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How to Art Harder
Oct. 22nd, 2012 10:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
faradI'm not always a big fan of Chuck Wendig, but I really like this list of 25 Ways to get yourself re-inspired to write. I especially like:
2. Re-Read a Book You Love Utterly (or in our case, a fanfic)
4. Achieve Narrative Conclusion, Gleefully Shellacking Your Brain-Pants - i.e. Finish something you started, even if it's a flash-fic.
This one, which I'm going to post in its entirety because I think it's great and easy with our community: "8. Stop, Collaborate And Listen
Writers are traditionally loners. Like Pee-Wee Herman, and serial killers. (Actually, would it have surprised anyone if the character of Pee-Wee turned out to be a serial killer? That talking Playhouse Chair probably eats the fucking bodies.) A writer is used to operating in a lawless, non-reactive land. Change that. Collaborate with someone. On a story, script, comic, whatever. Engage in an act of creative agitation. The give-and-take of collaboration constantly forces you to bat back new ideas and reactions — it’s not always easy, but it’s frequently productive. Even if just to retrain your brain to be all arty and stuff."
"16. Create Story Maps
Pick a book you love off the shelves — or, if you’ve got a wild hair (wild hare?) up your ass, grab one you hate. Whatever. Read it. But read it critically. (“Critically” does not mean, “Look for the bad stuff.” It means, read beyond entertainment. Apply critical thinking skills to your book-absorbing process. . . . " (some other *really* good stuff comes after this, too)
The rest are really awesome too - everything from taking care of yourself (stop eating so many carbs, get some exercise) to trying other veins of creativity to re-inspire your writing (art stuff!)
25 Ways to Get Your Creative Groove Back as a Writer - http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/10/02/25-ways-to-get-your-creative-groove-back-as-a-writer/
(Sorry - DW doesn't seem to want to let me have the Rich Text option this time of the night.)
2. Re-Read a Book You Love Utterly (or in our case, a fanfic)
4. Achieve Narrative Conclusion, Gleefully Shellacking Your Brain-Pants - i.e. Finish something you started, even if it's a flash-fic.
This one, which I'm going to post in its entirety because I think it's great and easy with our community: "8. Stop, Collaborate And Listen
Writers are traditionally loners. Like Pee-Wee Herman, and serial killers. (Actually, would it have surprised anyone if the character of Pee-Wee turned out to be a serial killer? That talking Playhouse Chair probably eats the fucking bodies.) A writer is used to operating in a lawless, non-reactive land. Change that. Collaborate with someone. On a story, script, comic, whatever. Engage in an act of creative agitation. The give-and-take of collaboration constantly forces you to bat back new ideas and reactions — it’s not always easy, but it’s frequently productive. Even if just to retrain your brain to be all arty and stuff."
"16. Create Story Maps
Pick a book you love off the shelves — or, if you’ve got a wild hair (wild hare?) up your ass, grab one you hate. Whatever. Read it. But read it critically. (“Critically” does not mean, “Look for the bad stuff.” It means, read beyond entertainment. Apply critical thinking skills to your book-absorbing process. . . . " (some other *really* good stuff comes after this, too)
The rest are really awesome too - everything from taking care of yourself (stop eating so many carbs, get some exercise) to trying other veins of creativity to re-inspire your writing (art stuff!)
25 Ways to Get Your Creative Groove Back as a Writer - http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/10/02/25-ways-to-get-your-creative-groove-back-as-a-writer/
(Sorry - DW doesn't seem to want to let me have the Rich Text option this time of the night.)