New ideas seem like a rare commodity in the early antiquity that is our modern world. Thinking of a fresh and compelling topics or discussions that don’t seem narcissistic or self-inflated is tough and burdensome. It can be looked on with unease and can take a lot out of aspiring linguistic entrepreneurs, disparaging them, a travesty. Novelists such as Carolyn Chute often found themselves at a loss in the world around them (http://partners.nytimes.com/library/books/092799chute-writing.html). Point in case, Carolyn often found herself caught up, with nary a moment to continue writing a novel that has been barking at her like Scottish terriers, with fears like money and other distractions of the like getting in the way. She was able to articulate her process in a pattern, which involved 3 days of life barking at her like a pack of dogs, and then a frantic day of continuing her work. In an article by Drake Baer, (http://www.fastcompany.com/3017315/leadership-now/6-ways-to-be-a-hemingway-level-productive-badass), he analyzes ways Ernest Hemingway often found motivation for himself as a writer. Ernest had many mannerisms that he correlated towards a more fulfilling writing experience. One I found to be intriguing was how he would stand up while writing, which personalized his style and helped him work through a lot of struggles. Among other things he would keep track of the amount of words he wrote in a day and would awake at ungodly hours to begin his processes. Finding ways to stay true to a goal is quintessential to a fulfilling career in writing.
Since being out of high school, writing has become slightly more daunting. I now have a near full time life at work, I bide my time with social interactions, and somewhere in between I manage to get to school work. This new time I’ve forced myself into finding has peaked an previously forgotten interest in writing. Since I was a kid the processes I abide by in writing have evolved, for their betterment I hope, and will continue evolving, creating an effective mold in which to set myself in stone as a wordsmith. In order to better show how I’ve evolved, I will offer the reader some tips in towards furthering your ideals as an author of sorts.
Since being out of high school, writing has become slightly more daunting. I now have a near full time life at work, I bide my time with social interactions, and somewhere in between I manage to get to school work. This new time I’ve forced myself into finding has peaked an previously forgotten interest in writing. Since I was a kid the processes I abide by in writing have evolved, for their betterment I hope, and will continue evolving, creating an effective mold in which to set myself in stone as a wordsmith. In order to better show how I’ve evolved, I will offer the reader some tips in towards furthering your ideals as an author of sorts.
- Procrastination: Now mind you this is merely a subjective taste, but I find that when under pressure I write better. Because I’m fearing that those who will observe my work will catch on that I rushed, I’ll over-analyze and attempt to stamp out and errors I can find, making the work exhilarating.
- Cigarettes!: As a destitute dropout from Upper Darby High school, cigarettes have been there for me and my kin through thick and thin. What better a way to ease the mind than with a drag of a Newport? In a macabre fashion, a trademark of a writer is that as in front of a computer screen next to an overflowing ashtray and half a cup of whiskey as they wallow in self-deprivation at the next word to type. Lo and Behold a cigarette will ease the mind if only for a short while.
- White noise: The sound of an air conditioner. A T.V. billowing muffled noise from a room not so far away but ever so distant from the mind. Knowing the world around you still revolves, creating a sense of ease as you meticulously type the next words of an assignment.
- Taking a break: Even if it’s going downstairs to check on the laudry or merely to stretch your legs. Giving your mind a rest is an appreciable method of getting past writers block or finding hidden inspiration locked away inside.
- Pregaming: The days before a written exercise can often have an effect on the outcome of said exercise. Waking up the day after a party, knowing I have to tap away at my laptop in the next few our, can alter the course of how I write. Changing your outlook on things instead of keeping course makes room for fresh and inspiring ways to write.
- Drive: Passion. Longing. Wanting to make an impact on your life. A drive in how you approach a situation can be developmental in the seriousness of how you approach a situation.