a couple of musings before i ship myself off to another glorious day chained to my beige-pink cubicle. sounds like a public toilet doesn't it? well not that bad. i least won't catch anything from where i sit.
firstly, the halt. the halt. after a fantastic weekend spewing out another 3000+ words (which is awesome for me) i woke up yesterday morning (monday) and have not touched the pen. nor have i touched the computer. until now. or made any notes. very sad. again i have found a scene severly lacking. im not sure whether to skip over it, jump into the next scene (which i can see pretty clearly in my mind) and come back later or work out what it is i don't like about the scene and fix it...
Any thoughts? What do you do to push through THE HALT? (if you have never heard of THE HALT before, fear not- the halt is just what i call it. also known to me as the LULL) What do you call THE HALT?
also, i have a question or though running around in my brain. occasionally it lets me reach out and my fingers just sweep past its skin before it dives back into the blackness with everything else. i'm bummed because i know it's something i wanted to share...
don't you just HATE that?
well i have about two minutes before i take off, so i will just ask this instead:
What is your FAVORITE thing about writing? Or indeed any art you immerse yourself in? What lifts YOU up out of the blackness?
I LOVE giving my characters their happily ever after. I love the journey. The growth. I end up feeling connected to the characters I write and I like to see them smile in the end.
ReplyDeleteId go back and work on the scene until it's how you like it. Otherwise it will just bug you. My favorite part of writing is when it gets to the point where I know exactly where I'm going and I can get immersed in it while it practically writes itself. It's almost as fun as reading.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about writing is creating a whole new world out of thin air, and being able to invent new people with their own relationships, careers, problems, and quirks (without giving birth!). Sometimes in life we don't know what's going to happen or how things will turn out, but when you write a novel you can decide exactly whats going to happen - how cool!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I just push through to the next scene. I have a lot of sucky scenes right now, but once in awhile, I find that something I write and want to take out actually ties in nicely with something I write later. If I had edited it out, I very well have had to put it back in. So I finish first, then go back and fix.
ReplyDeletethanks for all you're advice everyone! i think i will push through, i think i just needed a little break and perspective! and it was great to see what "thing" different writers put as there most favourite about writing. mine would have to be in the little moment when something 'fits' and you smile...
ReplyDeleteWhat lifts me is definetly the possibility of creating worlds and people that can challenge and border reality. I think I love writting so much because it´s the ultimate form to express my creativity with =D
ReplyDeleteAnd no worries, we all have the halt...sucks! >_<
My favorite thing about writing is the creativity. Also, my writing occupies a large portion of my brain, and keeps it busy on a productive activity instead of something not as worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm having a lot of trouble with a scene, or just feeling really uninspired in general, I go back and make chapter notes, so when I get to the revision stage, I'll have a guideline of what I need to change, rather than having to read each chapter over again and THEN revise. I feel that while I may not be productive writing-wise, I'm at least working on the novel in some aspect.
The creativity lull usually only lasts a few days in my case, so when I'm feeling up to it, I go back to writing.
Favorite thing about writing is that it makes me feel more awake, alive and in the moment.
ReplyDeleteTo get out of the lull I usually throw a new question or conflict at my characters.
~ Wendy
I just feel the urge to write, to create a world where I'm God...
ReplyDeleteI'm not there yet, but I hope I'll be one day.
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