Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

--Does writing energize or exhaust you?

Oh, neither, I think! I find it very soothing; when it goes well I would actually compare it to meditation, just being in the moment and letting the words flow through me. And I've been writing more again and am very happy about that! It's very indulgent, trope-y vampire fic, and I'd feel guilty about that except that life is a huge stress factor right now and anything that gives me a chance to just rest and write about erotically-charged bloodplay is a good thing. :P

How about you? Is writing exhausting or energizing you right now, and why?

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[luciferxdamien]

Erotically-charged bloodplay you say~ That's very much up my alley. X3

Writing can either really energize me or drain me, it just depends. Usually, when I'm really into a scene and can write it pretty fast without breaking, I'll feel 'done' or satisfied at the end, like after a workout, I guess is one way to put it, sort of like I've 'exhausted' that scene from myself. XD It's actually a very nice and peaceful feeling, and if I still feel like writing, I can freely jump to another project without feeling guilty for abandoning the other one. =D

Other times, it's like pulling teeth to get something moving and just really, really hard on me, especially for connecting scenes I purposefully skipped over the first time cause I didn't know what I wanted to do with it. However, I have found I've gotten better at moving those scenes along! Which is a massive relief for me, since I don't have to fret and cry and get stuck as often as I used to.

Life has been really exhausting lately. I'm feeling productive with taking over the DCU Bang, and pretty proud of myself that I got things up and running like 4 or 5 days. (That was a lot of work!) I've just been kind of maintaining things and looking into more fannish things, rather than actually writing, but I'm starting to feel like writing again, so here's hoping!!! And I'm glad you've been able to get some more writing in! =D Nothing worse than wanting to write and not having and damn time for it.

[mithen]

Usually, when I'm really into a scene and can write it pretty fast without breaking, I'll feel 'done' or satisfied at the end, like after a workout, I guess is one way to put it, sort of like I've 'exhausted' that scene from myself

Yeah, that's a great way to describe it!

Other times, it's like pulling teeth to get something moving and just really, really hard on me, especially for connecting scenes I purposefully skipped over the first time cause I didn't know what I wanted to do with it

This is why I never skip over connecting scenes! Though I have a feeling it all actually works out the same in the end, because it just means I suffer when I come to them...

And I'm glad you've been able to get some more writing in! =D Nothing worse than wanting to write and not having and damn time for it.

Oh, I think it's better than having time to write and not being able to, honestly! At least this way I can always tell myself it WOULD be brilliant if only I had the time... :)