FoxyLenz
from Shangri -L.I is reading Cloud Atlas by David MitchellJune 30, 2012 - 2:30am
I'm in the middle of a major project. I quit my job at the government to pursue this, so I try to bang out about 5-12,000 words a week, or atleast that much time worth of reworking/organizing/researching stuff.
Weekend routine:
I generally take my aderall (legally perscribed to me by my dr., without it I can barely get a paragraph out of my head)
Go grab starbucks
Sit for 8-18 hours writing/rewriting/lolcats/more writing
Remembering to do things like shower, eat or sleep is optional. It helps to have a spouse/fiance/life partner/ super intelligent monkey butler who will bring you burritos and flan
Constant Reader
from Central OR is reading Nothing but fucking Shakespeare, for the rest of my lifeJune 30, 2012 - 3:00am
'I generally take my aderall (legally perscribed to me by my dr., without it I can barely get a paragraph out of my head)'
So, how do you test this hypothesis? Do you stop taking it for ___ hours, and then write for ____ hours to compare output? Upon what empirical data do you base this comparison?
Michael J. Riser
from El Cerrito, CA (originally), now Fort Worth, TX is reading Heat Wave - Richard Castle (shut up), The Shape of the Dog - Hampton Fancher, Maps and Legends - Michael ChabonJune 30, 2012 - 5:24am
Foxy, I did the same thing. Sort of. Not for a specific project, but just to write. What shitty government misstep did you work for?
RoaringJen
from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia MarchJune 30, 2012 - 5:28am
Remembering to do things like shower, eat or sleep is optional. It helps to have a spouse/fiance/life partner/ super intelligent monkey butler who will bring you burritos and flan
GaryP
from Denver is reading a bit of this and thatJune 30, 2012 - 8:16am
I took a year off work one time (back in 2000). Best stress-free year I ever had. I'd do again in a heartbeat if the money was available. I wrote nearly every day. And really recharged my work battery so that when the year was up, I didn't detest my new job so much. That battery died about two years ago. Ready for a year (or several decades) free from a day job.
FoxyLenz
from Shangri -L.I is reading Cloud Atlas by David MitchellJune 30, 2012 - 9:41am
@Jeff: It's more about being able to organize my thoughts enough to put them on paper. Off it, it's like my brain tries to shove 100 fat people through a narrow door at the same time. On it, they go through single file.
@Michael- I worked for the state senate in NY. Mostly I was an operative for the GOP working on campaigns and stuff. It was fun for awhile, but then I got bored of it.
@Gary- I agree, I am a ft nanny making more than I did at the gov't and couldn't be happier. Most of my family is supportive, but some don't get it and it's frustrating.
RoaringJen
from PDX is reading The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia MarchJune 30, 2012 - 10:48am
@Gary- I agree, I am a ft nanny making more than I did at the gov't and couldn't be happier. Most of my family is supportive, but some don't get it and it's frustrating.
Are you able to find more inspiration with the change of your job situation? Sometimes I think being a nanny would be more difficult than anything else in the world. I envy those that can handle kids 24/7.
Syaihan 'Shandy...
from Malaysia is reading 1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiAugust 13, 2012 - 4:28am
I don' really have a routine per se. But usually when I managed to finish the first chapter of this potential book project, eventually I will start writing (and researching as I write) on it during the night time, after most of my family members had gone to bed. Usually its around 1 am onwards. Its amazing how I can get in the zone without realizing it and I can almost regularly write for about two to three hours straight when I am really really inspired.
Coffee and cigarettes do help. IDK, maybe the caffeine and nocotine mix helped create the creative buzz in my head.
BISIK, my debut novel is out now and can be purchased via Amazon. Thank you.
W. Jordan
from Texas is reading Women by Charles BukowskiSeptember 7, 2012 - 3:04am
WING IT, DUDE! JUST WING IT!
However, that may be why I have so many problems writing.... I think I need to start planning more shit out. I don't take medication, so that's out. I'd love to quit work! However, I'll probably just try the Starbucks thing, but that's where all the cool people go, so I don't know. Ha ha!
Just wing it. I don't know....
Maybe listen to the Bee Gees and write, get a little vibe going. Listen to Crosby, Stills & Nash! Write a memoir about your life so far. I've been trying to do that.... Watch some Woody Allen movies, then write! Ha ha!
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading Comic books and motorcycle riding guidesSeptember 7, 2012 - 12:16pm
I put on sexy lingerie and a vibrating cockring and then ask everyone to leave the room. A cup of coffee, half filled with whiskey. I drink half the cup and then refill it with whiskey. I repeat this while chanting "Everyone hates you, everyone hates you". I chain smoke three cigarettes. I open up the laptop and vomit. I clean up the vomit by using my cat as a rag.
Then I pass out for a few hours. I usually awake with a story in my head. I write it on the walls in my own feces and blood. I have mason jars filled with each for just this purpose.
rmatthewsimmons
from Salt Lake City, UT is reading All The Pretty Horses with The Tortilla Curtain lying in wait.September 8, 2012 - 12:30pm
I find myself constantly running to a note pad I have lying around, jotting down notes. However, it's rare that I ever go back and read them. I figure that even though I may not ever use them, I'm glad my mind is still subconsciously working on my piece.
I usually write better when it's dark out and often it can take a couple of hours to 'get into character' before I dare to sit down in front of the computer. I'll put on certain music or a movie, which can seem repetitive after a few months, and just let it work itself until my mind tells me it's ok to sit down. Otherwise, the voice of the character will come across as something I've just seen, heard or the like.
I'm in the middle of a major project. I quit my job at the government to pursue this, so I try to bang out about 5-12,000 words a week, or atleast that much time worth of reworking/organizing/researching stuff.
Weekend routine:
I generally take my aderall (legally perscribed to me by my dr., without it I can barely get a paragraph out of my head)
Go grab starbucks
Sit for 8-18 hours writing/rewriting/lolcats/more writing
Remembering to do things like shower, eat or sleep is optional. It helps to have a spouse/fiance/life partner/ super intelligent monkey butler who will bring you burritos and flan
Weekdays:
meds
starbucks
edit, rewrite while my work sleeps (Im a nanny)
'I generally take my aderall (legally perscribed to me by my dr., without it I can barely get a paragraph out of my head)'
So, how do you test this hypothesis? Do you stop taking it for ___ hours, and then write for ____ hours to compare output? Upon what empirical data do you base this comparison?
Jeff don't be that guy.
Foxy, I did the same thing. Sort of. Not for a specific project, but just to write. What shitty government misstep did you work for?
It does help.
I took a year off work one time (back in 2000). Best stress-free year I ever had. I'd do again in a heartbeat if the money was available. I wrote nearly every day. And really recharged my work battery so that when the year was up, I didn't detest my new job so much. That battery died about two years ago. Ready for a year (or several decades) free from a day job.
@Jeff: It's more about being able to organize my thoughts enough to put them on paper. Off it, it's like my brain tries to shove 100 fat people through a narrow door at the same time. On it, they go through single file.
@Michael- I worked for the state senate in NY. Mostly I was an operative for the GOP working on campaigns and stuff. It was fun for awhile, but then I got bored of it.
@Gary- I agree, I am a ft nanny making more than I did at the gov't and couldn't be happier. Most of my family is supportive, but some don't get it and it's frustrating.
Are you able to find more inspiration with the change of your job situation? Sometimes I think being a nanny would be more difficult than anything else in the world. I envy those that can handle kids 24/7.
I don' really have a routine per se. But usually when I managed to finish the first chapter of this potential book project, eventually I will start writing (and researching as I write) on it during the night time, after most of my family members had gone to bed. Usually its around 1 am onwards. Its amazing how I can get in the zone without realizing it and I can almost regularly write for about two to three hours straight when I am really really inspired.
Coffee and cigarettes do help. IDK, maybe the caffeine and nocotine mix helped create the creative buzz in my head.
BISIK, my debut novel is out now and can be purchased via Amazon. Thank you.
WING IT, DUDE! JUST WING IT!
However, that may be why I have so many problems writing.... I think I need to start planning more shit out. I don't take medication, so that's out. I'd love to quit work! However, I'll probably just try the Starbucks thing, but that's where all the cool people go, so I don't know. Ha ha!
Just wing it. I don't know....
Maybe listen to the Bee Gees and write, get a little vibe going. Listen to Crosby, Stills & Nash! Write a memoir about your life so far. I've been trying to do that.... Watch some Woody Allen movies, then write! Ha ha!
W. Jordan
I put on sexy lingerie and a vibrating cockring and then ask everyone to leave the room. A cup of coffee, half filled with whiskey. I drink half the cup and then refill it with whiskey. I repeat this while chanting "Everyone hates you, everyone hates you". I chain smoke three cigarettes. I open up the laptop and vomit. I clean up the vomit by using my cat as a rag.
Then I pass out for a few hours. I usually awake with a story in my head. I write it on the walls in my own feces and blood. I have mason jars filled with each for just this purpose.
I don't have a routine. I am either writing, or I'm not.
I find myself constantly running to a note pad I have lying around, jotting down notes. However, it's rare that I ever go back and read them. I figure that even though I may not ever use them, I'm glad my mind is still subconsciously working on my piece.
I usually write better when it's dark out and often it can take a couple of hours to 'get into character' before I dare to sit down in front of the computer. I'll put on certain music or a movie, which can seem repetitive after a few months, and just let it work itself until my mind tells me it's ok to sit down. Otherwise, the voice of the character will come across as something I've just seen, heard or the like.
Howie, I like that you put the cockring on before you ask people to leave the
coffee houseroom.