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Thursday August 22, 2002

03:29 PM

Creative Block

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So I've had creative block on some writing I'm doing. I got past it today a little bit. I wrote, I'm not sure how good it is, but I wrote.

First I tried to disconnect from the Internet, something Dan often says helps him. It did not help me. Then I turned on some music and *bam* I'm off and writing. Music must be my stimulation.

Getting my act together was good thing for me, I was starting to doubt my ability to write. In any case, I'm off and running, we'll see how long.

I'm trying to figure out what time of day is best for me too. I really don't have any idea yet.

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Music hath charms (Score:2)

by petdance (2468)
What music works to get you down the road again? Examples for me:
- early 70s Stones: Sticky Fingers, Let It Bleed, Exile On Main Street
- Either of the first two albums by The Muffs, or Punk In Drublic by NOFX.
- Most any good disco comp, like Rhino's The Disco Years series
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xoa
- Re:Music hath charms (Score:2)
  
  by gnat (29)
  
  Today I listened to some traditional Uillean piping and The KLF's "Chill Out" as I worked from the comfy chairs at Barnes and Noble.
  --Nat
  - Re:Music hath charms (Score:2)
    
    by petdance (2468)
    
    <jarring chord> The comfy chairs?
    
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Thread capacity (Score:2)

by lachoy (1663)

I haven't written a book so I'm not sure how applicable this is, but sometimes when I'm stuck it's just because I don't know what to do yet but the urge to do something is overwhelming. This frequently works out with distractions and time.

Talking to other programmers I've found that while working on the distractions (reading, exercise, walking around, working on something completely different, etc.) you're actually still working on the problem. It's a low-level thread (so to speak), but it's still churnin
blockage (Score:2)

by KM (4)

I found that when I found myself staring at the screen with my mouth open not knowing what to write next, I took some time off. I would just not write anything for a day or two, and completely forget I was writing a book. Then, when I got back at it, things seemed to flow since I wasn't as consumed with it.
I generally wrote listening to music.. Phish, Miles Davis, Dead Can Dance, and Rusted Root were probably what I found most useful to listen to.
I don't think I had a time of day which worked best for m
- Re:blockage (Score:2)
  
  by gnat (29)
  
  In novel writing, I've heard the "My Lord! This is shit! What am I doing?!" moment described as the Chapter Nine Blues.
  It's the role of the advance to say "finish it, shit or not." It's the role of the editor to say "it's mostly not shit, and the bits that are shit can be fixed."
  --Nat