How Do You Get Into The Zone As A Writer?

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   For me its nothing elaborate or anything. I just stare at my computer screen and start clicking away at the keyboard. At least, half the time I make some sense.

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   you must be a natural..... I want to write some hubs, but I am enjoying the forum at the moment, a bit like when I was at school. loved the social side of it, but not the work ha ha......

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   I don't know about being a natural or anything. But I can be lazy too, though. I'm writing a sequel to this over 600 page novel I wrote. Its supposed to elaborate as hell too. Even more than the first one. And it isn't writers block or anything. I basically know everything I'm supposed to write before I write it. Besides, I've made notes. But I'm still lazy though. I'm at the 200th page.

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   keep going..... you have not been lazy on the forum, you have brought up some really good pooints, I enjoy your work...

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   frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

   Easy. I just stop talking/eating/whatever and the nonsense flows. I just don't write a lot of it down because I'm a slacker

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   frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

   Oh and on that note, I'm going to do some work now. I do have a job - I just get distracted easily. I also have a rather delicious looking ... thing ... to eat so I'll be doing that too

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago

   can I come round and join you......

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   Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

   Good coffee helps.

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   frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

   You are most welcome Brenda
   
   And look! I'm here again ...

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    Dame Scribeposted 14 years ago

    Music and a quiet day gets me to that creativity tower for Hub mode

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    badcompany99posted 14 years ago

    Once I start a hub like a good wine it just flows, hmmm or do I drink the wine then the writing flows, tis one of the two

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    Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

    Pop into the Religious Forum
    that always gets me in the zone lol

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    dwilliamsonposted 14 years ago

    Sometimes I do procrastinate my writing. Like I will get up and go to the kitchen to do some dishes right in the middle of a sentence and then while I'm in the kitchen, I may as well get a drink of coke and something to eat. Then, I'll think to myself, oh yeah, I gotta finish writing that hub. For the most part though, once I start writing it just flows from my brain, to my finger tips, to my keyboard. My mind is usually elsewhere while I am typing and sometimes my mind comes back to what I am typing, reads it and says to myself, hey that is pretty good. I just write from the heart. A lot of times I never know what is going to be on that screen when I am finished. I usually never know how my writing is going to end until it is finished.

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    its_the_skittle_eposted 14 years ago

    I listen to music and start thinking about things that I want to write about and then it just comes to me.

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