tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post1897271425578141164..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Writing from my head not my heart.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-20922057955957317092017-07-26T11:35:39.002-07:002017-07-26T11:35:39.002-07:00... Made me laugh.
"I had a little drink ab...... Made me laugh. <br /><br />"I had a little drink about an hour ago and now I'm headed straight to my bed."<br /><br />Pretty much sums it up for me too.<br /><br />So you have to time it well. Fast from lunch, wait until 5PM, then a couple of shots of your favorite (a nice tequila works for me). And then let the words fly. I've come up with some downright insightful thoughts during such episodes. But, I've only done it a few times. Dave Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925328649290981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-39290351571438978452017-07-26T11:21:04.057-07:002017-07-26T11:21:04.057-07:00I was thinking that. Just for these few chapters. ...I was thinking that. Just for these few chapters. I am much more open when I drink. So yeah, I'm really thinking about it.<br /><br />It used to be very useful decades ago. It got me in the writing chair and kept me there and loosened up my writing and sometimes spurred some real creativity. <br /><br />When I came back to writing many years later--not so much. By the time I'm drunk, I just want to go to bed. Heh. <br /><br />I feel like I pay a high cost these days when I drink. I'm not fit for man nor beast for three or four days after I get drunk. So the cost has become too high. <br /><br />But yeah, I'm thinking about it. At least, as an experiment.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-82183592630839598062017-07-25T19:13:50.991-07:002017-07-25T19:13:50.991-07:00Get drunk, and then write.
Seriously. The rationa...Get drunk, and then write.<br /><br />Seriously. The rational mind can't emit emotion. But the drunk one can.Dave Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925328649290981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-69358783207540546702017-07-25T13:27:22.603-07:002017-07-25T13:27:22.603-07:00On my walk, I realized that I need to approach eac...On my walk, I realized that I need to approach each scene from an emotional aspect first. I think I've always approached each scene from plot or story driven aspect, with the emotion arising from that. <br /><br />Instead, I need to concentrate on emotion, and let the story arise from that. I've got a pretty good knack for story, so that will come. <br /><br />I also did try to tap into my own emotions on this latest chapter, and I think it turned out really well. <br /><br />So now I'm back on track. Make sure I have the best character for the POV and then try to delve into his or her emotional state.<br /><br />I think one of the reasons that the first 20K words were so effective is that each entry was consciously approached from the idea of evoking character above all. Which, in a way, is that I'm talking about. The emotional state arises from this expression of character.<br /><br />It's when I settle for normal narrative techniques that things get bland and predictable. So, yeah. I used Jon McCarthy as my plot vehicle for a few chapters, and that needed to be done, but I'm going to try harder to use the other characters as often as possible. Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.com