What writing practices do you have that you think are
eccentric or at least never mentioned, but you find helpful?
I’m not sure I have eccentric practices. I do my research
wherever the opportunity arises. We were in Puerto Rico once, n a sports bar
and the owner joined us and was giving the history of the bar and I immediately
grabbed several napkins and started to write notes because it was interesting.
I have the TV on in the background, on mindless programs
or sports, while I write. I don’t watch it but I like the company and I can
write more that way.
I keep a pen, with a light, beside my bed because some of
my best thoughts, ideas, and organizational things come to me in the morning,
just before I wake up and I roll over and write the ideas and then go back to
sleep. (Most times I can read my notes, but not always. Still it will jog my
memory)
A.J. Maguire http://ajmaguire.wordpress.com/
Dr. Bob Rich https://bobrich18.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/is-my-writing-right-for-you
Anne Stenhouse http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com/
Connie Vines http://connievines.blogspot.com/
Helena Fairfax http://www.helenafairfax.com
Victoria Chatham http://victoriachatham.blogspot.ca
Margaret Fieland http://margaretfieland.wordpress.com
Rhobin Courtright http://www.rhobinleecourtright.com
Bob, I like your idea of leaving a pen and paper beside the bed. If I have an idea when I don't have anything to write on, I say it over and over to myself while frantically searching for paper and pen. Your idea is much better.
ReplyDeleteI also always have the TV on showing reruns. Most of the shows I've seen or heard many times, but writing in silence is very difficult for me--I hear unusual, scary sounds when I'm alone.
ReplyDeleteI love to write to music and often pick selections that go along with the current ambiance of the text, but never with words. I have no idea how you manage to write with the TV on. Having it on for company is something I understand since I always turn it on when I'm cooking or ironing or even cleaning the house, but never for writing. But then, maybe I should give it a try?
ReplyDeleteIs that what's called 'white noise', Beverley? My office is at the front of the house and so I do have traffic noise outside in the daytime. Eventually, I screen that out. Anne Stenhouse
ReplyDeleteBeverly, for the same reason I have my notebook computer at my bedside, and with me wherever I go!
ReplyDeleteThat pen-by-the-bed thing is a really good idea that I've never quite remembered to do. I do the white noise thing sometimes, though!
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