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 Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:59 am Post subject: Try writing while half-asleep |
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| I found that for myself and a few others, writing when one is very tired or "half asleep" can yield amazing outcomes. I remember a couple of times i would wake up and go "woah!, did i seriously write that!?" |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ...and that outcome rendered Samuel Adams having his nipple pinched by another man while thw two were in the same bed, Yep, it yielded such amazing results I laugh everytime I read "Bedridden with Samuel Adams." |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I've always wanted to do that. I usually stay AWAY from my word documents when I'm having my insomniac nights, though. |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I tend not to be able to write late at night. I find more success if I simply shut off my internal, "OMG what is that crap you are writing?" Editor. This often gets shut off late at night, haha. If I can actually write late at night, it is interesting, but only a few pieces are worth saving. It tends to need excessive rewriting the next day.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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I pulled an all-nighter to finish Firebrand, and I actually think it turned out ok.
Until the ending. The ending was a cop-out because I was exhausted and I just wanted to get the dang thing done. The end will have to be extensively rewritten. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, inspiration usually comes for me when I'm JUST about to fall asleep...it's fun times. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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I get the inspiration when half-asleep (or asleep... I mean, dreams are wicked sources of inspiration) but I never have the energy to write the ideas down in all their magnificence, so they never turn out the way I imagined them if I write them down then and there. I usually either cop out and it falls flat or it turns out just dull and boring.
Well, that's not entirely true. My humor pieces only ever appear when I am tired. Or at least, the only ones that are ever funny.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:15 am Post subject: |
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| I wrote two poems at six in the morning after having gotten NO sleep...? They're kinda cool. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: |
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Writing when I'm half asleep is the only way that I can write. It's late at night when I'm most focused, even though my eyes are shutting right now. It's midnight. I need sleep. But this is when I normally write. My day-time writing is suckitude.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Ick. I had a dream about the villain in my story last night. Well, actually it was a totally different person, but her the girl's personality in my dream was scary similar. I totally underestimated how scary my bad guy is until I had that dream... |
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i had a very weird dream last night about vampire nuns chasing me along a deserted dirt road in the middle of a wheat field. I was driving a recliner...
needless to say, some of my weirdest ideas and inspirations come while I'm half asleep, or totally asleep. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:22 am Post subject: |
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| Since i get no sleep at all, i do write half asleep all the time. I actually wrote around two 45 in the morning today and wrote an amazing piece. I hope that i can put it into one of my stories, otherwise, i will just make it a poem |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, inspiration usually comes for me when I'm JUST about to fall asleep...it's fun times. |
Exactly. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, I should try that!
I usually write when a storm's about to hit (gotta love the inspiration that comes from darkening clouds and fierce winds)
I did write a bit during midnight (novel and a song/poemish thing) and I couldn't sleep until 2:00 am (dang plot bunnies...) |
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