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Jan. 3rd, 2015 10:04 am
Day 3
In your own space, talk about your creative process - from what inspires you to what motivates you to how you manage to break through blocks. Does your process change depending on the type of creating you're doing? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Okay, so let's talk about my creative process:
So I have this habit of picking up really long stories to record. Because I dunno, I tend to read long stories before I read the shorter ones, which is just how it happens with me for some reason, I don't know why. Anyway, I like to take the chosen story, and break down into bits. For example: I was working on Make Your Home in Me by
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samyazaz which has a word count of 73,180, split into like 18 chapters. I'll take each chapter and split it up into scenes. | 1 | 498 |
| 2 | 278 |
| 3 | 278 |
| 4 | 159 |
| 5 | 191 |
| 6 | 231 |
| 7 | 326 |
| 8 | 2,807 |
| 9 | 833 |
Like that *points* Then I'm have a general idea of how long each little scene will take, and I can record what I can whenever I have the time to do so. I keep a handwritten list, as well as an excel spreadsheet, to keep track of what I get done when. XD
My lists are kinda what keeps me going? Like, I dunno, it's like proof that I'm actually getting stuff done. I'm not just... reading and getting nothing done, lol. Keeps me in check, and I always know where I am and what I need to get done. And it helps me plan my recording evenings. I <3 my lists. xD
If I get blocked I tend to just... attempt to power through. It doesn't always work, half the time powering through ends with me staring at my mic, and wondering why can't I do the thing?I was able to do the thing yesterday. Just... do it... Or I'll switch projects. I tend to have more than one project going on at a time. Which, when I first started like a year n a half ago I would never have attempted, but I am SO much more organized now... most of the time... ((like I said LISTS))
I fail at making podart, unless I'm super inspired about it during the recording process, which I have a couple of pods still in progress that have art because I was inspired to do it. So unless someone pushes me for it (AND gives me all the ideas, I'm talkin' to you
Yup so my lists keep me going man. All the lists. I dunno, it's weird and strange but I love it haha. <3 Okay, wow this was ranty and probably not very informative. I'm so sorry. xD Thanks for reading it? I guess. *hides under things*
