Ask the Author: Adrian P.
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Adrian P.
I stop writing, and do literally anything else. I play games. I do my academic research. I go out with friends.
If I find myself unable to part from writing, then I change my environment. Instead of writing at home, I go to a cafe. Go to a different cafe every day. Write in the park. Write at the beach. Anything to remove environmental familiarity.
If I find myself unable to part from writing, then I change my environment. Instead of writing at home, I go to a cafe. Go to a different cafe every day. Write in the park. Write at the beach. Anything to remove environmental familiarity.
Adrian P.
Write for a month. See if writing is for you. Then write for a year. See if writing is for you.
Everyone can write, but writing isn't for everyone. Do not write if your goal is money--it's rude to the audience, it's rude to other writers, and it's rude to yourself. Start a business if you want to make money. Invest. Work overtime. Writing can't help you do that. Rich authors are the exceptions, not the rule.
Everyone can write, but writing isn't for everyone. Do not write if your goal is money--it's rude to the audience, it's rude to other writers, and it's rude to yourself. Start a business if you want to make money. Invest. Work overtime. Writing can't help you do that. Rich authors are the exceptions, not the rule.
Adrian P.
There is something liberating about writing. For me, it is a form of artistic expression which is not limited by depth. Living in a chaotic world like today, where we are being pressured to move all the time, while at the same time, limited in scope by energy, time, and money? Perhaps writing is the only thing that has kept me sane.
Adrian P.
I listen to soundtrack music, such as those composed by Hans Zimmer, Thomas Bergersen, Antti Martikainen, Sawano Hiroyuki, and Yuki Kajiura. They are particularly useful for mentally choreographing action scenes, but they come in handy in other situations too.
Other than that, I get up from my writing desk and just stroll around the city. To the beach. To the mountain. Change your environment, and your brain will react differently, and your ideas will be fresh each time.
Other than that, I get up from my writing desk and just stroll around the city. To the beach. To the mountain. Change your environment, and your brain will react differently, and your ideas will be fresh each time.
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