When and where do y'all write?

May 15 12:37 UTC 1995

Sometimes when I have the free time to write, I find I can't think of
anything to write about, yet other times when I'm really busy and have
a lot of work to get done, I get creative.  Does anyone else ever feel
this way?  When do you like to write?  Where do you like to write?  Or
does it not matter?  What situations cause you to be more apt to write?

response 2 of 22:

May 15 15:10 UTC 1995

I spend a lot of time like that...  but lately (ie the past day or so) I've
really had the urge to write... I think this summer will be very productive
for me.  I like to write early int he morning, or late at night.  I'm not
sure why exactly, could be because I have this feeling that no one else is
around and therefore there will, hopefully, be less distractions.  Where
I write varies...  I generally try to get comfortable, and then not move
from that spot for as long as I am writing- that generally doens't work as 
something needs to be done so I have to get up.... :)  I find I am more
apt to write when I have had a really memorable dream that just begs to be
put into a story- like right now, see you all later!  :)

response 4 of 22:

May 16 14:38 UTC 1995

Hmmm...when do I write...Well, I write when the mood strikes. If that happens
to be when I am busy, then I take time out *if possible* to at least capture
half the thought. I tend to write in spurts, creating several pieces in a
single day. *Poems, that is...;)* However, I have to agree with Anne, I think
my favorite time to write would be late at night, but not just because of the
lack of distractions. I like to write late at night because at that time, my
body enters 'philosophical' mode, and I end up looking over the events of the
day with a completely different viewpoint than I did at the time. I like to
write at this time because I can toss a whole different perspective on
situations than I had at the time and thus create a whole new image with the
same old thing. ;) I also, however, find it necessary to write when I am in
pain as it helps me to sort out my feelings without destroying myself.
   As for how to smell dandelions without getting your nose yellow, silly girl
you hold them away from your nose. ;) And besides, what's so bad about 
turning your nose yellow? It simply means you like butter!  ;)

response 6 of 22:

May 16 18:17 UTC 1995

you could always carry wet wipes with you and wipe your nose off before
you go into class... :)

response 8 of 22:

May 18 13:31 UTC 1995

When do I write? When something interesting enough to write down happens.
And as for dandelions and such, the answer is simple, don't smell the silly
things...

response 10 of 22:

Jun 6 18:33 UTC 1995

(to the original question:) If I could write every time I wanted to, I woul(or
every time I wanted to start) I would be dead from exhaustaion by now. Not to
mention flunking all my classes and estranged from my family and friends. :)
Someday...:)

response 12 of 22:

Oct 29 04:23 UTC 1995

Well...it's funny...I usually get "urges" to write...and often-times when
I get them...I can't figure out anything to write about!  Then, other times,
like many others, I am busy.  I can also write sort of "on command" by a
teacher assigning something...and it isn't very hard (sometimes)...yet, when
I tell myself that I'm going to write something because I have time...I can't.
I don't understand it.  As for where I write...usually it doesn't matter.
I'll write in school when I get the urge, instead of doing my homework...and
I can write in my room, in the car on a trip, and outside.  It's usually best
when I am alone...like at night.  But overall, I guess I write wherever.

response 14 of 22:

Nov 2 21:14 UTC 1995

I usually write alone, with orchestral music playing not too loud not
too soft in the background. (often Beethoven, Zappa, or the Fantasia Sndtrk)

response 16 of 22:

Nov 4 21:42 UTC 1995

See, now, I can't be creative using a computer, as far as writing goes.
I'm not a very good typist so it's hard to get it all down before it
disappears. It's all but impossible to keep up with the human mind in everyday
life, so I avoid anything that would slow me down when I'm writing. I can't
write as fast as I ca think, and I can't type as fast as I can write, or
scribble, if you will, so I cut out any hinderance to my creative process.

response 18 of 22:

Nov 11 03:14 UTC 1995

Actually the reason I do it all on computer is because I can type a lot
faster than I can write.  My mother taught me how to type in the 5th grade
because I was wasting too much paper writing.

Sometimes I get ideas and just jot them down.  Then I work on them during
lunch while my friends keep on telling me to put it away and be social.
But if I have a real good idea that I'm afraid I'll forget, I don't
stop writing, no matter what, unless my hand starts to *really* hurt.

response 20 of 22:

May 15 06:01 UTC 1996

Does anyone still post in the writers area?

response 22 of 22:

Jun 12 00:11 UTC 1996

I find that my best writing and most humerous is when i write letters to
people detailing my everyday life.  I do this at the keyboard.  I am currently
on the farmsaga, part 3.  When I write poetry, however, I find that I must
do it by hand to get the poem to show my feelings.  There is then much
scribbling and cross marks and words overwritten before I eventually type it
out.  I write a lot of rhyming things for my answering machine, just to make
things interesting.  I only write poetry when I am very moved.  Just me.