tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post5193740749635764000..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Why "The Legacy Human" Reminds Me Of WritingChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-13837015686076747312015-08-26T08:32:04.781-04:002015-08-26T08:32:04.781-04:00I live for that fugue state writing when the chara...I live for that fugue state writing when the character's voice is SO STRONG all I have to do is listen and type as fast as I can. But it doesn't always come that easy, and I have to keep writing even when I don't reach that "fugue." Considering only 50% of the manuscripts I've written in the past 6 years have ended up under contract, I need to keep writing whether the muse shows up or not!<br /><br />Coincidentally, my current WIP is titled FUGUE. It's a historical mystery -- something I've done before -- but in a different time period, and it's non-chronological, and parts are written in first person present tense, which I've never done before. I probably need to be in a fugue state myself just to write it!Dianne K. Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-84576253563767055602015-08-20T23:00:17.295-04:002015-08-20T23:00:17.295-04:00I feel like I can slip into that state of mind pre...I feel like I can slip into that state of mind pretty easily whenever. The key is to get rid of all anxiety and left brain chatter. I'm so used to just ignoring it by now. I know I'm safe when I'm writing my 1st drafts because they are for my eyes only. It's like writing in a diary or a journal. Why have critical thinking for that? I use my left brain when I revise after the 1st draft is finished. My right brain is free to fly when it's needed.<br /><br />I do, however, find it hard to do this if I'm very emotional or super exhausted. I'm not a machine, after all!Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-69357944142823907712015-08-20T15:50:32.887-04:002015-08-20T15:50:32.887-04:00I don't think I've ever just written in a ...I don't think I've ever just written in a fury. I've thought of trying alcohol, but that's a slippery slope ;)Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-42585506684857022902015-08-20T11:57:34.114-04:002015-08-20T11:57:34.114-04:00I love that feeling when it happens! I would say t...I love that feeling when it happens! I would say the majority of the time, I sit down and force myself to write, but those wondrous moments when that fugue state occurs, oh, how I relish it.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-41533300005896802992015-08-20T11:10:08.323-04:002015-08-20T11:10:08.323-04:00I loved The Legacy Human! I'm reading the sequ...I loved The Legacy Human! I'm reading the sequel at the moment and it's just as good. The fugue state is a great metaphor for writing - this is probably why I'm getting so much writing done at night when I'm half-asleep lately, because I'm not fretting over the quality!ELAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390894357209056149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-42644157578704127772015-08-19T21:54:32.709-04:002015-08-19T21:54:32.709-04:00Lots of stories about a pseudo-fugue state associa...Lots of stories about a pseudo-fugue state associated with creativity. Charles Dickens loved opium. Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-66304187384720290942015-08-19T16:56:43.559-04:002015-08-19T16:56:43.559-04:00Unfortunately, I don't seem to ever remember m...Unfortunately, I don't seem to ever remember my dreams anymore. Who knows what great stories I've thought up while asleep? :(Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-44540067262442325912015-08-19T12:51:05.808-04:002015-08-19T12:51:05.808-04:00You know, 90% of my stories ideas come directly fr...You know, 90% of my stories ideas come directly from dreams. Seriously. The subconscious is the best creative tool we have. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-22464588320016707322015-08-19T12:40:59.476-04:002015-08-19T12:40:59.476-04:00Sometimes, the right music seems to help. Otherwi...Sometimes, the right music seems to help. Otherwise, music distracts me too much from the writing.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-46754510764788521372015-08-19T11:45:27.057-04:002015-08-19T11:45:27.057-04:00If I can establish the right mood with music, I ca...If I can establish the right mood with music, I can usually hit it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-72232486989627725332015-08-19T11:15:35.651-04:002015-08-19T11:15:35.651-04:00I just remembered, that's one of the few downs...I just remembered, that's one of the few downsides of the fictive dream--when I feel the words slipping away because I can't type fast enough. Very annoying!Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-48121781976309692722015-08-19T11:11:34.010-04:002015-08-19T11:11:34.010-04:00I don't have the answer, but I live for those ...I don't have the answer, but I live for those times... when my typing fingers can't keep up with my brain. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.com