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On Writing ( Part 3) 4/23/2013 5:53:41 AM
Sometimes when people write you hear of people writing in a bed or laying down on the floor. Some like to dress in clean clothes and some no clothes at all. Some prefer a bathrobe only. I can`t see how this has to do with one`s imagination but if that works for you--feel free. Its one way to tackle the blank page. My imagination works best in either a Beige room or with a Blue notebook. Sorry its my secret and as to how and why it works I am not totally sure. I have heard of rotten apples kept in a room so a writer would feel inspired.-some keep wooded objects in a room to attract the elusive muse I guess. Some want rooms with little light-some with a lot of light. This sounds a bit like some sports teams doing things just to make sure they have a good chance of winning a game--everybody wants an edge
I have read of Hemingway standing up and Capote who wrote --In Cold Blood-laying down...ok whatever.....
I don`t type out my thoughts at first--everything is done by hand and I write with a
0.7 fine black ink pen
Mostly I write in a sort of fly by the seat of my pants sort of inspiration. I could be anywhere and all of a sudden I get an idea for a poem and away I go. I have found the harder I try to create a poem the harder it comes for me.I like to try at times-not always-- a 5 minute exercise
In 5 minutes or less write a poem or everything you can and at the end of 5 minutes stop and see how you wrote--did see an idea for a poem
For me the bed could be unmade---dishes in the sink--books not put on a shelf properly and I could still write.I have heard of some writers throwing out a lot of writing just to get a few good sentences and then it only makes me wonder later if they should have used the pages they threw out instead of those few good sentences-o well that is me
I have even heard some writers talk about some sort of Inner critic constantly pushing them to be better
...well if you start hearing voices too often maybe its not writing that you need
don`t get mad at me--whatever works for you--and that is not news BUT that too is Reality
