Your Writing Process
Everybody is a writer.
I met a man who has helped me with some of the finer details of marketing recently. Turns out, he's a writer too. A fresh one. When I say fresh, I mean someone who doesn't really have much experience with writing a book but wants to write their first book, regardless. It's not a negative thing; it is what it is. I was asked, indirectly, what my writing process is. And here it is:
Sometimes I will spend hours, or days during hard times, creating a playlist that will mimic the flow of whatever book I have in my head. I have major plot points mapped out in my head, but I don't write anything down. I don't think about the finer details. Then once my playlist is complete, I write. Most of the time, it takes me a week to write a book. I'll write for a few short months and do nothing else during that time. I don't play video games (as I so love to do) or read other books. I just write.
Some writers will limit themselves. Some will only write for an hour a day, others will write a specific number of pages, or even word counts. For some writers, it helps to make plot charts, character bios, and other pertinent information. I don't do this because it doesn't work for me. I also have a strange sort of writer's block. When I write for months, I'll write as much as I can and then I'll put it down and walk away from it. There's this feeling I get... this heaviness in my eyelids as I try to write, and I know it's time to step back. Sometimes I only need a day and I'll keep trucking for a few more weeks. Most of the time, however, I end up not writing for roughly a year. But here's the thing... I can write a book in a week, so in a few months, I can finish an entire series. I don't feel the need to write for a long time because there's plenty else to do, like the editing process. I don't feel bad about "writer's block."
Whatever process works best for you, just go with it. When most writers sit down to do their craft, it's like a ritual. You always do the same things over and over again and it works. If you haven't found a ritual-like process yet, then keep searching for it. Maye it'll help not to limit yourself. Maybe you need the limitations. Maybe you need charts, or music, or specific nail polish on to write (it has happened). Keep searching if you need to find it.
Everybody is a writer. So own it.
I met a man who has helped me with some of the finer details of marketing recently. Turns out, he's a writer too. A fresh one. When I say fresh, I mean someone who doesn't really have much experience with writing a book but wants to write their first book, regardless. It's not a negative thing; it is what it is. I was asked, indirectly, what my writing process is. And here it is:
Sometimes I will spend hours, or days during hard times, creating a playlist that will mimic the flow of whatever book I have in my head. I have major plot points mapped out in my head, but I don't write anything down. I don't think about the finer details. Then once my playlist is complete, I write. Most of the time, it takes me a week to write a book. I'll write for a few short months and do nothing else during that time. I don't play video games (as I so love to do) or read other books. I just write.
Some writers will limit themselves. Some will only write for an hour a day, others will write a specific number of pages, or even word counts. For some writers, it helps to make plot charts, character bios, and other pertinent information. I don't do this because it doesn't work for me. I also have a strange sort of writer's block. When I write for months, I'll write as much as I can and then I'll put it down and walk away from it. There's this feeling I get... this heaviness in my eyelids as I try to write, and I know it's time to step back. Sometimes I only need a day and I'll keep trucking for a few more weeks. Most of the time, however, I end up not writing for roughly a year. But here's the thing... I can write a book in a week, so in a few months, I can finish an entire series. I don't feel the need to write for a long time because there's plenty else to do, like the editing process. I don't feel bad about "writer's block."
Whatever process works best for you, just go with it. When most writers sit down to do their craft, it's like a ritual. You always do the same things over and over again and it works. If you haven't found a ritual-like process yet, then keep searching for it. Maye it'll help not to limit yourself. Maybe you need the limitations. Maybe you need charts, or music, or specific nail polish on to write (it has happened). Keep searching if you need to find it.
Everybody is a writer. So own it.
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