when the mood and the muse strike, i write wherever i am, at any given moment... with whatever comes to hand, with which i can set down the words... former has included planes, trains, buses, cars, waiting rooms, bars, restaurants, bedroom, bathroom, desk, table, lap, et al. ... and latter includes pen, pencil, marker, whatever, on napkins, TP, book/magazine margins, nice lined notepads, scraps of anything at all, as well as from keyboard to pristine or used-on-one-side paper , on an old-fashioned typewriter, or any computer i can get my fingers on...
I write snippets in whichever of my seven notebooks is handy. But the only place the words flow is on the computer. I get writer's cramp fairly easily, but typing's pretty smooth and easy. There're two computers in my house. The old crappy one is in my room, designated for my use. But I don't always write well when using it... The nice one in the main room of the house has internet access... but is too open to scrutiny...
Waffle House, IHOP, Denny's, the odd coffee shop or bar. Somewhere the coffee flows freely. I write longhand and then transcribe it on my desktop in my office.
I can only write at my home computer, in the back room of the house. Whenever I write by hand, I wind up losing my train of thought because my hand can't keep up with my mind. I write much faster when I type, so it's easier for me to keep my train of thought. As for time, I usually write better at night, which is odd because I'm more of a day person.
I also write during free time at school, in my notebooks. I only use my computer to type up words I've already written. This weekend, I acutally wrote at home for the first time in ages. Without an interruptions, I got a sore back and a good 2800 words down.
In my room on my computer, although I'll write anywhere I get an idea, just so long as I don't forget it.
I write in the middle of the night or early morning when everybody is asleep and there is peace and quiet.
I write longhand initially, generally outdoors, though always dependant on our idiosyncratic Irish weather, then I transcribe and review in my front room, with good music to ease the road ahead.
Oh I write in my loft on the computer, but I really enjoy writing when I am out...sitting in crowded areas are great, I find I get inspired over the simplest things, such as a woman's large leather handbag or a silver hair clip. I keep a note book on me all the time, just for such occasions.
I do my best creative writing at my desk, late at night when I have a paper due the next morning. This is very inconvenient.
I am always amazed when a writer can sit in a busy cafe, and jot their thoughts on a napkin. I need silence, or, metal tunes going on, especially when I'm building climax. I need the dark, be it early morning or night. I need to have a certain atmosphere. I write in the horror genre, and horror and metal have the perfect marriage for me. How do you write? Do you need to have an atmosphere or can you write from the cuff?
My writing comes in two parts. My ideas I work on all day long, plots, scenes and such are popping in and out of my head with free will, sometimes I write them down. I could not stop this If I wanted to, the curse of an active mind. My craft, the writing itself I do in a quiet environment where I can't be disturbed and take all those wonderful ideas to work. This is planned and well thought out, this is the harder part but the most rewarding. This is where I take the raw iron and make a horseshoe out of it. Without the idea's the craft becomes stale, without the craft the ideas just float off unrealized. They are the bread and butter of a good story. I write by combining the two.
i write anywhere and everywhere, with whatever i have handy... this thread probably belongs in the lounge, where you'll find a rather lengthy thread on the same subject, along with many from the past...
I find that i write better and gte more inspired when I write near a window, or outside in the backyard with my mom's laptop. But considering it snows and it is cold in Canada for 8 months of the year, writing outside isn't always an option., so sadly, i have to write by a window, or in my dark basement when my mom's laptop is in use. I normally crank any type of music, it depends on what mood I'm in and what i'm writing. Normally, it tends to be dark rock / or industrial.
I can come up with ideas anywhere, but I need to be at my computer to write well. I used to write in a notebook during class in Middle School, but I don't anymore, seeing as I'm not in Middle School anymore.
Please give me your opinion about this, what do you think is better? For a beginner like me, I've started writing for 1 year only, and I wonder, if it's better on a third-person's point of view, like. "To hell with death" Sarah said, her eyes flickering with rage. The girl raised her sword, ready to strike, the crimson blood from her past victims leaking onto her opponent. I nodded, my hand on the hilt of the sword, I unsheathed it and sent it in one vicious arc, ready to cut open whatever it was going to strike, it's steel glistening in the moon, about to be drenched in blood. Should it be My Point of View? Which is better for a beginner, a third person point of view? Or my Point of View, because I seem to describe my surroundings better if it is the point of view of the main character, please give me your opinions so I can improve my writing.
It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or not when it comes to third or first person P.O.V. Just write what you feel is most comfortable. Writing is trial and error, whenever you find your strong point, keep it going and you'll know which suits you better.
Most established, and even non-established writers who feel they have some sort of insight into the publishing business will tell you that third person is the way to go. They try to convince beginner's that third person is easier, and truthfully, it is. BUT, in the end, the story is yours to write, and if writing in a first person point of view feels right to you, then who is anyone else to dictate how YOUR story should be written? In my opinion, if you've only been writing a year, stick with third person for now. First person is a tricky tense, and causes even established writers endless drags of agony. But again, it's your story to tell, and if you feel first person will give depth to your story, go for it.
I like your first person version better, becauase the prose is less opaque (or as some call it, 'purple prose'). But really, you could write that just as easily in third person by changing 'I' to 'she'. I don't think it's POV that's your problem, so go with whichever seems to work when you sit down to write.
Neither perspective is better or worse. It's totally up to your preference. Though I find it's better to go first person if I'm going to be having a lot of input from the main character. But if you want to focus on the environment, you'd probably be better off going third person, as first person is all about what the character notices personally. You can't very well describe something that the character isn't aware of, and it would not be very fitting if the character noticed the shape of a cloud if his/her loved one is in danger. That's what I think, but it's not about what I think. Do what seems right to you.
Ah, I see where you guys are coming from here, I see now, I think I'll stick with my point of view, as I am more comfortable with it.
With first person, you will find yourself in a forest of "I"s. Using third person gives a lot more flexibility with the wording. Also, if you are in first person mode and need to switch to a different perspective, it tends to be more obvious to the reader. The main reason for using first person is to stay closer to the character's thoughts. Personally, I prefer to show the character's thoughts and feelings indirectly, through actions, rather than directly, but you can even write internal dialogue in third person, if you really wish to: As others say, it's largely a matter of individual choice. My preference is to use third person unless I have a good reason not to.
I usually have ideas swarming through my head all the time. My experience outside, inside, a quite place, or a loud place all create ideas. I am never out of ideas. I am like an idea factory working 24 seven everyday.
I write anywhere but at home. Cafes, coffee shops, truck stops, pubs, the city bus or train all work. The office at home is where I transcribe and clean up what I've written elsewhere.
In the mornings yes, I have to have quiet with classical music playing softly. During the rest of the day, no I don't need atmosphere. I need inspiration...anything will do, a bird by my pool, the words of a friend, the way the light plays through the branches of a tree. This is inspiring.
