I totally want to write a story about a sewage diver after reading this article.
Though I think that the gastroenterologist probably wins my vote for quirkiest and most awkward MC.
Crown Plaza hotels says it’s around 10pm. I find that I’m most creative around 10am (as soon as I’m deep into my day job and can’t exploit it!). That’s right, being contained or suppressed or forced to do something not creative brings out my most fantastic musings.
There’s not much I can do with that, but realizing it is still a fantastic thing. I can make a concerted effort to jot down whatever pops into my head during those times and store them for later. Maybe even steal a bit of that creative juice.
How about you? When are you most creative?
It’s amazing how closely the characters in Under the White mirror my NaNo struggle. Seems like we’re all slogging through the white together, just trying to keep our heads on.
My writing has certainly slowed a bit this week, with work and other interferences. But I’ll be plowing ahead again in the week to come, trying to make up some words. I think I’m only around 18k now.
Click the read more link to check out an excerpt about Thorn and Eril’s journey through the white.
Wow, this is great, inspiring material for writers. And, beyond that, it’s great stuff that we don’t really think about as a people (because it’s not particularly pleasant).
Go read about 10 very awesome ways the world could end (or you could write a great sci-fi story about your galaxy).
Writing is such a strange art…
You make up characters in your mind, give them personalities, and watch them come to life.
Then, inevitably, they spend the rest of their fabricated lives thwarting you and disagreeing with what you tell them to do. (It’s no wonder authors are so fond of killing them.)