Hi @owasco,
I'm blown away with the freewrite pieces you come up with in such short time. You have a gift with words.
Do you ever go into sort of a trance when you write these?
The message is very beautiful and powerful. I love it.
Hi @owasco,
I'm blown away with the freewrite pieces you come up with in such short time. You have a gift with words.
Do you ever go into sort of a trance when you write these?
The message is very beautiful and powerful. I love it.
Thanks, it came out very well. The prompt was close and I saw social distancing and out this poppped, on a topic that consumes me at present so it was ripe for freewriting
Some people think poorly of freewrites, but they are very difficult to do because you have to go into a trance-like state (same state as any elevated performance). It's not always possible. If I can't get into that state right off the bat for a freewrite, I don't write anything at all. Most times I have this running thought nagging at me the whole time I am writing (this is all shit it makes no sense at all and is garbage...). I write for an allotted time, then go back just to proofread (correct spelling and punctuation mostly) then I read it through and am SHOCKED at what I have written. A few minutes of proofreading, deleting and rearranging, and I find I have written something fabulous, rich, layered, wise and coherent. Major rushes. Thanks for asking!!!
Thank you for explaining the process that occurs with you. It's pretty identical with your explanation of how it goes for me with this style of writing! Sometimes I go into the state better and some wild things are produced, other times I scrap it because I was distracted or things just didn't go right.
This happens with music for me as well, as you have probably seen at times :)
Yes all performing arts are best when done in the same state that produces good writing. A writer is a performer who performs for a future audience.