Writing like a Demon!

[SEVERUSMAX]

But will it produce a better product, or a worse one, now that I'm out of my writers' block slump and have Internet again?

Thoughts on the "demonic" phase of writing, y'all?

 

[Belegon]

But will it produce a better product, or a worse one, now that I'm out of my writers' block slump and have Internet again?

Thoughts on the "demonic" phase of writing, y'all?

pounded out 2250 words on something brand new tonight. Time will tell if it is any good...

I go through these madhouse marathons. I love what comes out of them as far as productivity and keeping the creative juices flowing.

But some of the stuff requires some pretty massive edits.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

pounded out 2250 words on something brand new tonight. Time will tell if it is any good...

I go through these madhouse marathons. I love what comes out of them as far as productivity and keeping the creative juices flowing.

But some of the stuff requires some pretty massive edits.

LOL....glad to see that I'm not alone in this.

 

[AchtungNight]

I do it too damn often. My inspiration disappears for months, and then it comes back and I'm churning out four new stories in five weeks. Gotta love these long weekends.

Demonic writing can be good. It can teach you a lot about your characters, advance your plots, and give you great moments of improv. Be cautious with it, though. Read over what you write once it's done spilling out and make sure it flows well. Edit it, as has been said. And most of all, remember that just because it's been blurted doesn't always mean it's good.

 

[Boota]

Demonic writing is great. Especially coming out of a block. Doesn't matter if it's good... it's still writing. Bad writing can always be edited good. Or as I think of it - drinking it pretty.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I vote for demonic writing.

My writing is either really, really good or really, really dull...so I wait for the spurts of inspiration.

When the inspiration isnt there I cram my head full of new books. Yesterday, for example, I read an account of the BTK sexual murders and learned a lot about serial killers.

A psychologist-consultant for the cops was twice accused of being the BTK killer, while Dennis Raeder, the real killer, was never suspected. Raeder says that as long as you go to work everyday, go to church, dress normal, and be pleasant...you can get away with murders for 30 years.

So I got some ideas to use in a book I'm working on.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Or as I think of it - drinking it pretty.

*laugh*

Love it!

 

[Shwenn]

I write like a demon when it's something that really turns me on. I think that writing is way hotter but it is far from being as elegant as when I write about something I can distance myself from.