My best writing comes when I vegitate
Ever notice that some of your best writing comes when you are in the shower day-dreaming? Okay, maybe not, but that is sometimes the case for me. Unfortunately, most of the time I lose those magical words unless a robe is nearby, and I run fast enough through the house to get to my computer.
Now I have a notebook in the bathroom, after an absence of one for months. More magic has been captured as of late.
In my latest work in progress I have been writing my chapters like this:
After I complete the last chapter, I retreat to the silence of my bedroom, lie back on the bed, and allow my mind to wander somewhere into a state that is not quite dreaming, but not quite full awareness. My characters swim in a pool of possibilities, and without much effort, the next chapter presents itself in my mind, and then I return to the computer and make it happen.
Try it sometime. You might be surprised how much more you can trust your deep imagination than you originally thought.
Now I have a notebook in the bathroom, after an absence of one for months. More magic has been captured as of late.
In my latest work in progress I have been writing my chapters like this:
After I complete the last chapter, I retreat to the silence of my bedroom, lie back on the bed, and allow my mind to wander somewhere into a state that is not quite dreaming, but not quite full awareness. My characters swim in a pool of possibilities, and without much effort, the next chapter presents itself in my mind, and then I return to the computer and make it happen.
Try it sometime. You might be surprised how much more you can trust your deep imagination than you originally thought.
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