My writing style…

This is how I would describe my writing style and behaviour:

My ideas can come out of nowhere, I tend to be a deep thinker, so I can get lost in thought quite easily, and those thoughts can randomly go off on a wild tangent which will have nothing related to the original thoughts.  Some of my ideas pop into my head in varying forms from previous experiences, or people I found intriguing in my life.  I am a dreamer and like to pursue random thoughts and ideas into what they could develop to be.  When I get these ideas for a story, I put the initial thoughts down on paper, as to not forget what the idea was in raw form.  Only an idea that I am passionate about will I pursue, however, if I find that there is not much depth to the idea, and the story has nowhere to go from the original idea, then I don’t pursue it.  I do have a collection of ideas written on random bits of paper, stashed in a file.  If an idea keeps coming back to me, and it grows on me, one that I didn’t want to pursue originally, I will explore it’s possibilities by doing research.

For me to be able to follow through an idea I am passionate about, and put pen to paper so to speak, there is two ways I approach this, firstly I will be engrossed and consumed by the idea and the unfolding story in my head, I can instantly start writing, and the story just pours out of me.  Once done, I will then re-read it several times, adding in extra parts throughout to make it make more sense, or so that the reader can understand and follow the story better.  The other approach I have is when I have an idea I just can’t shake that I love and want to write on, but can’t find the words to put it down on paper, I will not even attempt to write anything until at least 1-3 days later, once I have had time to sit in deep thought about the idea (sometimes I even find closing my eyes to dream on the idea productive), I need to give myself time to find the angle, find the story, dream on the story and immerse myself in the idea.

This tells me I have many ideas, but some lack substance more than one page.  I have to be passionate and immersed in my idea and story.  Any disruptions to my concentration, totally throw me off and it takes a days, weeks or months for me to be able to come back to the idea with the same fire, to continue it, sometimes this doesn’t happen, so the idea stays stale. 

So I would say I am an impulsive dreamer with a million ideas, however for these ideas to ever get past page one, I do plan out what I want the story to encapsulate and how it will progress.

To help me progress as a writer, I need to be in a quiet, warm and homely space, free of outside distractions and noises.  Perhaps, renting a motel room for 24-48 hours to just write or renting a holiday home during winter when not many people and distractions are out and about.  I can’t have my concentration broken, otherwise the ideas may never fruition into anything.  I can overcome this by finding a space to shut the world out, and let my mind wander whilst my fingers type to catch up.