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[author_by_night]

Snowflake Challenge #8: Talk about your creative process.





I don't know that I have a set process, but here are the things that help me:

- Music. I actually can't listen to music while writing, though I sometimes listen to it when doing other creative tasks. But I get a lot of inspiration from music.

- Stress. Yes. You read that right. I think it's that creative projects help me unwind and recalibrate, so it's easy to be creative when I actually have zero time to be creative, because I need that brief outlet.

Though sometimes I really am just too busy, and there's nothing to be done.

- When it comes to writing specifically, I would say that I ask myself questions. I also try allowing the story to tell itself. I have set out to write funny stories, ended up with tearjerkers that left me sobbing. I think in both cases, on the surface the ideas were fun, but as I really delved into what those situations could potentially look like, I uncovered darker and sadder things. 

 

Comments

[scribblemoose]

That's really interesting - I know what you mean about stress too, I'm the same.

[sarajayechan]

YES MUSIC I used to have entire playlists for writing. <3

- Stress. Yes. You read that right. I think it's that creative projects help me unwind and recalibrate, so it's easy to be creative when I actually have zero time to be creative, because I need that brief outlet.

That makes a scary amount of sense. I've had Ideas and the urge to write while I was at the gym or family events or the supermarket, but sometimes when I sit down to write it aint there.

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh I'm the same, I have to have quiet when writing, I can't listen to music because it puts me off 😜

[stillheremydear]

I would say that I ask myself questions. I think I want to try this! Usually I ask my self just the question "What are you trying to tell with this story?", but asking more questions could be really helpful and clear also other things for the writer! Thanks for the inspiration! 😍

[mekare]

Same re the stress, not too much or I‘ll be too tired but just enough that I feel the *need*