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apocalypsosYuck. I feel nauseated from the bus ride. I don't know if it was just motion sickness or the utter lack of fresh air because all the windows were closed to keep in the air conditioning, but ... gyah. It was probably a combo of both. *makes sick face*
Anyway, a writing meme gacked from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladybug218 and dragonsinger ...
1) Where do you write?
Anywhere. Jeez, everywhere. The bus, work, at home, in cars, whatever. It's why I'm usually carrying a notebook and a bunch of pens with me everywhere I go.
2) Do you use/have a laptop?
No, but I have an AlphaSmart which I get a lot of use out of. :)
3) What distracts you from writing?
Hell, what doesn't distract me from writing? Dangle a shiny object in front of me and I'll chase after that instead of write.
4) What makes you write even more?
Well, the more real characters become in my head, the more inspired I get. So, you know, giving them a past and knowing what they look like and being able to close my eyes and tell you where everything is in their homes ... stuff like that gets me writing like crazy, because I can picture the way they'd react and the expressions on their faces and things. (I do this thing sometimes where I put on my headphones and a blindfold and just picture the way scenes go in my stories and what certain locations look like. I mean, I've done dozens of mental walkthroughs in Sean's apartment in Monsters of Moosic. I could probably tell you where he stores the toilet paper and where the cracks in the ceiling are, for crying out loud.)
Inspiration-wise, a good book or a movie always helps. Fanfic's a big inspirational thing, too, especially the wild, off-the-wall fics. Not to mention the porny ones. I once read a quote on writing that said, "You should always write with an erection, even if you're a woman." Considering how hyper reading a little sex can get me ... oh, yeah. ;)
5) What do you have set up for yourself so that you can write even more?
Hmm ... I don't know. I mean, aside from knowing what movies and books and stories make me identify with who I'm writing, I don't think there's much else.
6) What do you do when you're stuck?
Anything buy write. Sitting and thinking even harder about stuff only makes it more difficult for me, so I'll go to the movies or a museum or the mall or something. If I'm stuck, it's due to stress and staring at a computer screen or notepad won't help.
7) Do you write from beginning to end... or do you jump around as the mood suits you?
Dude, I jump around like crazy. I'll start the first chapter, and then skip to the end so that I can write it out and know where I'm going, and then think, "You know what would make a great scene?" and write a big chunk in the middle, and by the time I get half of a story done, it's inevitably a few chapter sat the beginning, a few in the middle, a few at the end, a handful of scenes in between each, and then I just string them together. (By the way, that's exactly what The Walking Dead Of Wilkes-Barre looks like right now.)
8) When do you write?
Well, most of it is on the weekends. Because of my work schedule, I've got the mornings until about 10:30 and the nights after about ten to write, and I'm always getting something done. I just juggle writing time the same way I juggle everything else. :)
9) If you're a novel-writer of any sort... how do you set up your story, or do you? do you make outlines, write character descriptions, etc? Or do you just start writing?
It depends a lot on the story I'm writing. Dead Men In Dark Suits started out with a basic set-up of two people in a loft and a body in the back alley, and I just started writing. I didn't flesh anybody out -- I just added to them as I wrote. Monsters of Moosic began with Sean's character and a setting of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it was one of the few times I didn't have some sort of idea who the characters were or where they were going or what they were doing so much as I had people show up and stick around for longer than five minutes. And Dead End is getting insane amounts of character prep. I haven't written a damn thing yet, but I know who all of the characters are, most of their backstories, where they're from, where they're going, who's going after them, etc.
10) How do you stay motivated to write... to keep going, even if you've been rejected time and time again?
It helps to have more than one story up in the air for me. If one story is driving me nuts from working on it too much, I trip over to another story I haven't been playing with to do something with that. And fanfic's a good vent. I might be frustrated with my own characters, but the way I go through new fandoms, there's always new characters for me to play with. ;)
And while I'm at it, new movie trailers:
An Unfinished Life -- Watch as Jennifer Lopez tries to become a real actress. (And just might, terrifyingly enough, considering Lasse Hallstrom's directing.) Also, HEE. The kid's a slasher! *giggles*
Proof -- God, Jake Gyllenhaal is PRETTY. Oh, the movie looks good, too.
Oliver Twist -- Why does a slimeball like Roman Polanski make such goddamn good movies? 'Cause that trailer sure looks decent.
EDIT: From the Tubey Awards ...
Show with Best Writing of the 2004-2005 Season
1. Veronica Mars
2. Arrested Development
3. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
DAMN STRAIGHT. (Ahem.)
Anyway, a writing meme gacked from
ladybug218 and dragonsinger ...1) Where do you write?
Anywhere. Jeez, everywhere. The bus, work, at home, in cars, whatever. It's why I'm usually carrying a notebook and a bunch of pens with me everywhere I go.
2) Do you use/have a laptop?
No, but I have an AlphaSmart which I get a lot of use out of. :)
3) What distracts you from writing?
Hell, what doesn't distract me from writing? Dangle a shiny object in front of me and I'll chase after that instead of write.
4) What makes you write even more?
Well, the more real characters become in my head, the more inspired I get. So, you know, giving them a past and knowing what they look like and being able to close my eyes and tell you where everything is in their homes ... stuff like that gets me writing like crazy, because I can picture the way they'd react and the expressions on their faces and things. (I do this thing sometimes where I put on my headphones and a blindfold and just picture the way scenes go in my stories and what certain locations look like. I mean, I've done dozens of mental walkthroughs in Sean's apartment in Monsters of Moosic. I could probably tell you where he stores the toilet paper and where the cracks in the ceiling are, for crying out loud.)
Inspiration-wise, a good book or a movie always helps. Fanfic's a big inspirational thing, too, especially the wild, off-the-wall fics. Not to mention the porny ones. I once read a quote on writing that said, "You should always write with an erection, even if you're a woman." Considering how hyper reading a little sex can get me ... oh, yeah. ;)
5) What do you have set up for yourself so that you can write even more?
Hmm ... I don't know. I mean, aside from knowing what movies and books and stories make me identify with who I'm writing, I don't think there's much else.
6) What do you do when you're stuck?
Anything buy write. Sitting and thinking even harder about stuff only makes it more difficult for me, so I'll go to the movies or a museum or the mall or something. If I'm stuck, it's due to stress and staring at a computer screen or notepad won't help.
7) Do you write from beginning to end... or do you jump around as the mood suits you?
Dude, I jump around like crazy. I'll start the first chapter, and then skip to the end so that I can write it out and know where I'm going, and then think, "You know what would make a great scene?" and write a big chunk in the middle, and by the time I get half of a story done, it's inevitably a few chapter sat the beginning, a few in the middle, a few at the end, a handful of scenes in between each, and then I just string them together. (By the way, that's exactly what The Walking Dead Of Wilkes-Barre looks like right now.)
8) When do you write?
Well, most of it is on the weekends. Because of my work schedule, I've got the mornings until about 10:30 and the nights after about ten to write, and I'm always getting something done. I just juggle writing time the same way I juggle everything else. :)
9) If you're a novel-writer of any sort... how do you set up your story, or do you? do you make outlines, write character descriptions, etc? Or do you just start writing?
It depends a lot on the story I'm writing. Dead Men In Dark Suits started out with a basic set-up of two people in a loft and a body in the back alley, and I just started writing. I didn't flesh anybody out -- I just added to them as I wrote. Monsters of Moosic began with Sean's character and a setting of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it was one of the few times I didn't have some sort of idea who the characters were or where they were going or what they were doing so much as I had people show up and stick around for longer than five minutes. And Dead End is getting insane amounts of character prep. I haven't written a damn thing yet, but I know who all of the characters are, most of their backstories, where they're from, where they're going, who's going after them, etc.
10) How do you stay motivated to write... to keep going, even if you've been rejected time and time again?
It helps to have more than one story up in the air for me. If one story is driving me nuts from working on it too much, I trip over to another story I haven't been playing with to do something with that. And fanfic's a good vent. I might be frustrated with my own characters, but the way I go through new fandoms, there's always new characters for me to play with. ;)
And while I'm at it, new movie trailers:
An Unfinished Life -- Watch as Jennifer Lopez tries to become a real actress. (And just might, terrifyingly enough, considering Lasse Hallstrom's directing.) Also, HEE. The kid's a slasher! *giggles*
Proof -- God, Jake Gyllenhaal is PRETTY. Oh, the movie looks good, too.
Oliver Twist -- Why does a slimeball like Roman Polanski make such goddamn good movies? 'Cause that trailer sure looks decent.
EDIT: From the Tubey Awards ...
Show with Best Writing of the 2004-2005 Season
1. Veronica Mars
2. Arrested Development
3. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
DAMN STRAIGHT. (Ahem.)
