30th June 2016 | for Creatives | intuitive writing & pantsing, creative process, writing, David Baldacci |
"As a writer, it's like you're a fighter in the ring. You have to bob and weave and juke and move and change direction and tactics all the time based on what your instincts are telling you about what's happening on the page."
"Breaks give your mind a chance to refresh. I write multiple books at once, and I'm always thinking about them, even if I'm not at a computer. It's a habit I picked up as a litigator: You have 1,000 facts in your head, and the most important thing isn't that you know them all- it's that you crystallize them, so that you can present them clearly. Epiphanies don't occur like a spark; they're actually ideas that have been floating around in your brain for a while. By the time I sit down to write, my thoughts are well organized and come out cleanly."
"I never really know what something will become when I begin. But once I am inside it, I am completely there."
"How could I outline the guy? I had no idea who he was. I had to get on the page and kind of feel around and talk to him and see what he could do." (on outlining vs. not and writing his main character)
"You have to tell your mind to back the hell off. It's another place in yourself entirely where you must look to create a work of art."
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