I may have gone off my rocker on this one.
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Eureka!
Posted by : | On : July 15, 2006
Quantum Storytelling
Infinite Possibilities
State of the Art in Mobile Writing
As soon as the iPad inspired a slurry of Android clones I’m sure more than a few writers thought, “Now I can write that novel or screenplay in bed, waiting at the doctor office, or yes, even while sitting on the toilet!” But wait! Not so fast. How does the state of the art stack
The Writing On The Wall
Why shower crayons work: Routine. It forces us to focus and make decisions, even if it’s only for a few minutes a day. You don’t need hours, days, or weeks to make a decision. Most decisions can take place within a few seconds. Even the most creative thorny problems. You may not find the best
Story DNA
Novelists usually work by a process of drafting. They write straight through to a 1st draft. Then they change the things they don’t like in the 2nd draft, and iterate into a 3rd, etc. Drafting is a linear process. Plotting, also sometimes called ‘blocking,’ is used by script writers to establish economical scene flow.
Hahah… if you’ve got to resort to scribbling notes in the shower, I fear you may suffer from even shorter term memory than scrupulous notetaking will aid :)
It’s more in the name of fun, although I do get quite a few ideas in the shower…
I need those! Do they work on windows? I get way too many ideas when I’m in the car. Unable to pull out my notebook (though that hasn’t always stopped me from trying).
I bought a voice recorder for the car, for that purpose. However I never seem to have it in the car when I need it :D
They should work on windows. I think they make window crayons too.
I was thinking of using a voice recorder myself.
You should put your office together so there are glass surfaces on all the walls, ceiling, desk, chair, and floor, then fill it ALL with insane scribblings and spirals. But that’s only if you really just want people to leave you alone… like, forever.
Maybe I’m crazy but there is something appealing about that. When I was in high school, I used to sketch, write, and doodle on a piece of paper until every centimeter was completely covered in either text or drawing. There’s a graphitti-deco meme behind all this, a kind of reveling in your own nonsense. :)
Should I get some shower crayons, I can see the walls looking like something out of the movie “The Shining”.
Stanley Kubrick would love it.
btw -I used to do the same thing with scraps of paper…
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Michael,
I’m going take an update pic once the wall is covered in writing. Should be pretty cool looking. :)
It must be a writer thing. I get some of my best ideas in the hot water mist. I call them, “thinking showers,” and I take a lot of them when brewing up story ideas or when I get stuck on old ones!
So far it’s working out really well. Update post coming soon. Waiting to write a few more tiles so I’ll have a decent photo. I’ve had a lot of realizations about the shower writing process itself that have given me neat insights on things that drive my creativity.
Update coming soon…
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