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peopleofthedas2011-05-15 12:48 am
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How do you write?
It's no secret that many, maybe even most of us here are writers. In the interest of sharing "best practices," as they say in the cube farm, I thought it would be interesting to discuss our own processes. Maybe someone can pick up a trick or two that way. Some of us co-write, some use betas, one person (and my virtual hat is off to you for your bravery, miri1984 ), has even taken to livestreaming as she writes.
So, I suspect there's a great deal of variety.
Share! How do you write?
miri1984 ), has even taken to livestreaming as she writes.So, I suspect there's a great deal of variety.
Share! How do you write?
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The runnin' joke between Janni, Ninja, and b and I is that I'm an exhibitionist writer. I do best when someone's on my GoogleDocs askin' me questions in the sidebar as I basically "answer" them by filling in the scene.
But like Amhran I use my laptop for it all, I need mobility, I need to be curled up in a nest, or out n'about. If I'm out n'about whilst writing I'm usually drinkin' too much coffee and nibbling on churros. Oh wait, that was in Spain. Dammit. Texas style churros blow. And the cafe con leche is far from inspiring.
So I basically wind up with the laptop, somewhere comfortable for either people watching, or a nest. Usually four to five chat windows talking about other things that have little to do with the story, and a bajillion searches on the webbrowser, history books, psychology books, etc, ready to be raped for information. I mean, probed deeply. I mean, researched. Yes. Researched.
I'm okay with having people around me in person, so long as they're not tryin' to make me laugh or pay alotta attention to what they're talking about. I can write in just about any scenario, situation, or whathaveyou, so long as there aren't idiots yelling directly in my ear, or listening to their "olympic" sports of Starcraft telecasts in Korean. :stares at husband for last part of that statement.: