I'm the weird one at the writers' table who doesn't drink coffee or booze to get the creative juices going.
Coffee isn't about writing, per se.
It's about *functioning.* That is all.
I'm the weird one at the writers' table who doesn't drink coffee or booze to get the creative juices going.
Oh, lord. I do not write while drinking. Baaaaaad things happen. At least, I think they're bad. So incoherent, it's hard to be sure.
Wait, what am I doing here right now?
*ninja vanish*
No, because then they just stick like a dart.
Coffee isn't about writing, per se.
It's about *functioning.* That is all.
I drink coffee to live.
Okay, it's not that bad... but I am quite a consumer of the joe.
I do drink and write, but it's more like a single glass of wine over four hours while writing. (i.e., there's no buzz.)
Yes there is. It's here.
I'm the same way. One beer or one glass of wine and I'm good usually. But if I drink more than one...
Oh, lord. I do not write while drinking. Baaaaaad things happen. At least, I think they're bad. So incoherent, it's hard to be sure.
Wait, what am I doing here right now?
*ninja vanish*
Booze works wonders in the "I'm a literary writer and need to do something I'll regret years from now, so I can write about it," department.
Not so great in the "performance enhancement" side of things for actual writing. You may think you're a genius while writing away, only to sober up and realize you wrote "Bleaaaaaargh, AH HAH AHAHAH!" for 30 minutes.
I am surprisingly coherent when writing under the influence. There's just no filter, no editing. And not a whole lot of consistent threads. My thoughts tend to come fast, but then go everywhere.
Like a hummingbird on meth.
No coffee, no tea, no soda for me. Caffeine = bad things. I am caffeine free.
Go ginger ale!
So, it makes for the ultimate pantser first draft?
Like you would not believe.
And often very action-packed, with snarky dialog. Hummingbird me is not big on exposition. Or introspection. Or anything that does not involve some sort of weapon, chase, and/or explosion.
Great for writing action scenes.
Not so much for character development.
I passed 500 rep points. Apparently, I should run for President.
President of what, I wonder?
Am I right in thinking that there once was a small campaign to get ex-first cat Socks to run for President?Socks.
No coffee, no tea, no soda for me. Caffeine = bad things. I am caffeine free.
Go ginger ale!
By this logic, Michael Bay must have a nurse constantly attending to the IV full of Jack Daniels he has surgically implanted to his wrist.