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Typical impression on writers

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- sit in a fishy looking cafe, drink coffee to death..

- world travelling

- pen in hand always

- sit and stare at nothing, a way of procrastinating

- very untidy room, stacks of papers and books everywhere. Eat instant noddles.

um, anymore?

what is it like in real life?
 

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Depends on what sort of writer they are. Fiction or non? Biogrphy? Mystery? Horror? Suspense? Comedy? Romance? lol

But they all (at least the ones I know) talk of their chars as real ppl. Cause they are. They don't stinkin wanna do what you tell them to do!!!
 
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Locket said:
But they all (at least the ones I know) talk of their chars as real ppl. Cause they are. They don't stinkin wanna do what you tell them to do!!!
Ah, that brings up another impression on writers (because they make you want to tell others):

dark, very dark circles under the eyes ... because all night character was doing something or the other and you just had to jump out of bed and record it for all posterity to behold.
 
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Locket said:
Hey I AM a writer (well sort of) and I can say from experience that these stupid lil ppl take on a life of their own. you want them to do this but nooooooo
I guess, Blessed-One, the typical and the most important/efficient/effective impression on a writer is the one made by a character ... their character ... the writer's character ... I mean those "stupid lil ppl"
 
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carmi said:
I guess, Blessed-One, the typical and the most important/efficient/effective impression on a writer is the one made by a character ... their character ... the writer's character ... I mean those "stupid lil ppl"

that can ranges from anything to anything.

but owl, if you get scared by your own character, doesn't that mean you should be scared of yourself more?

Lyle... messy desk is a must! i prefer to write on paper first before putting it on the computer though.

you don't need to do it for a living to become a writer, Locket. The world's definition of a writer is often.. twisted i reckon. You don't need to cook as a profession to be a cook, and same for drawing.

online dictionary: a writer is: One who writes, especially as an occupation.
 
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haha o wow....

The forever huge mess that spills over from the desk to the chaise to the floor.
Piles and pile of papers, notebooks, and all sorts of odds and ends that nobody in their right mind would hold on to, and have no sentimental value-- but are held on to, because inspiration lurks everywhere.

Multitudes of books: psychology, history, medical... whatever, because I want to be an intellegent writer. not to mention the many books written by those before me.

A copy of Salinger's 9 Stories, for character study close at hand

An unsatiable appetite for a larger vocabulary

Hours of reclusive pondering, only to come up with nothing.

Pages and pages of sentences, paragraphs, half-ideas, and endings.... all in complete dissarray of course.

Folders thrown everywhere, in a forfeited attempt at organization

Walls covered in scriptures, pictures of loved ones, things that represent my dreams and goals, inspring photography, abstract statuettes and such.

and finally-- a mess of pens around, except for any situation in which a brillant idea is quickly fleeting... they are so very elusive aren't they?

O, wait-- the constant feeling that thoughts are too pure to be captured and transferred through such an unpure medium... and having people constantly say things like, "what are you talking about?"
 
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