Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Unleash the Freak!

Writing recipe I follow:
  1. Write (or type) it out.
  2. Don't pause to think about it.
  3. Keep that pen moving/fingers typing.
  4. Why are you editing as you go?
  5. Kill the angel in the room (thanks Shisho).
  6. Let it cool off for a while, or serve it as is: Unleash the freak!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wrote a comment to this yesterday, but it seems I was once again undone by sneaky internet technology. (I suspect I forgot to "word verify." I'll just re-write what I wrote.

I really like this recipe. I often have trouble with 5 & 6, so my ideas tend come out half-baked. Number 4 made me laugh--get out of my head! =)

Unknown said...

#4 is what gets me most of all. If I think about it, I want to change it.

It's best to work with a flow and resist the urge to make changes. I suspect the angel was only playing dead, and has gotten back into our psyches. :-(