Does writing help you? Why or why not? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T08:41:57Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/does-writing-help-you-why-or-why-not?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI get easily frustrated becau…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2015-01-12:4661400:Comment:1993112015-01-12T14:05:00.715ZIvy Whitehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/IvyWhite
<p>I get easily frustrated because the proces is so slow, whereas in my head everything is instant. I tend not to write big epics but scenes. When I DD I do dream up epics, but I generally get stuck on the same scene for a few days/weeks, then move on to another one etc, and it's usually the scene that's running through my head that I try to write. But what amounts to a few shots of action in my head is usually hours of work. </p>
<p>I get easily frustrated because the proces is so slow, whereas in my head everything is instant. I tend not to write big epics but scenes. When I DD I do dream up epics, but I generally get stuck on the same scene for a few days/weeks, then move on to another one etc, and it's usually the scene that's running through my head that I try to write. But what amounts to a few shots of action in my head is usually hours of work. </p> I started writing about my da…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2015-01-12:4661400:Comment:1991692015-01-12T11:35:42.732ZMorganna Rebekahhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MorgannaRebekah
I started writing about my daydreams but I never found it any good, so it escalated into writing music and poetry about it, which I found alot better
I started writing about my daydreams but I never found it any good, so it escalated into writing music and poetry about it, which I found alot better I've tried to do an autobiogr…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2015-01-10:4661400:Comment:1989282015-01-10T10:05:26.512ZAlexhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AlexandraHorton
<p>I've tried to do an autobiography on my alternate self numerous times. She's really interesting and detailed so I'd love to chronicle the daydreams, but I always just go back to my fictional novels. It's such an undertaking. First, my attention span is terrible so I pretty much can only finish novels during NaNoWriMo. Second, she's got at least 10 years of real-time experiences that I'd need to document. I remember most of it very clearly but heck, that would take up a lot of the time I…</p>
<p>I've tried to do an autobiography on my alternate self numerous times. She's really interesting and detailed so I'd love to chronicle the daydreams, but I always just go back to my fictional novels. It's such an undertaking. First, my attention span is terrible so I pretty much can only finish novels during NaNoWriMo. Second, she's got at least 10 years of real-time experiences that I'd need to document. I remember most of it very clearly but heck, that would take up a lot of the time I spend daydreaming the here and now events. <br/>Now that I think about it, a journal of daydreams could be a work-around. I've had her try journaling in the past but just like my real-life attempts, I lose interest. That would help with that problem though as it's low doses of documenting the occurrences.</p> I want to write it into a sto…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2015-01-08:4661400:Comment:1988052015-01-08T21:41:25.315ZKay Mhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/KayleighMonks
<p>I want to write it into a story, but there is so much going on that I cant. I don't know where to start. My daydream world cant translate into words, as there is too much to write. So far, I have written a few short stories and have been keeping a diary from my main character's point of view for about a year and a half.</p>
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<p> My current project is that I have made up a series of questions to interview my characters with. Its like a documentary about a cult that the main character's…</p>
<p>I want to write it into a story, but there is so much going on that I cant. I don't know where to start. My daydream world cant translate into words, as there is too much to write. So far, I have written a few short stories and have been keeping a diary from my main character's point of view for about a year and a half.</p>
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<p> My current project is that I have made up a series of questions to interview my characters with. Its like a documentary about a cult that the main character's cousins were raised in an escaped from, about how my character's aunt and uncle got into cults and went from an average childhood to having a whole bunch of kids, raising them in complete isolation in fear of the end of the world, then going even more crazy, letting the house go to chaos and started spending their whole time in their room praying while the kids were neglected, then used the older daughters to experiment on-the mother tried to use one teen girl (who my main character adopted) for a uterus transplant because her old one was getting worn out from having 14 kids back to back, and then when that didn't work, she gave the oldest daughter fertility drugs and then they got her pregnant with quintuplets so they could raise the babies as their own. In that part, I interview my main character's grandparents and one of her other aunts, and her uncle's mom and sister. Then I made questions to ask her grown children and their partners, who were also raised in the cult, about what it was like growing up like that and how they left, and also how it affected their lives and also how they raised their own children. I also interviewed my main character and the other aunt who adopted my character's kids brother. I also interviewed a few cult members.</p> I had never thought of writin…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-09-05:4661400:Comment:1923222014-09-05T20:46:52.916Zcltreaderhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/cltreader
<p>I had never thought of writing a journal from my main character's POV. I might give that a try as well.</p>
<p>I had never thought of writing a journal from my main character's POV. I might give that a try as well.</p> I've also wrote journals from…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-09-03:4661400:Comment:1921662014-09-03T01:18:30.651ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
I've also wrote journals from my main characters' point of view. I thought I was the only one who ever did that! Mind=blown. :-O
I've also wrote journals from my main characters' point of view. I thought I was the only one who ever did that! Mind=blown. :-O I have considered writing out…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-08-29:4661400:Comment:1917272014-08-29T03:10:03.416ZAlexis Taylorhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AlexisTaylor
<p>I have considered writing out my daydreams many times, but I always find it too taxing, because when I read back what I wrote, it just doesn't give me the same effect that actually daydreaming it does, so it's like it's not worth it. What I do write are short stories that are <em>influenced </em>by my daydreams. Not exactly about my DD but has includes somethings about them. </p>
<p>I have considered writing out my daydreams many times, but I always find it too taxing, because when I read back what I wrote, it just doesn't give me the same effect that actually daydreaming it does, so it's like it's not worth it. What I do write are short stories that are <em>influenced </em>by my daydreams. Not exactly about my DD but has includes somethings about them. </p> I have tried writing them out…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-08-29:4661400:Comment:1918052014-08-29T01:43:49.999ZEmma Indigohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/EmmaIndigo
<p>I have tried writing them out before, and although I love to write fiction stories, I get easily frustrated while trying to translate the visual world in my head to just words. Trying to capture everything about my daydreams on paper is like...well, trying to spell using only numbers. What I do now that works for me is to keep two journals. One is where I live life in my MD world. I don't write it as a story, instead I write as if I am really in the world. What I did that day, letters to…</p>
<p>I have tried writing them out before, and although I love to write fiction stories, I get easily frustrated while trying to translate the visual world in my head to just words. Trying to capture everything about my daydreams on paper is like...well, trying to spell using only numbers. What I do now that works for me is to keep two journals. One is where I live life in my MD world. I don't write it as a story, instead I write as if I am really in the world. What I did that day, letters to other characters, pictures, etc. The other journal (the less intriguing one) is the one I use to keep a hold on reality. I write about even the most boring of things. I don't even mention the daydreams in here because I feel that as long as I am living, at least simply just existing, there is hope that I-and all of us-can beat the daydreams.</p> No, I haven't read that. Tha…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-08-25:4661400:Comment:1915052014-08-25T21:04:11.178ZGweneverehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Gwenevere
<p>No, I haven't read that. Thanks, I'll look for it.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/does-writing-help-you-why-or-why-not#4661400Comment191236"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Writing is a life-saver for me. Have you read Freud's essay, "Daydreaming and Creative Writing"?</p>
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<p>No, I haven't read that. Thanks, I'll look for it.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Joy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/does-writing-help-you-why-or-why-not#4661400Comment191236"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Writing is a life-saver for me. Have you read Freud's essay, "Daydreaming and Creative Writing"?</p>
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</blockquote> I actually started up writing…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-08-25:4661400:Comment:1911982014-08-25T07:09:20.692ZBrian Lee Carlsonhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BrianLeeCarlson
<p>I actually started up writing up recently and I think it's been helpful. Kinda hard to really be productive with school starting up again. I'm not sure if it's any good though, I haven't had it critiqued or anything because I'm actually kind of embarrassed about the characters and setting. </p>
<p>I actually started up writing up recently and I think it's been helpful. Kinda hard to really be productive with school starting up again. I'm not sure if it's any good though, I haven't had it critiqued or anything because I'm actually kind of embarrassed about the characters and setting. </p>