[ SECRET POST #1818 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1818 ⌋


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Have you tried just some freewriting? Sitting down and writing anything, not necessarily with the intent to pull it together into a story, but just an exercise that will allow you to just get the juices flowing and putting together something? It's worked with NaNo, at least for me, that, even if I'm not feeling what I'm currently writing, if I make myself power through it, I can get back to the good part and then smooth out some of the edges.

Yes. This may be very naive, but I was about to suggest something like that. Spontaneous creativity must have been nicer, but people have written about methods and exercises to be more creative (thinking about free writing, Dorothea Brande, 'morning pages', etc.). If OP thinks they really liked writing, then maybe that could help?

[(Anonymous)]

exactly. what seems to get overlooked quite a bit is that many professional authors don't wait for creativity to fall from the heavens and bestow their golden light upon the worthy.

they sit down every day and write, even if the words are shit. they write and make sitting down and writing a habit. they treat their writing like a job.

not very romantic but a reality.

now I'm not saying that the op wants to have that kind of relationship with writing and is just happy with it staying as a hobby, but it's something to consider. if you're waiting for inspiration to hit, you may be waiting a long time.

so you sit down and just do it.

Butt In Chair; Fingers On Keyboard.

BIC; FOK

[(Anonymous)]

they treat their writing like a job

Uh, if they're a professional writer, isn't writing their job? If they're getting paid to produce books/stories/articles/etc. then I'd expect them to treat it like a job.

That said, I know people seek that wonderful land of getting paid to do what you love for a living, but as far as I've been able to find, if that job involves something creative like singing, writing, drawing, painting, etc. you grow tired of it after a while (even if it's still something you deeply love). I do some freelance art, and when I had to draw to put food in my mouth, it wasn't a hell of a lot of fun. I still love the craft, but when I need it as a source of income it kind of sucks.