Writing

Amy-Strange

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10. That's true...

Tue May 26, 2020, 03:43 AM

May 2020

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Many ideas and inventions were thought up while zoning out, or sleeping.

To me, sleeping is the same as zoning out, and sometimes, when I'm having a writing problem that I can't solve by smoking herb, I saturate myself in trying to figure it out, and then go to sleep.

The next morning, I'll wake up, and the problem will be solved.

It's really weird.

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Writer's block and situational hypnosis are both real [View all] Amy-Strange Nov 2019 OP

Yeah, sometimes writing is like dreaming while awake and Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #1

That's spot on... Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #2

I think, but am not sure, that Stephen King talked about it in his book on writing. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #3

Are you talking about "Danse Macabre"? Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #4

Stephen King did more than weed Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #5

You should send it to him... Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #6

Two things: taking a boring drive or lying on the couch staring at the ceiling mainer Nov 2019 #7

That's true... Amy-Strange May 2020 #10

Used self-hypnosis and came up with a great mini series idea Apollo Zeus Jan 2020 #8

Interesting... Amy-Strange May 2020 #11

The new theory on dreaming is that it is a way to stay asleep Apollo Zeus Jun 2020 #13

Interesting Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #9

It works for me... Amy-Strange May 2020 #12

I'm so glad I came across your post and this excellent thread. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #14