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Jan. 15th, 2026 08:16 amSnowflake 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.
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.
