My question is for anyone who writes for a living or even as a hobby (Screenplays, novels, stories, songs, articles, etc.)...What environment (if any) stimulates your writing abilities, talents, and creativity?
For instance......writing in a coffee shop at your favorite table?....writing in your apartment with your cats purring at your feet? At night or during the day?....When you're rested or when you haven't slept in a day or two?.......When all is quiet or with your favorite music playing?......When you have a completion deadline or with no timeline stress at all.
Does your diet help at all?.....sweets, chocolate, coffee, alcohol?......Does it help you to write all at once....or over intervals of time?.....At home or in public?....Sharing your thoughts or ideas with trusted friends....or keeping everything to yourself?....Do you rewrite over and over...or is your first written thoughts and words usually the best?....Do you read your work out loud....or silently?
I realize everyone is different and no one method or habit fits all.......But for all the members and guests that read IndieTalk, many may benefit from knowing what successful, professional writers (and there are many here) actually do to help them simply write better or with more creativity, even if it's only a personal habit (good or bad).....I know your time is valuable, so thanks in advance for your replies.
For instance......writing in a coffee shop at your favorite table?....writing in your apartment with your cats purring at your feet? At night or during the day?....When you're rested or when you haven't slept in a day or two?.......When all is quiet or with your favorite music playing?......When you have a completion deadline or with no timeline stress at all.
Does your diet help at all?.....sweets, chocolate, coffee, alcohol?......Does it help you to write all at once....or over intervals of time?.....At home or in public?....Sharing your thoughts or ideas with trusted friends....or keeping everything to yourself?....Do you rewrite over and over...or is your first written thoughts and words usually the best?....Do you read your work out loud....or silently?
I realize everyone is different and no one method or habit fits all.......But for all the members and guests that read IndieTalk, many may benefit from knowing what successful, professional writers (and there are many here) actually do to help them simply write better or with more creativity, even if it's only a personal habit (good or bad).....I know your time is valuable, so thanks in advance for your replies.