I can't listen to music. It creates interference with the words in my head, especially music with words. (I've never tried instrumental music; that would probably work.)
I can´t listen to music, either. I can´t listen to anything or anyone, in fact. If I only had the money to buy an insonorized capsule...
Much of the analysis here comes from the fact that I rarely write anything these days that isn't a little bit of an experiment for me in some regard: style, voice, PoV, form, or even my method in writing it.
I have phases. Right now, for example, I´m in a phase where I do not feel at all like experimenting. I feel like writing without any kind of artifice, and I´m not even researching anything just for the story. I´m just writing along conversations and family situations between certain people who lived very far away from us in time and space.
That´s probably my brain´s idea of a holiday- if there only was a way to say this without demeaning what I´m doing now.
NaNo is more a motivational thing for me than anything else. And I totally understand why it's not everyone's thing (and sometimes feel guilty that the online writing world stops for NaNo and seems to make those who choose not to participate feel like spoilsports or something).
I´m counting my words, and so far I´ve realised that I just cannot worry for quantity and quality at the same time. I wonder for how many people does this motivation have a double edge...
But I have to say that NaNoWriMo looks so attractive because of the fun that comes with it. And it´s quite... appealing to see how people try to reach the deadlines, curse when they don´t, joke about it among themselves and show each other what they´ve done. If I ever, at some point of my life, decide to participate on it, it will be for that reason.
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rosecarmine
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Date: 2007-11-14 09:19 am (UTC)I can´t listen to music, either. I can´t listen to anything or anyone, in fact. If I only had the money to buy an insonorized capsule...
Much of the analysis here comes from the fact that I rarely write anything these days that isn't a little bit of an experiment for me in some regard: style, voice, PoV, form, or even my method in writing it.
I have phases. Right now, for example, I´m in a phase where I do not feel at all like experimenting. I feel like writing without any kind of artifice, and I´m not even researching anything just for the story. I´m just writing along conversations and family situations between certain people who lived very far away from us in time and space.
That´s probably my brain´s idea of a holiday- if there only was a way to say this without demeaning what I´m doing now.
NaNo is more a motivational thing for me than anything else. And I totally understand why it's not everyone's thing (and sometimes feel guilty that the online writing world stops for NaNo and seems to make those who choose not to participate feel like spoilsports or something).
I´m counting my words, and so far I´ve realised that I just cannot worry for quantity and quality at the same time. I wonder for how many people does this motivation have a double edge...
But I have to say that NaNoWriMo looks so attractive because of the fun that comes with it. And it´s quite... appealing to see how people try to reach the deadlines, curse when they don´t, joke about it among themselves and show each other what they´ve done. If I ever, at some point of my life, decide to participate on it, it will be for that reason.