#WritersCoffeeClub 9/6: Do you write daily? Why or why not?

Right now I've sort of given up on it. I tried a few experiments that went poorly re sharing and I'm currently regretting ever sharing what I wrote with the world. I guess a lot of ppl who write have those moments, tho.

You know on stuffs like American Idol when they're doing the screenings and that person comes on whose friends and family just never had the heart to tell them they're no good?

Thats how I feel abt my stuffs right now.

So tldr, no. I don't. BC that.

#writersCoffeeClub 9/7: How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

Depends on what I'm doing, but it's usually there somewhere in between the endless to-do lists, the questions from my children, the boring work stuff, the other hobbies, and the circling lyrics from whatever song.

(The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive...)

#WritersCoffeeClub 7. How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

More than I'm willing to admit 😂 I'm constantly thinking about scenes, world-building aspects, what-ifs, and so on.

It does provide me with plenty of ideas, which is nice, and many times, when I didn't know what to do in the story, the solution came to me while away from the laptop.

I need to be distracted with something else to not be constantly thinking about writing.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 7
How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

I'm pretty obsessed. 🤣 Glad to see, from the responses I've been reading, that I'm not alone.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 7 - How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

Not a lot. I spend hours at the keyboard, and that's pretty much all writing and research.

But the writing is not part of anyone else's life around me, so with family and friends the focus is always on other matters, and actually I think that's quite beneficial.

#WritersCoffeeClub 7.How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

So much. It used to be a pleasant hum—feeling my brain test out and revise various plot possibilities while doing daily tasks—but it’s gotten a bit overwhelming in recent years. Not sure if it’s age or burnout, but that “back of brain” story processing uses up so much energy now. I feel those fan blades whirring, trying to keep from overheating. And I can’t always turn it off. Brains are weird.

#writerscoffeeclub 7Sep—How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

Let's just say, most of the time. I experience lucid dreams regularly involving my characters. Driving to wherever alone, I'm never alone, for often my characters are there talking to me. About the only time they aren't is when I'm focused on my dragons.

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#WritersCoffeeClub 07
writing thoughts

If I have a writing problem, I can become consumed with it, yet if I’m hiking I rarely think about writing.

When I’m fast drafting…good gosh, I can think about little else. Total immersion makes my creativity burn hot. I’m there, I’m in the story, I’m in Ontyre & there’s no escape.

So, yeah, it depends, like sometimes it’s productive to avoid those thoughts, & sometimes I can’t.

Like now, drafting a tragic novella…

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How much does your writing occupy your thoughts away from the keyboard?

A lot, and I've learned some things about my mind along these lines. I work out general concepts in my time away from the keyboard, e.g. sweeping character arcs and plot directions. I need to write things down when specifics come into play, such as actual dialogue or immediate actions. I need both thinking time and typing time in order to tell a cohesive story.