Obstacles, and the Importance of Relaxation · 6:39am Jun 2nd, 2013
Hello, everyone. If you've read my last blog post, you have realized by now that I did not put out the next chapter of Zapfilly in time. As expected (and I swear this happens way too often) there were many fastballs in the three weeks I was writing the chapter. Physics likes to do that, so I think at this point it is safe to say that until mid-June there won't be any updates. My final exams begin one week after this Monday, and I'd really, really like to get an A in the class, instead of just a B+.
Anyways, I did write some other things. They aren't related to Zapfilly, and they're mostly little snippets of what I had on mind. A lot of it came after the rush of imagination I got when watching certain shows or movies, and I moved really quickly to capitalize on that and get a few words down. Why, I even got over a thousand words down and I still felt like writing more. I guess that's the reason why it's so important to not write once in a while, because if you just keep working you'll basically kill your imagination.
I went to see Iron Man 3 the past week. Now, Iron Man as a superhero appeals to a lot of my exosuit armor science fiction fantasies. There was just so much happening during the movie that I couldn't help but try to learn from it. What happened here? How did Stark feel? How did he convey these feelings? How does this relate to everything else? All those questions raced through my mind as I watched, but I still simply sat back and indulged myself. It wowed my senses and gave me a lot to think about.
And I think that's the most important thing if you're going to write. I don't think I've ever run into anyone who would simply try to force their writing to work, because that often leads to frustration and many revisions before finally giving up. That's bad for you, and bad for your writing as a whole if you feel angry while you write. So I guess what I'm trying to say here is, sit back and relax. Let the writing come to you.
I really need to stop making blog posts. I think there's a desire within me to sound deep and edgy like all these other people posting blog posts, but that's something I can't do.
This a lesson I should've learned by now, but I keep forgetting it
My most popular stories here are the ones I wrote in a flash of inspiration, without thinking too much; and yet I keep squeezing my mind every day, trying to think of new stories to write, new characters, new worlds... at the end of the day I end up staring at an empty screen, with two or three discarded plots and the feeling that I've wasted a day of my life
I really should relax, but then I get the fear that the inspiration may never come, so I start squeezing my imagination again. It's a vicious circle.
I guess my problem is that I think the opposite: I think that if I don't use my imagination enough, that's when it will die.
When I was young I was constantly writing. Most of the time I never finished what I started, but I was always imagining new things, new characters and new stories. I always had some new ideas.
It became more difficult as I grew up. Maybe I did end up killing my imagination because I used it too much
I liked this blog
It has given me food for thought. Thanks.
1119638
There's nothing wrong with letting your imagination sit. It's not going anywhere, and if it wanes a little just watch a good TV show or read a nice short story to get the juices flowing again.
I find that big-name blockbuster films do it very well. CG rendering can exercise the mind like nothing else, because it delves so much into the imagination and brings it into reality. That's not saying that the story is actually good, but I find that the stuff that makes you smile like a kid in a candy store is what works best.