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[triviaphilia]

Sometimes you come across something so true, it makes you cry.

I know plenty of people on my flist are aspiring writers and other artists, so I have to deeply recommend this TED talk to anyone who's ever battled with creativity. It's definitely inspired me to see the whole process differently... oh, just watch! :)


Awesome, awesome, awesome.

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[ladyminya]

This is wonderful. I frequently struggle with my writing, because I take it upon myself to come up with the ideas and with the correct formula for execution. This is probably the best advice to be given.

I remember a while back I had really wanted to start working on a novel ("Oh, y'know, I'm working on my novel, attending university..." haha!), and I remember just "putting it out there", so to speak. I asked for some kind of inspiration, and it was given to me. I was so damned excited about my idea, so thrilled to get to work on it. Something came down to me and whispered into my ear. The only problem is that I never began work on the idea because I was accepted into University and it ate up all of my time. D:

But taking the pressure off yourself and putting it out there into the world, waiting for a response, is such a great relief of stress. Especially when an answer comes back. :)

I am totally going to have to remind myself of this the next time that I write.

Also, just quickly, I always find that I come up with the absolute best stuff ever just as I am about to fall asleep. Too warm in bed to get up and write it down, too close to sleep to commit it to memory. D: (at least I'm not driving, though. that'd be aggravating! XD)

[triviaphilia]

I have that too! The best ideas come to me right before sleep. Maybe it's because you're so relaxed or maybe the universe just likes the irony.

Actually the idea for the article I gave to KJ came just that way. Sometimes I let the ideas slip away, confident that I'll remember them in the morning. But now I'm starting to get into the habit of typing it into my phone (which is always an arm's length away, and doesn't require much conscious thought) before falling asleep.

[ladyminya]

*shakes fist at universe* :P Maybe it is because you're relaxed, so you're more open to receiving inspiration and channeling energies? :)

I have never thought to type the ideas into my phone. Ack, you're a genius! :D Haha. I should do that from now on. I can just quickly keysmash the idea into my "notes" ap and then roll over and sleep. XD

[triviaphilia]

Just don't send the idea as a message to anyone in your half-conscious state xD

[ladyminya]

Oops! Good point! Haha. :) I'll make sure to write it in a cryptic way, so that only I know what it means. This way, if I accidentally send it elsewhere, no one will be able to steal the idea. ;)