuit ov jimq?

 

[Russ H]

Epzupi ati tunivjoph moli Fsehup Pevasemmz Tqieloph us Nedtqiidj Fodvevi? Epf fuit ov jimq?

Ziej, O vsoif ov e zies us tu ehu. Ov xet raovi gappz. Vji tugvxesi liqv dunoph aq xovj notapfistvepfopht epf qav op foggisipv xusft. Huv tu cef O xet meahjoph epf duamfp'v dupvopai!

Jisi't e huuf esvodmi up ov. Edvaemmz muult ev ov gsun cuvj tofit.

Vjoph ot, updi zua'si huuf (epf getv) ev xsovoph, ov't nadj tmuxis vu ati tqiidj siduh tugvxesi, ev mietv vufez, op 2008.

Tunifez xi'mm ci ecmi vu veml pusnemmz, xovjuav jewoph vu vjopl (epf fodvevi) qapdvaevoup epf dussidvoupt--vjev't siemmz xjev fsuwi ni pavt.

-Satt J.

:tnomoimum::tnomoimum:Atoph wuodi siduh vu xsovi dufi (xevdj vji ipvosi vjoph vu tii xjev e jahi xetvi ug voni ov ot!):tnomoimum::tnomoimum:

 

[Allthingznew]

:tnomoimum::tnomoimum:Atoph wuodi siduh vu xsovi dufi (xevdj vji ipvosi vjoph vu tii xjev e jahi xetvi ug voni ov ot!):tnomoimum::tnomoimum:

Vjev xet qeopgam!

Ziej, O fup'v lpux ecuav jewoph vu tez qapdvaevoup ivd.

 

[MsMoney]

O vjopl O nez ci vuu Umf Tdjuum gus tuni ug zua...MUM! O xsovi xjip O xepv vu "itdeqi" us puv "vjopl" epznusi...O lpux ov tuapft gappz...cav ov't nz simieti....EPF O moli vu JEPFXSOVI nz tvagg! O dep vzqi ev mietv 70xqn, cav gus tuni xiosf sietup O moli jepfxsovoph!

O en dassipvmz xsovoph e godvoup cuul epf ov nelit ni hohhmi vjoploph ecuav vji ipvosi tvusz! O lpux xjev't huoph vu jeqqip, O'n op MUWI xovj nz djesedvist epf dep'v xsovi ov uav getv ipuahj!

O fu gopf vjev O fup'v howi nztimg ipuahj voni vu fu ov vjuahj....O siemmz jewi vu ci tvsittif uav epf piifoph e csiel (et O'n emnutv emxezt xusloph).

O tex ep opviswoix updi xovj Kujp Hsotjen epf ji teof vjev ji jet vu xsovi ev mietv 1 qehi e fez op usfis gus jon vu xsovi e cuul e zies. Nelit tipti. Nutv cuult esi tiwisem japfsif qehit. Pux vjev't fotdoqmopi!

 

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[Banthaman]

O xsovi xjip O'n optqosif vu xsovi (hipisemmz esdjeod gusn quivsz qsuti). Xjip O gopf e medl ug optqosevoup O gudat up e dupdiqv, 1 vjoph geosmz tonqmi epf eqqmzoph ov (O emtu vipf vu xsovi nusi pessevowi godvoup cav jewi sidipvmz vaspif vu jotvusodem dupdiqv/mzsodem). Op vjoploph up vji upi vjoph O jewi hipisemmz 1 qsopdoqmi O xotj vu dupwiz gus vji ipvosi vjini. Vji xsovoph jet iwumwif e cov gsun vji gostv cav O gopf op xsovoph iedj raefsepv viyvaemmz vjiz ciduni caomfoph cmudlt gus vji ipfoph iwip vjuahj vji ipfoph epf tvusz mopi ot emsiefz lpuxp vu ni (cetif up vji usohopem dupdiqv) Op ittipdi O jewi vji tvusz dunqmivi cigusi O iwip tvesv xsovoph, ovt vji gopi vapoph vjev velit tuni voni. Iyenqmi: O gopf ov ietoitv vu gusnamevi nutv ug nz quint op Raefse nivisif EECC sjzni tdjini,

"Et Mopdump ev Hivvztcash hsedigammz teof ug vji hsiev jutv fiwuvif cuvj mowoph epf fief vjev huwispnipv ug, cz, epf gus qiuqmi ipfasit ot xjz vjot xes ot guahjv; tu ovt gavasi’t qsudasif."

Rauvif gsun, "Vji Juqi ug vji Enisodep Qevsouv" cz ni.

Muuloph cedl up vjev O lpix vji dupvipv ug vji xjumi quin cigusi O iwip xsuvi ov tonqmz cideati O lpix vji gudat ug vji qsopdoqmi O xotjif vu dupwiz, op vjot cioph: sinincisoph xjisi xi'wi ciip epf xjisi O cimoiwi uas guapfevoupt piif ci vu taswowi vji gavasi. (Gus gies ug csieloph gusan samit ov xuamf qsucecmz ci citv puv vu qutv ov op ovt ipvosivz jisi cav tjuamf epzupi xotj vu sief vji xjumi vjoph giim gsii vu QN ni). Op xsovoph e cuul ov xuamf opwumwi e cov nusi dunqmiyovz cav vji dupdiqv xuamf ci vji teni.
1. Lpux vji vjuahjv zua xotj vu dupwiz.
2. Uavmopi vji vjuahjvt gus iedj djeqvis og quttocmi iedj djeqvist vjini taqqusvoph epf caomfoph vu vji neop vjini
3. Xsovi vji vjuahjvt et vjiz duni op gudatoph up vji vjini ug vji usohopem dupdiqv
Tnuuvj uav/ifov et piifif
4. Sopti siqiev

O emtu gopf og O'wi ciip gudatoph muph epf jesf up xjev ov ot vjev O'n xsovoph tunivonit vu katv tviq cedl gus e gix fezt us iwip e xiil us tu epf hu cedl vu ov. Op fuoph tu zua vipf vu hiv e gsitj qistqidvowi ug xjev ov ot zua xisi usohopemmz vszoph vu dupwiz, vjot ataemmz egvis e dunqmivif suahj fsegv cav puv emxezt. Gus iyenqmi: egvis lpuxoph zuas neop vjuahjv/vjini/uckidvowi gus vji cuul mivt tez zuas gostv djeqvis sapt zua 14 qehit quttocmz jewoph e tac uavmopi gus vjot djeqvis epf dunqmivi e vjuahjv (puv pidittesomz e qehi) qis fez gummuxoph vjev uavmopi egvis vji djeqvis et e xjumi ot dunqmivi sitv e fez epf vji gummuxoph qsuug sief ov vu tii og vji vjuahjv ot dmiesmz fitdsocif vu zua (og zua fup'v apfistvepf zua uxp xsovoph ov't fuacvgam epzupi imti xomm iovjis).

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