Free Writing About Writing

As I sit at my desk, and sip my cup of coffee, I begin to finally enter that zen-like state of mind that I need to write the way I want to write. It takes a lot to even get to the point of contemplating writing something. Cannabis often is a useful tool to find inspiration for my writing, music is another. Together they seem to just let ideas flow through my head. The weaker minded might find such a process useless or even terrifying, but for someone like me, it can be quite useful. Few people it seems can separate the fantastical from the reality, of well reality.

As I get to the last sip of my coffee, the music I'm playing comes to an abrupt stop. This is a good cue to me that I should refill my cup of coffee, smoke a cigarette, load another bowl and start a new playlist. It is often after repeated cycles of this that I find myself in  a blissful state of insomnia, but of course, considering all of what that takes I often forget the fantastic ideas for my writing. I plan on changing that now, but only time will tell whither I actually do or not. Like most things, the gifts we are given are a complete roll of the dice. For me writing every day will help, but picking better topics, reading CONSTANTLY, and improving your knowledge can help you improve your writing just as much.

Outside of a few subjects, everything I've learned in the last few years has been of my own volition. I learned how to do statistical analysis, code in five different computer languages, expand my culinary repertoire, and just expand and build upon all of my existing knowledge. I hate to put this way, but in other words, you can become good at something if you don't want to in the first place. Even if someone forces you, it won't happen, or it won't stick.

So tonight I feel optimistic about the future. My philosophy has changed significantly. No more talk about what I'm going to do, I'm just going to make it happen.

The process of good writing is like anything else. Just like cooking, practicing every day will improve your skills. If you want to make your dishes(stories) more interesting, you need to research and check out new ingredients (ie read new books). Finding inspiration though can come in the strangest places, so just keep write everything down. If you're writing down all your random ideas, you're still writing, and that counts.