Jed's Super-Dooper Newbie Question-of-the-Week Thread

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Nothing. I don't eat or drink when I'm full on writing mode.

Yes, I'm weird that way. In many other ways too. :D

(Don't ask me about quotation marks. :rolleyes: )
 

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Huge mug of Earl Grey tea. Scratch that. An Earl Grey tea IV ;) . Do I eat... Only when I'm stuck and the story stalls. And only liquorice.
 

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*trumpets and fanfare*

I know this is long overdue, however...


What fuels you as a writer?


... by which I mean, what do you snack on, drink, etc, while on a writing binge?

I do coffee and peanuts. Or tea if it's too late in the day for coffee.

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Nothing. If my hands are stuffing my face, then they're not on the keyboard.
 

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Wow, I really have to think about this one....the first three novels I wrote were done in between customers when I was working the other two which I have started but not finished...water and sweet tea.......and there has to be some kind of noise...usually my kids :)
 

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Music, then?

Just whatever it is that keeps you going.

:)

Oh, this I really need. Then again, I've always needed music to focus on stuff - did it when studying, and I still do it when driving.

However, for some reason, I can't have music playing when I do the Flash Fiction Challenges. :Shrug:

(Told you folks I was weird. :D )
 
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What fuels you as a writer?

... by which I mean, what do you snack on, drink, etc, while on a writing binge?

Tea, in quantity. If I'm eating, it's something non-messy that I can eat without having to pay attention to it, but writing time for me is usually after 9pm so I try not to snack too much then.

Absolutely must have music, although different sorts of music depending on whether I'm first-drafting or revising. Pandora is my best friend, that way.
 

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Music, then?

Just whatever it is that keeps you going.

:)




i used to spend quite a bit a time making CDS of good writing music to listen to , to help get me "in the mood".

Recently I discovered I am more productive when it's quiet, no distractions.
 

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Either way I could not Breathe so it would be a short trip..

Space would be an interesting way to go but I would probably have to hold my eye balls in my sockets as I held my breath to keep them from popping out. Then assuming that I could hold my breath long enough to survive re-entry, I would be able to splash down and check out the bottom of the ocean. Assuming I survived the vacuum of space, the blasting heat from re-entry, the high pressure of the sea floor, the sharks and human eating animals, and the rapid decompression, it would probably take weeks before my burnt off hair grew back!!!! If I survived the bends...

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At first I was going to say I need peace and quiet when writing, but after thinking about it, I have to admit that scenery has a big impact. Sitting out on a beautiful day tends to keep me going.
 

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Under the sea or out in space?

I think going out in space would be pretty cool. Maybe find a black hole to go in.....