MetalDog

I think that's because there's nothing else to do but think at those times. We spend a lot of our days working, being distracted or compulsively 'entertaining' ourselves. When we stop doing that, we think and that's when stories do more than just ferment in the back of our heads.

I get most of my writing done on the train, because there's naff all else to do on the commute, except read or sleep and I can't really afford to keep up with the number of books that would take me through.

These days I only watch about two hours of TV a week and that's done wonders for my writing as well. I don't miss sitting there watching rubbish and when I do watch it, it's something that really interests me, instead of something that was just there for lack of anything else.

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lisajane

Tech... nique...?

I just sit and write.

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mammamaia

dook... i'm not really kicking your nether parts... just trying to kick-start your upper ones [brain/thinking?]...

hugs, mamma m

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strangedaze

I write something on a whim, toss it away in some drawer, look at it with disgust, piss on it, then start anew. Pretty pretty day!

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Rebecca

I blast music, write about two pages then spend two hours rewriting those two pages and berating myself for sounding like an idiot

blademasterzzz

Lemme see... Last few weeks, I spend my waking hours thinking of a good story to fit my insanely detailed characters.

Thekherham

Technique... technique...

I don't think I've ever thought of that word when I'm writing.

I think.
I sit down.
I write.
I edit.

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skatergirl

Mines like that, but in smaller intervals. Like 15 minutes, then write for 5, watch a t.v. show, then 5 more minutes of writing...etc lots of little breaks. It lets me think, but I also get distracted easily.

salvothasock

um, i get a feeling or an image in my head, and try to jot it down as true and alike and as quick as i can. when writing poetry that is, takes me about a minute or two, and ill do that until i feel spent, probably about 10 minutes... as for writing longer pieces, i will not plan ahead, and i do not think about it except when im in front of my computer....

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