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Post by Esmirelda on Oct 14, 2003 9:33:53 GMT -5
Hi, I have a friend who is also a songwriter. They haven't written a note in years....a bad case of writers block. They claim that they are waiting for inspiration to hit. Personally, I try to write at least a little bit every day. Regardless of any ideas or inspiration hits me or not. Do you wait for inspiration? Esmirelda www.MeetTheTidbits.com |
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Post by konzertmeister on Oct 19, 2003 1:20:55 GMT -5
I have found that trying to write a little all the time versus "waiting" tends to be more productive. I've been working with Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" which is a help for blocked creative types. Every morning I have been doing at least 30 minutes of stream-of-conscousness writing. I have found that it clears my thoughts, gets me focused and serves as a good outlet for whatever is really bugging me, and potentially being a distraction. But there are times when inspiration strikes - out of the blue. Those are always my best material.  |
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Post by newdawnfades on Jan 19, 2004 3:59:19 GMT -5
i agree. stream of consciosness writing is the best way and cure for writers block. something always surfaces. it may not be what you want, but at least you're still writing.
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Post by Soph on Feb 1, 2004 21:05:16 GMT -5
if like writers block gets so bad
i just randomly flick through a book and see what words stick out at me... write them all down and just stare at them for a while...
i let my mind carry my pen and draw them together... filling in the pieces...
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Post by He*Said*Strip* on Feb 20, 2004 0:19:36 GMT -5
I think when your writers block/ lack of inspiration is THAT bad, its probably time for you to take a new apporach, try a different way of writing or communicating new ideas. Or bring in someone to collaborate with!
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Post by HalfStack on Feb 22, 2004 12:32:54 GMT -5
Hey pick up a newspaper. If the state of the world isn't enough to inspire you to find your voice I don't know what is!  |
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Post by Chantelle on Apr 16, 2004 12:57:58 GMT -5
Well each time I get writers block, I go and speak to people, almost interview them about their problems,and try to put myself in their shoes. Or I choose a random subject, like a word for instance, "tears" and the ask people what the first thing is that comes up in their minds,if they say something that fits nicely into my perception of the subject or even if they just quote something memorable, I ask their permission to use it, and then I change it so it fits into a song I've already started to write. Hope it helps  |
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Post by Dragon on May 19, 2004 15:14:24 GMT -5
Go out and experience life. Do something different. You can always look back at your own past experiences and write about them. I like stream of consciousness writing, I get a lot of my song ideas when I go back and read my rants. When it is time to actually write the song, I like to listen to a recording of the music over and over, real loud, all by myself and just figure out the melody. I like to jump around, stretch and get my blood flowing. Sometimes my mind gets in the way so if I tire myself out then all I have left is instinct and feel. I just improv words that sound right at the moment. Sometimes the idea I originally started off with for a song completely changes.
I guess it really depends on the song. I love using all of my senses. When I first started writing, most of my stuff came from a place of pain. I always knew that I had it right when I would start to cry. Obviously crying is no good when you are singing but it helped me with the writing. My old acting coach would say this is self-indulgent (me? never!). She said in performance it's much more interesting to see someone going though something, different shades, without taking one too far. So the difficult part for me is delivering the performance without crawling too far up my own ass, so to speak.
UGH...I think I'm babbling...As far as writing, different strokes for different folks. Someone mentioned skimming books for interesting words (good idea) and I heard that David Bowie actually would cut out words and sentences from newspapers and create songs using them.
Music for me is an expression so the only advice I could give would be to remain true to yourself.
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Post by LollaScat on Jun 3, 2004 5:23:26 GMT -5
if i get really stuck for lyrics, i just compile a list of topics that i know about, wether it be personal or world wide stuff, then something usually surfaces, or as uve said just odd words can trigger creativity i reckon.
Try writing out an argument , so u and whoever else sings in ur band can proper scream at one another, works well!
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Post by kazmitchell on Aug 21, 2004 17:57:12 GMT -5
Julia Cameron's book is excellent! I have read it a couple of times, and I found it very inspiring. I've been running a creative writing group, and I encourage folks to pick a word that comes to mind, brainstorm around it, then to put sentences together around those collection of words and phrases. This nearly always opens people up to new ways of communicating what they feel about things. Sitting and waiting for inspiration to come is never an option for me. It's true there are days that a "flow" comes upon me, but all the junk writing that lies around in my notebooks ARE the source of inspiration. Kaz Mitchell www.kazmitchell.com.au |
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