It’s so interesting how the creative process is different for everyone! I jot down ideas on my phone, but I have physical notebooks for each project where I outline/draft. Lately I’ve been writing long-hand, which helps me avoid perfectionism in the first draft. Staring at a computer screen for hours just makes me over think and over edit. So I’m trying to break that bad habit in order to be more productive. I also keep personal journals to discuss whatever is on my mind. Having all these different spaces for brainstorming has definitely improved my process.
It is interesting that you use personal journals as separate generators for brainstorming. I also find that long-hand writing slows me down. For awhile, my first drafts started to feel like outlines or really simple writing. I went to long hand and I realized that I type so fast that I don't capture things, I skim write. So, I started long-hand and I slowed everything down, descriptions fell into place, I took a pause to think for a moment instead of just typing. And all of a sudden, the prose started to come to life. Journals are a river of that creativity, and we draw from it all the time. Thanks for sharing your process.
It’s so interesting how the creative process is different for everyone! I jot down ideas on my phone, but I have physical notebooks for each project where I outline/draft. Lately I’ve been writing long-hand, which helps me avoid perfectionism in the first draft. Staring at a computer screen for hours just makes me over think and over edit. So I’m trying to break that bad habit in order to be more productive. I also keep personal journals to discuss whatever is on my mind. Having all these different spaces for brainstorming has definitely improved my process.
It is interesting that you use personal journals as separate generators for brainstorming. I also find that long-hand writing slows me down. For awhile, my first drafts started to feel like outlines or really simple writing. I went to long hand and I realized that I type so fast that I don't capture things, I skim write. So, I started long-hand and I slowed everything down, descriptions fell into place, I took a pause to think for a moment instead of just typing. And all of a sudden, the prose started to come to life. Journals are a river of that creativity, and we draw from it all the time. Thanks for sharing your process.