We have a post from another guest blogger (see the others here). Alex has checked in. I'm glad to see that he's giving NaNo a try and it's coming along.
I have officially begun the challenge to write 50,000 words in a month. I’ve started writing, but I’m not as far along as I’d like to be. Fortunately, I have plenty in my head to write about. It’s almost as if I’ve been storing away stories and situations and techniques for many years now, and it finally has a place to pour out. My stories seem to be at the forefront of my mind now, which is a nice distraction and a nice escape from daily stresses.
A few weeks ago, I discovered something that I do in my mind when I have an interesting thought. I’m sure most authors have their own heuristics or peccadilloes that help them conceptualize novels or stories and I am discovering my own even this early in the process. When I have an interesting thought pertaining to my story, I either have to completely process the thought and write it down quickly. If I don’t write it down fast, I will forget it. I also have to completely explore the idea and wring out every usable drop from it. This whole process rarely happens.
More frequently, an interesting thought jumps into my brain and I have to convince myself to stop thinking about it. I write down the truncated thought then try my best to not think about it ever again until I have time to explore it. If I explore it and can’t write it down, it’ll be gone forever. Then I delude myself into thinking that when I do have time to explore it, I will get from it what I need. I don’t know how this affects my stories, but I will also never know, which is fine by me. Ignorance is bliss.
I’m curious to hear about other people’s idiosyncrasies when they are writing and how they battle their minds to get the best out of themselves.
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