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So when do you get some of your most interesting/best ideas? I find my dreams give me some ideas, and also when my mind is wandering (usually during class sweatdrop ) I get some good ones as well

I get mine when on a road trip, or just laying in bed dreaming. I find it easier when to "concentrate" (can I say concentrate when there's just nothing on my mind at the time?) while listening to music.



*squeals over the links* I'm going to use those generators for sure! Maybe to challenge myself into generation a random plot and writing a short story. The links are the best. heart

It can take some time to get used to a different way of writing, and laptops can be a weight to add to a backpack/breifcase when you are carrying around a lot of books and/or paperwork, but I find that the time I save in transfering hand-written notes and stories onto the computer is well worth the bother. Then again, I got a keyboard for my Palm Treo so I could type stuff up wherever I went without having to cart around the laptop and adapter all the time. And he-he! I totally am with you on 'taking notes' at meetings. There is so much bull at most meetings--mostly you waste a couple of hours and come out with only 2 or 3 lines of notes that are relevant. talk2hand

Oh this place I work at has so many worthless meetings rolleyes I knew I should have gotten a palm treo!! I almost got one so I wouldnt have a pda and phone to carry around, and I keep finding more reasons why I should have gotten it mad

Try to combine every decent idea you've ever had into one novel/la.

I don't usually write by hand - my handwriting sucks and I can't write as fast as I think like that.

I do, however, write by hand when I'm away from my computer and an Idea strikes me. then I jot the notes or the scene that popped into my head down on a piece of paper and when I get to a computer I hurridly type it all up and sort it out. The I continue on the computer.

I love typing. When I was in middle school and high school my mom made sure I could type properly, and thank God she did, because now I can type at the speed of light without looking. It's awesome, because I can type almost as fast as I think, so a lot of stuff isn't forgoten or left out. ^.^ Yay!

I usually write at night time, and right now I'm writing masses of fanfiction along with about three other original stories. I can't handle only working on one story because I have to write what I want to when I want to. It means I update stuff slower, but I also can do multiple works at once and not become bored. And if I get writer's block I just hop on over to the other stories until I can sort the block out in my head.

I've had cases where I've had blocks for multiple stories, but I always end up getting over them by working on other stories. It's hectic, but it works for me. XD

I've also done things like lay down on the floor in a dark room with a tape recorder, and close my eyes, and just talk into it. I find that I can create a story easily with my eyes closed and my mind running wild. I get some crazy plots that way. XD

...Yeah, my handwriting sucks, too. And I can never write as fast as I think. Of course, I can't really TYPE as fast as I think either, but it's certainly much faster than writing by hand. And my fingers don't cramp up! Yay!