So here it goes.
- I cannot wear socks while writing. I'm not sure why, but I have to have bare feet. If I wear socks, I get to warm and can't think.
- I have to have tea or ice water to the right of my keyboard. Yes, I do drink it.
- I have to take about 30 minutes to get settled (depending on how focused I am when I sit down). This is the only one that is not constant.
- Music. Yes, I must have music. I can write without, but it doesn't feel comfortable. In the case of my current WIP, I have to listen to classical music, or at least neo-classical. My current listening list includes: Mozart's Requiem, Brahm's Requiem, E.S. Posthumus, and Escala. I have also listened to Beethoven, among other classical greats. If I try to write to anything else, it doesn't work (at least for this WIP).
The interesting thing about #4 is that I was able to listen to a completely different style of music for a short-story that I was writing for my creative writing class. I'm not sure why this works, but it does. I guess my current story has its own soundtrack.
So, what writing OCD moments...er...rituals do you have?
'Till Next time.
Oh, and we can't talk about OCDs without a picture from everyone's favorite OCD detective...you all know who I'm talking about.
One last thing, if you haven't signed up for the #writemotivation movement on Twitter? You should. Click the #writemotivation picture on the right hand side of the screen (not where Monk is pointing..although that would be awesome!).
I can't write if my apartment is messy.I can write to basically any kind of music, but it has to be set at a certain volume-not too loud, not too soft. My feet are inevitably perched on my coffee table. My beverage must be within reach on coffee table, as does the lip goo. I will undoubtedly be remembering many more weird little quirks as soon as I post this comment :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I can understand the messy apartment distraction. Luckily, that isn't an issue with me, otherwise, I would have a really clean house and no writing done. :D
DeleteI'm just ocd lol. I focus on one thing at a time hehe. Plot. Write in a frenzy. Do other stuff. :D
ReplyDeleteNo music for me - and I hate socks all the time. Hate hot feet - maybe it's a writer thing hehe.
Also - I LOVE Monk!
Yes, Monk is awesome. The hot feet really irritates me when I'm writing as well.
DeleteI'm just scatterbrained
ReplyDeleteLOL. Aren't we all?
DeleteNo music for me. I get too caught up in enjoying what I'm listening to and can't focus. I guess the only ritual I really have is lots of pre-writing procrastination: twitter, email, web surfing, even just pacing around the house mumbling that I should be writing. :-)
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very productive #writemotivation month,
Jocelyn
I think you just described a lot of us in that statement. :D Good #writemotivation month to you too. :D
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